Far from pulling together during the pandemic, NSW and Victoria have increasingly swapped pointed barbs
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Australia was hit by the pandemic in what seemed a moment of national unity. Large stretches of the east coast had been on fire all summer and the nation had pulled together to help. Volunteers – from firefighters to helicopter pilots to fence-fixers – drove across state lines to the areas of greatest need.
Eighteen months later, the nation – or at least its two largest cities – appear to be pulling apart. Requests for additional vaccines, first from Victoria, then from New South Wales, were rejected. The political rhetoric is pernicious.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/31/state-v-state-war-of-words-heats-up-over-sydney-and-melbourne-lockdowns
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