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Unfolding Catastrophe - by John Stapleton (Paperback)

Unfolding Catastrophe - by  John Stapleton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Australia's democracy has proved virus thin. Unfolding Catastrophe explores the nation's authoritarian derangement.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Combining meticulous research with thoughtful personal reflection, this is a devastating indictment of Australia's response to the Covid pandemic." Steve Waterson, The Australian</em>. </p><p><br></p><p>"Well researched, courageous and revealing of the truth. One of Australia's most important books this century. A must read. Unfolding Catastrophe couldn't be more timely, coming at a pivotal point in our nation's history." Guy Campbell, GP.</p><p> </p><p>Unfolding Catastrophe: Australia</em> aims to dismember the political, administrative and social derangement which has overtaken Australia since the early days of 2020. </p><p> </p><p>Australia's democracy has proved virus thin. There has never been a more politicised and thereby more disastrously mismanaged disease. Eighteen months on from the country's first COVID death Australia is almost unrecognisable.</p><p> </p><p>The Australian government ignored all the cautionary tales emanating from some of the world's leading tertiary institutions, all warning that lockdowns were a dangerous social experiment which would do more harm than good. The result has been an authoritarian derangement, with military on the streets, unprecedented levels of highly aggressive policing, a dramatic loss of liberties, thousands marching in the streets and uber surveillance at a level previously unimaginable. </p><p> </p><p>Government overreach has destroyed all the nation's traditional freedoms, from barbeques in the backyard to going to the beach. By mid-2021 half the population were enduring what amounted to house arrest under some of the most extreme lockdown measures seen anywhere in the world. State borders opened and shut on a single case, tens of thousands of businesses had been destroyed; and the national debt quadrupled. All the while Australia's Big End of Town grew vastly richer. </p><p> </p><p>Unfolding Catastrophe: Australia</em> tells the story of the nation through the eyes of a retired reporter, switching from street scenes to reportage while incorporating the work of some of the country's leading journalists and academics.</p><p> </p><p>As one of Australia's most experienced general news reporters, having worked on two of the country's leading newspapers The Australian</em> and The Sydney Morning Herald</em> for a quarter of a century, John Stapleton is uniquely placed to tell this story. His experience in publishing a wide range of hard hitting material sceptical of Australia's COVID response in his publication A Sense of Place Magazine </em>forms the backbone of Unfolding Catastrophe: Australia</em>.</p>

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