The government has resisted shutting down schools as part of its plan to combat the coronavirus. But if it doesn't act soon, it may end up being too late.
If we let the fear of the virus turn into economic fear, our troubles will multiply.
Asking questions is not enough. People need answers about the current threat and, in 2020, the media is just one more secondhand source.
The government is doing little to allay growing panic about the coronavirus crisis, both because it is failing to explain its strategy, and because it has been stuck in political mode for so long that the challenge of actual leadership may be beyond its reach.
The 96-hour news cycle, instigated by social media, has shifted the balance of power in Australian media and politics.
Australia has had the benefit of learning from nations already affected, but we haven't taken any drastic steps... yet.
The coronavirus leads to more chaos in the US, while former senator Derryn Hinch reckons someone in the government is infected.
With many pressing questions so far going unanswered, what will the Senate uncover of Phil Gaetjens' investigation into the sports rorts scandal?
Things shouldn't get as bad for Australia as they have for Italy and South Korea. Unless Donald Trump has anything to say about it.
The shambolic handling of the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix raises questions about the arrangement between Formula One and the Victorian government.
