Was it naive and somewhat reckless to spring this sudden public holiday on the nation? I believe so. | OPINION by Lucie Morris-Marr
It doesn’t mean those of us facing disruption won’t still pause and remember the late monarch’s steadfast and resolute reign during decades of tumultuous political and social change.
Yet I hope that as the world gazes intensely in one direction in the days and weeks to come, the lives, struggles and future of others are not completely eclipsed. Lucie Morris-Marr is a freelance investigative journalist and author based in Melbourne. Her debut non-fiction book,, won the 2020 Walkley Book Award.
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