For decades we rolled along, loosening up our economy, deregulating workplace laws, privatising services and hooking ourselves into global capital flows and supply chains.
In Victoria, it seems beyond challenge that insecure or precarious work caused by the outsourcing of labour has contributed to the second wave of infections: workers with symptoms simply believed they could not afford to knock back a shift. The government has until October, when it delivers the budget, to come up with the first of what will certainly be a series of economic restoration plans. But how bold will it be? That will depend on how much boldness Australians will demand of it.
Dreaming. The confrontation will be dodged and ignored by closing eyes and blocking ears and restating trite dogma and ideology. We will get some deglobalisation, lower immigration and China will get some pushback. These are all a serious good.
No need to change it. I am doing fine. Cheers.
How about mentioning increased suicide rates during lockdown, how is trading one life for another a viable answer? It's only 80 year olds dying, not ideal but if I broke my leg you wouldn't bandage your own and say it will help.