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Closed Borders Are Paralysing the Country

Closed Borders Are Paralysing the Country
A vehicle stops at a checkpoint on the Pacific Highway on the Queensland - New South Wales border in Brisbane on April 15, 2020. Patrick Hamilton/AFP /AFP via Getty Images
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Commentary

There are signs in public attitudes and statements by at least some of Australia’s political and business leaders that the national mood is becoming less accepting of restrictions to eliminate or contain COVID-19—and increasingly aware of the costs of trying to do so.

Robert Carling
Robert Carling
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Economist Robert Carling is a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, Australia. He was executive director at the New South Wales Treasury from 1998 to 2006, and has held positions with the Commonwealth Treasury, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.
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