PoliticsCOVID inquiryPrint articleOpinionCOVID-19 bullies could get away with it againDuring the pandemic, few Australians were brave enough to say “stop”. We can hope for a different future – but there’s no indication things will be any different next time.John RoskamColumnistOct 31, 2024 – 1.27pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginA quote from Mahatma Gandhi sums up the story of COVID in Australia. “Bullies are always to be found where there are cowards.”State premiers and the federal government established a regime in which bureaucrats and “experts” wielded arbitrary and unaccountable power.Loading...John Roskam is a senior fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Connect with John on Twitter.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCOVID inquiryOpinionLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesLauren SamsOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyBOSS Financial ReviewWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsEuan BlackThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantLife & LeisureThe Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Stephen ToddThe eight extraordinary hotel openings in Europe to book this summerHow the Hawke’s Bay wine region weathered its most challenging yearRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success