Michelle Grattan talks with Phillip Honeywood about the implications of the corona virus on one of Australia's top export industries - tertiary education.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities

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Michelle Grattan discusses how the coronavirus is affecting a range of MPs abilities to serve their constituents, operate their offices, and partake in parliament.

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What does the pandemic sound like? In this episode, urban researchers all over the world open up the voice recorder on their phones and record a two minute report from the field about their city.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities

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