Observing the spread of the COVID-19 around the world, what’s striking is not so much countries like Italy, which have been overwhelmed by cases, but countries like Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong, which have not. At first blush, Taiwan would be thought to be uniquely vulnerable: densely populated, with
Our “dear leader” Jacinda Ardern tells us the restrictions she put in place to control coronavirus are the strongest in the world, a statement which only goes to show how unaware she is of the constraints other countries have implemented. Some are more far-reaching than ours. Hers was nothing more
At a time when hand sanitisers are sometimes impossible to find why not learn how to make it yourself?
Sunanda Creagh The Conversation What do you need to know about COVID-19 and coronavirus? We asked our readers for their top questions and sought answers from two of Australia’s leading virus and vaccine experts. Today’s podcast episode features Professor Michael Wallach and Dr Lisa Sedger – both from the
Torn between protecting our tourist industry or protecting the country from coronavirus, our PM has attempted to do both. She has a bob each way and her reward will undoubtedly be a loss on both counts. The punter who puts a bob each way rather than everything on the nose
The government has announced a $12.1 billion package to assist with job losses and general economic stimulus as a result of Covid-19. Before we look at it in more detail, it is important to remember that it is the fiscal responsibility of the last 3 finance ministers (including Grant
It’s said that crises bring out the best and worst in people. In the case of the legacy media, it’s brought out almost nothing but the worst. A social media meme sums it up best: What’s worse is that the so-called ‘quality’, taxpayer-funded media are the worst
MERS. SARS. The common cold. These are all coronaviruses. So why is COVID-19, the “Wuhan Flu”, almost universally dubbed coronavirus? It’s stupid, on every level. It’s like calling the Bugatti Veyron “car”. It might be the fastest, baddest of the recent crop, but it’s not the only,
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On Saturday the Prime Minister sold us all a pipe dream. She said they were going hard and getting ahead of the virus, and that the goal was to “flatten the curve”. Unfortunately, politics and the desire of the Prime Minister to be everyone’s friend, rather than a leader,
The arrogance of the legacy media knows no bounds. Even as they irresponsibly whip up the flames of panic, they refuse to accept any culpability. Instead, they point the finger of blame at anyone, anywhere, but them. Donald Trump gets the blame, of course. If that fails, then they just
