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the art of looking in control....

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"The genesis of this economic shock," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Thursday, "was outside of our control, but our response is not."

The art of looking in control — not just as a political conceit, but as a really important signal to the community — is badly needed now, and feels like it has never been in shorter supply, either here or globally.

The Government's economic package this week is remarkable as a sign of how far the coronavirus pandemic has forced politicians out of their ideological and rhetorical comfort zone.

 

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/coronavirus-scott-morrison-stimul...

 

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end times .....

shutting down the human world...

250 dead in Italy in biggest 24-hour jump anywhereThe death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 250 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase ever recorded by any country, as the worst-affected Lombardy region asked for a complete shutdown of factories and offices.

The Italian government this week imposed drastic curbs nationwide, shutting bars, restaurants and most shops, and banning non-essential travel in an effort to halt the worst outbreak of the disease outside China.

The measures so far show no sign of slowing the number of deaths, which rose by 25 per cent in a day to 1,266, the head of the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday.

Read more:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/coronavirus-live-blog-covid-19-ro...