
This week the Government focus is finally on getting Australians back to work. But with coronavirus panic still a factor, will the public take the PM’s lead or vote with leaden feet? (1:34-21:42) Daniel Andrews has self-isolated in refusing to reopen Victorian schools, but do health risks really out-weigh social and economic impacts? (21:42-34:54) With negotiations for a trans-Tasman travel bubble underway, what’s the next stage in the long history of Australia and New Zealand’s relationship? (34:54-48:09) Co-hosts Scott Hargreaves and Chris Berg are joined by IPA Research Fellow, Dara Macdonald, to answer these questions as well as share their culture picks. This week’s picks include The Great Influenza, Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis and Randolph Churchill’s Young Statesman. (48:09-1:08:54)
Show Notes
Have a COVID-19 Plan; National COVID-19 Coordination Commission
https://pmc.gov.au/nccc/have-covid-19-plan
COVID-19 information for workplaces; Safe Work Australia
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/covid-19-information-workplaces
This could be the start of a terrible friendship; Katrina Grace Kelly (Fair Work & JobsKeeper)
The Australian, May 2, 2020 ($)
Schools are reopening, so here’s a guide to the situation in each State and Territory; ABC
COVID-19 in schools – the experience in NSW
ncirs.org.au
New Zealand and Australian Federation; Ged Martin
https://www.gedmartin.net/australia-new-zealand-and-federation-1883-1901-c
Culture Picks
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History; John M. Barry
https://www.amazon.com.au/Great-Influenza-Deadliest-Pandemic-History/dp/0143036491
De Profundis; Oscar Wilde
https://www.amazon.com/Profundis-Oscar-Wilde/dp/150582480X
Young Statesman: Winston S. Churchill 1901-1914; Randolph S. Churchill
https://www.amazon.com/Young-statesman-Winston-Churchill-1901/dp/B002KZQTG2
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