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Remember: big government loves a big crisis

17 March 2020

5:00 AM

17 March 2020

5:00 AM

On Sunday Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a set of stringent measures to keep coronavirus in check, including travel restrictions, self-exclusion and the like. As early as today we may well see further examples of this, such as the closure of schools and even more draconian measures. 

Many are asking: Are these and other measures warranted? I, of course, am not a doctor, a scientist, or an epidemiologist.

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