No, Senator Canavan, lockdowns save future lives and livelihoods
The former resources minister thinks the cost-benefit analysis of stopping the spread should focus only on the recent past. That explains a lot about his apathy towards climate change.
Once upon a time you would have thought the National Party would be keen to protect regional NSW from Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak.
But once upon a time, the National Party was proud to put the interests of farmers first and foremost, even ahead of the gas and coal industry. Those were the days.
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Dr Richard Denniss is chief economist at The Australia Institute, a Canberra think tank.
