Lockdown will test Australia's willingness to sacrifice
Politicians must present more rigorous evidence and cost-benefit analysis to keep people’s faith that the sacrifices of COVID-19 lockdowns are worth the pain.
In past global crises, young men went to war and sacrificed their lives to protect future generations, a prominent senior politician says.
In the age of COVID-19, Australians are giving up their livelihoods to protect, overwhelmingly, the health of older generations most susceptible to the lethal virus.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
