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Shutting down Australia for the Queen’s death is absurd

Australia is suspending normal operations because a 96-year-old foreigner on the other side of the world has passed away peacefully and not unexpectedly.

John KehoeEconomics editor
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It’s absurd that Australian commerce and governing are shutting down to mark the Queen’s death.

Australia locked down for too long during COVID-19, and now it’s falling in to the same trap again.

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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
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/shutting-down-australia-for-the-queen-s-death-is-absurd-20220912-p5bhff