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Why most economists continue to back lockdowns

  • Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland

With the prospect of a lengthier lockdown looming over Sydney, the idea of “living with the virus” has resurfaced.

NSW’s health minister, Brad Hazzard, raised the prospect of abandoning the lockdown and accepting that “the virus has a life which will continue in the community” at a press conference on Wednesday. NSW...

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