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“Free” shouldn’t mean careless

October 11, 2021 Opinion by Greg Ray So the lockdowns are lifting. The shops and businesses are reopening. People are flocking back to their crowded, busy lives. Mr Murdoch, Mr Morrison and Mr Perrottet are very happy that dollars will be flowing more freely again, and no doubt many other people are glad for the same reason. But we already know, from overseas experience, what is likely to happen next, so we need to be careful not to be too carried away by the "Freedom Day" headlines. Masks and social distancing are still going to be…

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Covid-19: bring on effective treatments

AS far as the Covid pandemic is concerned, what I’m wishing for most of all is a major breakthrough in treatment. Something that will nullify the virus and prevent whatever over-reactive immune responses cause the worst effects in those susceptible. Ideally, like the treatment being explored by the Doherty Institute in Australia, it will be adaptable to deal with variants and with similar viruses that might erupt in future. I particularly want this to happen because: A) it will save lives and let society get back to ‘normal’, and B) it will mean (I hope) that…

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Locking down against Murdochracy

August 28, 2021 Opinion by Greg Ray They say that in crises people show their true colours. It is especially true of leaders, who can either blossom into greatness or shrink into cowardly mediocrity. It is also true of media outlets, as evidenced by the Murdoch empire. The Murdoch empire fought during the bushfire crisis to make it all about "arsonists" and "greenies" - anything except climate change. Now, in the Covid crisis, it seems to me to be desperate for us to "open up" and "live with the virus". I don't subscribe to any Murdoch…

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