Perhaps in a sustained effort to protect dolphins from the threat of COVID-19, socially-distancing surfers were driven from the water at McKenzie’s Bay, near Bondi, presumably by police concerned with animal rights. As with so many other edicts, another pointless measure intended to scare rather than achieve a tangible gain

The evidence indicates that Australia’s initially excellent COVID-19 record owes much to the relatively early closure of international borders and voluntary social distancing. Compulsory lockdowns came late in the piece and have made very little difference other than greatly increasing economic and psychological harm