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> Australia right now is in a continued state of lockdown _Some_ of Australia is in a state of lockdown. This includes Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two la

> Australia right now is in a continued state of lockdown _Some_ of Australia is in a state of lockdown. This includes Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest cities, but the majority of states are currently not in lockdown. Don't get me wrong: the response to the pandemic from Australia's federal government has been dreadful, and I'm not a huge fan of the police-oriented approach some states have used when they've been locked down either. But I think the first few paragraphs are alarmist and exaggerated, and that discredits the excellent discussion of the technical failures later in the article.

ghuntley 5y ago
Thanks for being my editor. Tweaked!
- fragmede 5y ago
  It still takes a bit of scrolling to get past the unreadable alarmism, fyi.
  - ghuntley 5y ago
    If anything is not factual then https://ghuntley.com/contact https://ghuntley.com/contact and I'll make adjustments. These lockdowns have been savage have caused immense social and financial damage to our society. You would feel similar if you were in my shoes.
    - anotherevan 5y ago
      I am in your shoes, and while I agree that the lock-downs have been damaging, I (and I think a good percentage of Australians) believe that not locking down would have been a lot worse. It was probably the best of the range of bad choices available.
      - exodust 5y ago
        Just because people agreed with initial "2 week snap lockdowns", doesn't mean they still agree with never-ending lockdowns, curfews and closed borders (even for vaxxed / negative test people). Many people have family interstate. There is no end in sight to lockdowns because the measures they use are case-based, not vaccination, despite what we're being told. The states with zero cases don't want to accept the endemic reality of Covid. They are enjoying their Oasis too much.
0xy 5y ago
>but the majority of states are currently not in lockdown This is needlessly misleading. The majority of the population is in perpetual lockdown, especially Melbourne which has been in lockdown for the longest period of time globally under much stricter rules than Europe and the US. "The majority of states" are not the majority of people. Make no mistake, Australia is locked down. With recent changes, foreign citizens are prevented from returning to their home countries without approval. Not only are citizens trapped, but foreigners who had the misfortune of being here are now trapped as well. You may claim there are exemptions, but I've seen piles of evidence that foreigners are being denied exemptions to leave even in extraordinary circumstances (leaving permanently to see dying family, for example).

ghuntley 5y ago

Thanks for being my editor. Tweaked!

fragmede 5y ago
It still takes a bit of scrolling to get past the unreadable alarmism, fyi.
- ghuntley 5y ago
  If anything is not factual then https://ghuntley.com/contact https://ghuntley.com/contact and I'll make adjustments. These lockdowns have been savage have caused immense social and financial damage to our society. You would feel similar if you were in my shoes.
  - anotherevan 5y ago
    I am in your shoes, and while I agree that the lock-downs have been damaging, I (and I think a good percentage of Australians) believe that not locking down would have been a lot worse. It was probably the best of the range of bad choices available.
    - exodust 5y ago
      Just because people agreed with initial "2 week snap lockdowns", doesn't mean they still agree with never-ending lockdowns, curfews and closed borders (even for vaxxed / negative test people). Many people have family interstate. There is no end in sight to lockdowns because the measures they use are case-based, not vaccination, despite what we're being told. The states with zero cases don't want to accept the endemic reality of Covid. They are enjoying their Oasis too much.

0xy 5y ago

>but the majority of states are currently not in lockdown This is needlessly misleading. The majority of the population is in perpetual lockdown, especially Melbourne which has been in lockdown for the longest period of time globally under much stricter rules than Europe and the US. "The majority of states" are not the majority of people. Make no mistake, Australia is locked down. With recent changes, foreign citizens are prevented from returning to their home countries without approval. Not only are citizens trapped, but foreigners who had the misfortune of being here are now trapped as well. You may claim there are exemptions, but I've seen piles of evidence that foreigners are being denied exemptions to leave even in extraordinary circumstances (leaving permanently to see dying family, for example).