This Corona Life

One of Australia’s most important and successful playwrights talks about the devastating affect coronavirus will have on her industry and how it will recover....or not.

A proud young indigenous woman whose work as a student support officer for indigenous youth has seen her thrust into the eye of the coronavirus storm in allaying fears for indigenous communities....all while being the first in her extended family to complete her university studies. www.yalari.org

Ian Learmonth is the CEO of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, who invest in Australia’s transition to lower emissions. The coronavirus is having a devastating effect on the world. In trying to come to terms with the horrendous loss of life and enormous economic impact, we desperately seek some positives. Any positives. Witnessing the ability of the environment to repair itself, may be one of those.

Kirra Dibb is a professional rugby league player. At this stage, a full time football career is not really an option for women. But the crowds (a jam packed North Sydney oval for State of Origin) and the obvious skills and commitment (“the photo”) are making this seem possible. Then the coronavirus struck....

A soccer obsessed professor of medicine from Brisbane via Glasgow. He’s leading a large scale global response to a vital aspect of the treatment of coronavirus. Head to covidcritical.org to donate, or to make an enquiry about the respective jobs available.