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John Roskam

COVID-19 bullies could get away with it again

During 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.

A 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.

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John Roskam is a senior fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Connect with John on Twitter.

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