Bad Call
Fiona Katauskas
Few cartoonists have managed to make the coronavirus appear so benign, but ‘Delta is different’ warned New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian. In the early weeks of the Delta strain’s outbreak, accusations of confusing messaging and a hesitance to impose city-wide restrictions marred the state’s previously successful response to the virus.
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