When I wrote my last article “Why Social Distancing Will Fail in Australia” earlier this week, the country had little inkling that just a couple of days later, the Federal Government would initiate a plan called a “3 Step Framework for a COVIDsafe Australia”. Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed frustration with his nation in lockdown and was now acquiescing to calls to get businesses humming again. And on paper it was a reasonable plan, for each State and Territory was free to decide when and what to implement—and the whole was underwritten by an agreement that Australians would adhere to social distancing to make it a success. Everything, ScoMo and his chief medical officer said, hinged on that. So, Step 1 included a provision…
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