29 April

I'd really encourage everybody to look at the 2 strategies National Cabinet considered for where we go from here. Snapshot in the link, full report is online. The 'Controlled Adaptation' strategy they've opted for I think is dangerous - it assumes a degree of 'control' (in the title) that we have no idea if we can achieve. And it means potentially 18 more months or more of confusing lockdowns and opening ups, and variability between communities that is even greater than what we've seen to date. The elimination strategy would have taken about 4 more weeks, was cheaper, lower risk (kills and injures fewer people and requires much less 'control'), less socially disruptive in the longer term and much better for economic recovery too, and had the added bonus of being able to be switched to the adaptation strategy if required. The adaptation strategy can't be switched to elimination. https://go8.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Go8_Road-to-Recovery_Snapshot.pdf