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Australia coronavirus update: major cyber attack under way, PM says

• chadcmulligan 6y ago
  He also released the worst unemployment figures for years yesterday. Given the PM said this has been going on for months, its probably a nice distraction from the other possible headlines.
  • redis_mlc 6y ago
    If you're in Australia, can you decribe a little about the extent of lockdown, store closures and employment?
    • dbuder 6y ago
      Way less severe than most of the world. Restrictions were never that tough and most have been relaxed now, pubs are open again. Unemployment is high and being propped up by temporary measures. Many business closures but govt is spending alot to keep the doors open.
    • chadcmulligan 6y ago
      Everything open pretty well, though there are limits on how many people can be in restaurants, pubs etc. and social distancing etc is still going on. There's only one state that has any local transmission. Employments pretty bad, unemployments 7%, but its actually higher because a lot of companies are keeping employees because their wage is being subsidised by the government, if you include these then it could be 30% or more. Government benefits are enough to keep everyone eating and at home though, so its pretty good compared to everyone else. The problem they're trying to address now is getting the economy going again. Edit: most exciting - footballs starting again - with reduced crowds though :-)
• thoughtstheseus 6y ago
  "They are not new risks but they are specific risks."