Call a Royal Commission into Australia’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic!

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Organised by the Winston Smith Initiative

Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic consisted of the harshest crackdown on civil liberties in living memory. State and territory leaders enforced public health orders that suspended our freedom to work, travel, socialise, and even make informed decisions regarding our own health.

Never before in the history of our nation has so much power been concentrated in the hands of so few people. For this reason alone, the public deserves a full and transparent inquiry into the decisions made and actions taken during the pandemic.

Moreover, many experts have argued that certain elements of Australia’s pandemic response were not scientifically justified — discriminating against people on the basis of their vaccination status, for example, even after the vaccines proved ineffective at preventing infection. Given the controversy surrounding the utility of these measures, and the extreme extent to which they infringed upon rights that would ordinarily be considered inalienable, the public is entitled to an explanation as to why our political leaders felt they were warranted under the circumstances. We deserve to know who proposed these measures, what they were intended to achieve, and whether they ultimately succeeded in their objective.

To ensure that this inquiry is truly fair and independent, it must be conducted by individuals who have no ties to government and the pharmaceutical industry. It must also be preceded by a period of public consultation that enables interested parties to have their say on the terms of reference.

Accountability is an indispensable feature of our system of government. In the interest of ensuring that the actions of our elected officials receive the appropriate level of scrutiny, we call on Anthony Albanese to initiate a Royal Commission into Australia’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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