Our death count is comparatively low, infection rates are heavily suppressed, and we are already, remarkably, talking about how the lifting of lockdown restrictions might look.
One alarming aspect of the corona crisis is how quickly it has brought out the inner Social Darwinist.
Illustration: Reg LynchBut overall his response has been decisive. His approval ratings tell the story – in the last Newspoll, taken about a fortnight ago, 61 per cent of people were satisfied with Morrison’s performance, a massive jump of 20 points. Rodney Tiffen, emeritus professor of political science in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, says Morrison has gone from “daggy dad to ‘father of the nation’”.
So much depends on the so-called “snap back”, a phrase Morrison has used to describe our recovery from the crisis, but one he is distancing himself from now it is obvious there will be no return to “normal”. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison provides an update on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Morrison and Frydenberg say the economic recovery will be led by a pro-business strategy, and the field is wide open for a company tax cut, industrial relations reform and fast-tracked infrastructure.Structural tax reform seems logical – economists have been insisting for years we need it, but no politician, least of all Morrison, has had the stomach for it.
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