To end lockdowns, link taxpayer funding to the jobless rate
Cutting their budgets in line with rises in unemployment would make the ABC, SBS, and public servants think differently about shutting down the economy to fight COVID-19.
To borrow a phrase from Paul Keating, every galah in every pet shop has an opinion on the COVID-19 situation. Also echoing Keating, those opinions reflect the widely varied self-interest of their proponents. This leaves the government with a challenge – how to negotiate a path that is sound policy, politically saleable and achievable, despite lacking a majority in the Senate.
Broadly speaking, opinions tend to fall into two groups – those who worry mainly about the risk of infection, and those primarily concerned about the economic harm.
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David Leyonhjelm writes on Australian politics and was a Liberal Democrat senator for NSW.
