This story might equally be called “Covid’s Original Sin”. Or, perhaps, “Australia – Barnaby’s Part in Its Downfall” (with apologies to Spike Milligan). For it was Barnaby Joyce who introduced and oversaw the 2014-15 legislation that later formed the basis of Australia’s worst-in-breed policy response to the alleged Covid pandemic which hit these shores in early 2020. He did so with Tony Abbott as his Prime Minister and Peter Dutton his Health Minister colleague (Sussan Ley was the Health Minister by the time the legislation became law). A
Brilliant insightful and thorough article. Thanks Paul for being a sane voice in the madness.
As usual, insightfully spooky...how we wish it weren't so!
Great piece Paul, thank you 🙏
Now this is an EXPLOSIVE revelation, in anyone's book.
Was this the period in which Barnaby became infatuated with a staffer?
Plausibly not thinking with his big head.