29 July

I use social media as a gauge of public thinking. For Australia it worries me every day. Still in denial of the danger we’re in, overwhelmingly posts are still about ourselves or some form of ‘happy’ distraction from the pandemic. As if somebody else will fix that, somewhere. My US and UK friends are discussing it constantly, that public discussion will determine the outcome of the pandemic. What we all do determines the outcomes, and that will be based on what we all think and discuss. For example, why isn’t it outrageous to people that with community transmission of this virus in Sydney, the whole State is still open for free travel? Potentially spreading it far and wide.