In March, the Federal Government's own medical advisers warned up to 150,000 people could die if strict measures were not taken to combat the coronavirus. Thankfully, to date that figure is significantly lower.
The infectious diseases physician told the panel the Government's actions in mid to late March were essential in stopping the spread of the virus."We were going to have lots of deaths if we didn't stop it from spreading," he said. This chart uses a logarithmic scale to highlight coronavirus growth rates. Read our explainer to understand what that means — and how COVID-19 cases are spreading around the world.
He noted a common conundrum most health professionals face when dealing with an unknown situation like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not hard enough. We still have the virus. Half measures don't often work. And why did gov let it into the country in the first place.
Not at all. Asking the question, emphasises the success of measures our Chief Health Officers promoted.
No
Nope. Simple answer.
Absolutely not! Personally I think restrictions are being eased too soon.
no but too slow going back to normal in WA but keep us away from NSW and VIC people they don’t take this covid-19 too serious
Compared to who? America You have to be joking. auspol
As dumb a question as asking if the Y2K bug was real. Ask those vulnerable people who are alive today if they are grateful we did the sensible thing? Can't figure out who they are? No but we know those who died in the USA, UK, Italy etc. Can't ask them if we did the right thing
I think that the ABC should watch/listen to some of its own programmes. For example, Coronacast and Barrie Cassidy's interview with Norman Swann.
Let’s not focus on what’s been done,..but on what’s planned for reopening and cleaning up the financial carnage. supportsmallbusiness
Can’t you ever acknowledge something positive about our great country ? No country got a covid response 100% right but Australia did damn well. defundabc
NO
Not every nation on our planet faced boat loads of infected.Combined with YchromosomeDamage ScottMorrisonMP followed XHNews lead,as part of a vision BarackObama alarmed as president. ExtinctionR need these parallel euthenics responses,to go interplanetary. USATODAY TheSun
1. Look at what’s happened overseas. 2. Don’t waste our time by asking such a silly question. 3. Is this some inane attempt by the ABC to give ‘equal time’ to the ‘we went too hard, what about the economy’ squealers on Sky? Pathetic.
No
Look I don't know about you guys and girls say the lock down was too hard ,look at countries around the world people are dying in there 10s of thousands YES DYING NOT GET SICK DDDDDDDYYYYYING wake up you morons thanks to this Government and our premier's we have been lucky.
Still trying to stir up controversy? You've dragged up Gigi Foster AGAIN, just stop it, most thinking people do not agree with her views, she is irrelevant an outlier. Go and investigate this criminal LNP regime, and their robodebt crimes, or many other corruptions. Do your job.
too right ABC media puppet of Government... U R corrupted & should have called out the COVID19HOAX 2 begin with.. ABC R a puppet of Zionist Morrison & ITA...
Yes!!! It's all bollocks!!!!! Just a flu like last years and the years before that!!!
No...and if they went harder, earlier.... Then we could have come out so much quicker. Now because of the eastern states poor performance, we will need to go slower out, to confirm each stages results Before easing more restrictions.... Safety should always come first.
No. Not at all.
Don't ask stupid questions.
No.
Hell no, have a look at the other countries of the world! I believe our leaders have been well informed, and taken the best steps for Australians.
Not hard enough
No, they should have gone 2-3 weeks earlier. And the RubyPrincess fiasco was a total fuck-up. We need better people with Science Ethics Engineering in charge & run for elections. And we need better educated Voters. We need AFundamentalShift in HOW AND WHY we run society.
I reckon the 'no's' have it, division not required.
No
No. It has saved countless lives.
No Australia did a good Job. Shame about NSW and PM insisted their mates got off their cruse
Yes. Even Jan I was calling COVID19 as rubbish. Early death cases were all aged/chronics. The pattern never changed as ABCs article on first 100 showed. I've seen a lot of exponential charts now & poorly researched & tried a one size fits all countries approach
Yes they did without any know how for anything.
Did you get your answer
Covid 19 in Australia has a 99.9% recovery rate. Most symptoms were mild to none. There shouldn’t have been a lockdown in the first place. Elderly and people with comorbidities should of been protected whilst maintaining the economy & having the majority of the population working
No, not initially. But once the curve was flattened, focus should have immediately shifted to reopening the country. But a few power drunk premiers got in the way, and moved the goal posts to 'elimination.' A dead economy will kill more in the long run. And younger victims, too.
Who at the ABC is going to come forward & look the families of those who have died in the face & ask them this question? LOOK THEM IN THE FACE & ASK THEM THIS QUESTION.
Which psychopath at the ABC wrote this? Which psychopath at the ABC gave this tweet the go ahead? Who at the ABC has the spine to come forward & look the elderly, immunocompromised, chronically ill & unlucky in the eyes & ask us if we wish we'd died for the economy?
Don’t just , DON’T !!!
Opinion piece proudly brought to you by the IPA
Simple question to answer-NO
You’re the national broadcaster, you have a responsibility to do better, to rise above click bait enrage to engage tabloid journalism. You have a duty to truth. The editors understand the issues & know what the preparation paradox is - this headline is utterly disapponting.
No I am very happy living in a country where we mostly take care of each other
Seriously?
Yeah of course But of 25 million people we got a hundred deaths! not bad .Had they not acted like they did we could have had a lot more 70 to 90 year olds with underlying health issues die imagine that I’m glad we locked down as hard as we did 👍☝️👊
Stop it.
no not hard enough!
Does ABC think we should have copied Sweden. We would have had 14,000 dead v 103 Mmmmm Ita what would have made more sense ItaButtrose gavmorris
No... Better to be Safe than Sorry. Only mistake was we didn't do it immediately /sooner. Aeroplanes/ Ships...) NO Special Circumstances... Still Happening...PEOPLE Being Cunning. Their Survival at ANY COST. Shut Everything Down for 6 months, and knock it on the head. Quarantine.
...No. Is America self exploding?...Yes.
NO
Why write rubbish?
Why publish this?
No we did not! It watched Italy & Spain & said ‘this will not happen to our people’ & shut down This is what good governments do! They put their peeps first
You're neither Buzzfeed nor the Daily Mail. Stop it with this atrocious msm garbage.
No.
When journalism transitions into rhetorical shit-stirring. Thank goodness for those state premiers who put people before profits.
100 plus lives say NO!
Disgraceful irresponsible clickbait
Do better ABC. And the answer is no.
Huh? Next news item? 'Did we really need that shark net across the bay? There hasn't been a shark attack for ages!' It's starting to bother me that my ABC is becoming a Fed Govt mouthpiece.
No! We should be bloody thankful we haven't seen the massive death tolls like other countries!
Of course not.
Silly, even dangerous question. The answer is ”No!”
Cases of the virus were starting to appear. There was no tracking, and we had the evidence of what was happening overseas. It was the premiers who initiated the lockouts and, I reckon, prevented a disaster. They know more about the transmission now and can act accordingly.
NO
No. Had Morrison took the Covid19 risk seriously back in Nov 2019 & acted accordingly we wouldn't needed the measures we did. But that's what happens when ppl vote an incompetent govt in. It was also our State Premiers who stepped up and saved lives, not LNPCrimeFamily
Let's see. Sweden, which didn't go as hard as Australia on COVID19 has a death rate 100 times higher than ours. Germany, which did relatively well in Europe has 24 times our rate. These aren't numbers, these are lives. Clear enough
Ooh Ooh I know this one! No
NO!
No
No!
We stopped so many people dying and so many people catching a vicious coronavirus but, yeah, was the lockdown all really worth it?
No, we haven't gone too hard on our lockdown. That's why our deaths and other cases have been so few compared to some countries.
Of course not. What an idiotic question. We're here today doing so well because of that.
Depends. How many people did you want to die?
Yet your reporting on Vietnams enviable success dealing with covid was highlighting the exact opposite? And they rightly and successfully went in a lot harder than Australia! Don’t be a rupert
Definitely not!
Economists vs Health & Medical Experts : whose opinions should we listen to during a Pandemic?
What a ridiculous question. An IPA talking point gets airtime at the Again.
It sure DID! Not NEARLY enough people died, eh
Mmm no
Losing faith in the ABC for responsible news reporting. You’re becoming a tabloid.
gagorocks Rhetorical question
Did the ABC go too hard repeating IPA talking points? Yes, yes they fucking did. Stop huffing the Murdoch fumes, it's not good for journalism. auspol
Why not ask the families of those who died.
This is dangerous. We're still in the dance following the hammer.
No. Look at America, duh!
No. And this is an utterly irresponsible thing to post. The virus didn’t spread anywhere nearly as bad as it did in other country’s, and lives were saved due to going “too hard”
Sky News Is that you?
No
How would we know yet.
Lol, no
Idiotic question. Keep going hard, l say. Thankfully l live in Victoria under the care of DanielAndrews and his fine crew
No. Stop spruiking bs. No wonder people don’t watch you or listen.
No
Not hard enough, this pana might not be over yet, lucky counntry so far
No
Our low death toll would suggest not.
Like in anaesthesia and aviation - some of those who have never been involved in executing it, seem to have a lot of views about ‘unnecessary measures’ we sometimes go to... except when it goes wrong because those measures weren’t employed, and they are nowhere to be seen.
No.
Nope. And should have been earlier.
ummm, no
No.
Which country's death rate would be preferred?
The bigger question is why border force don’t have protocols in place to stop sick people entering the country. It has been highlighted on risk registered documents for years.
Are you drunk?
Are you for real ABC the reason we are not in a situation like the USA & is because of our actions. What billionaires ordered you to put this pathetic headline up
Who is the nutter who started this is for ratings?
No. And there are ten thousand plus Australians alive today who would be dead if we followed the UK or USA.
Bizarre choice of headline...
Yes, we should have allowed far more people to die from Coronavirus.... what a stupid question
Rather be USA or UK?
No. Imagine if the forecasting was what had eventuated. You have to work with the numbers you’ve got and take the most cautious approach.
Not when you consider our stats
Apparently everyone happy with the outcome, 103 vs 150,000? Next time, however, I suggest updating their computers before running the model.
No, no, no!
Those outraged by this tweet need to actually read the article.
Looks like you’ve completed your metamorphosis into an LNP mouthpiece. With sadness switching you off now Aunty
NO!!
Useless question
Was this question asked just after your observations on how well we have done with controlling covid as compared to other countries ? Perhaps ask should we have filled our icu rooms.
absolutely perfect measures taken by our government.
Hell yeah! Who wouldn’t want hundreds of thousands dying? Although maybe your masters might not have been able to find slaves..
Obviously not. Shit-stirring question. Do better Auntie myabc thisisnotjournalism
No!
Fu$king stupid question asked by an ignorant part of the major problem. WE didnt go in hard enough and people died needlessly because of that incompetence. Fraudulent negligence by individuals with ministerial consent directly caused deaths & financial ruin. A Disgrace
Australia did not. I live in the US, and I can assure you
No
Ask an American
Stop it
No - not hard enough, or long enough - it's not over yet
no. Not hard/long enough. Schools should have remained closed for at least another month or two, preferably the rest of the year. Everyone should be wearing masks.
No way
Is the ABC talking absolute dribble ?
Well it seems to have worked - our numbers dropped drastically, so seems like we did the right thing
No. look at the US, Spain, Italy
We are not being LIKE the United States, we are the SAME as the United States. And it’s the media that has done it?
FFS! What is the point of this rumination? Do some real reporting! Leave it to a podcast! Gigi Foster's brand of economics models economics, not health. Gigi's models are based on what possible deaths and whi is more economically effing productive. It is NOT about people.
No but as usual Smirko was too slow and not hard enough. All entry should have been tested from 1st Jan, with no ships without testing.
R u fuckin kidding?
Did IBC go too hard with its LNP headlines?
Any text after that headline ought to be quite simply, no.
Stupid question.
'We didn't go easy like US and UK and hardly anyone died. Should we have gone easy like the US and the UK? Probably no one extra would be dead, right?' ABC, delete your account this is terrible reporting.
Has ABC lost the power to reason?
According to Clive and Pauline YES. After all, aren't dollars more important than human lives?
No
What's up ABC? We have lost over 100 lives & still counting. Not satisfied with the low body count?
No, if there had been more COVID-19 deaths the government would have been blamed for not doing enough.
Smoking-related deaths are on the decline. Is it really necessary to continue discouraging smoking?
They did a great job of it in the end. They were just a month or so late in shutting the international boarder to ships and planes.
Car Seatbelts - are they really necessary?
Stupid clickbait
Australian premiers (except NSW) have done exceedingly well in protecting their respective populations. I would like to show you what happened in my current city of Kitakyushu, Japan, after the lifting of a state of emergency last Friday (22/05) to the 28/5 Don't be complacent
I landed safely - I obviously did not need that parachute.
Yes, but it needed to absolutely. So no.
I get going viral is the done thing for news now but you're really bad at it. Please stop.
Absolutely NOT
Oh for fuck sake.
No.
You know damn well we didn't. In fact, we didn't go hard enough.
WTAF? What the hell are you trying to do? Cause questioning of a very successful set of actions that PREVENTED deaths and harm?
In NYC roughly 1 in 400 died in the past two months, despite a belated lockdown. If you scaled that to Australia it would be roughly 60,000 dead.
No. Which is why we can open back up with such low casualties, way before the rest of the world
No. We did not.
what the fuck is wrong with you
Please don't be shit right now.
F*** no!
No. Next question, and try not to choose one that makes you look stupid this time?
NO IT DID NOT.
Fucking NO. Do you want more dead people to justify our efforts
stop treating the views of a fringe economist like Foster as though she has *anything* useful to say about epidemiology or public health.
Why is this stupid angle being entertained by the national broadcaster?
Would have been a very short lockdown had it been called whilst contained, once it was apparent the virus was travelling on the DiamondPrincess. It was too much of an economic issue then & not so much a public health issue, which has cost the economy more, plus lives lost.
no. next stupid fucking question?
No.
Without a doubt one of the worst economic disasters in modern history
Irresponsible tweet. Appalling.
Not hard enough and backing off to early
Seriously? Thats the sort of question I would expect from a trump supporter, not the ABC. Lets compare the pair - NZ v USA. 1 went out quick & hard, the other did a half assed response way late. The numbers speak for themselves. KeepYourDistance Wash_your_hands Wear_a_Mask
No, we should have gone earlier and harder. Our death toll would have been lower and the ability to open society up would have been greater and earlier.
This sort of shit click bait sensationalist journalism is why I turned away from the ABC at the beginning of this crisis. They stoked the fire causing runs on grocery stores with their reporting and now this shit.
No
Shouldn't we wait til after the flu season before full analysis? So many mistakes made, hardly time to guesstimate. Too fast, too hard, too careless, too much emphasis on economy, not enough about lives lost. Like testing arrivals when 1000s may've died. Preparedness? None.
WTF is wrong with you ? seriously !
Nope, we were one of the few places in the world that was successful. We avoided mass death and kept cases at a level we could track them.
Never too hard
No we f*cking didn’t, you absolute NUMPTIES. Dr. Norman Swan himself said something along the lines of, “If people six months from now say that it looks like we did all that lockdown stuff for nothing, then it did it’s job.” Nothing happened becuase we TOOK ACTION. Dear Christ!
No. Just watch what happens when we are out of lockdown..
No
No
Nope, and that's why we havent got tens of thousands dead!
No. We are safe compared to other countries
103 dead and an economy destroyed . 38% of those who died came from just two sources . Same people praising the govt today will be same ones moaning when it comes to paying the bill in 1-3 years time. Good luck with what comes next.
Ita really needs to rethink where she’s led ABC News. This is Murdochracy 101. Appalling!
Thinks it’s time for you to go Ita. WTF are you doing?!
No.
Fix that headline you irresponsible geese
No
Are you trying to cause bullshit riots like the idiots in the US? INCREDIBLY irresponsible headlining.Just as we enter a very dangerous phase where complacency can extremely quickly spark a second wave.And it will be lives like mine, a nurse, put at risk to care 4 sick. STOP IT!
No
No. But there are plenty of more important questions you should be asking. Start with how the government intends to compensate the families of the people who suicided because of robodebt. And when they plan to increase newstart to an amount you can live on. auspol
Why are being such click-bait arseholes? You used to be a respected news service. Have some self-respect, & some community responsibility. auspol
Look at the data and the evidence for your answer.
No. We're an example that many countries wished they'd followed. Others procrastinated whilst the Australian government decided and acted upon those decisions quickly, which proved effective
No. FFS. What a stupid question!!
The us death rate can’t be taken into account, example.. if u are hit by a bus and killed but had coronavirus then that’s a covid 19 death
No, that’s why we’re in good shape. Simple
This stupid economy vs lives horseshlt is horseshlt. As if our economy wouldn’t be much MUCH worse if tens of thousands of Australians were sick and dying. Stupid fatuous ridiculous false binary. Ita has destroyed the ABC
No initially but we are now
No
This is a really stupid question and just shows how far the ABC has fallen.
Why not headline the facts instead of headlining doubt. Fact is it worked except for LNP officials allowing pox ridden ships to dock.
No! It was successful. You can’t see prevention working
NO.. without shutdown we would be like the stupids in USA and UK. Thanks Dan Andrews and the premiers of the other states we have been saved.
No, and we ain't done yet
Not on your Nellie!
Did Australia go too hard with compulsory seatbelt laws? Same premise. There are no where near as many road fatalities as predicted, surely we don’t need to be so draconian when it comes to seatbelt wearing. See how stupid you sound?
Shit no. Keep it. I like my own company...
No.
Ruby Princess and Hillsong not enough for you? Sure, we could have let them *really screw it up.
NO!
Absolutely not!
These headlines are stupid
No
Yes. Tassie police using g the chopper to fine campers 100s of kms from anyone else is a colossal waste and stretch of power
The fact that this is the headline and not '1000s dead and ICUs overwhelmed' suggests you already know the answer.
NO. NO. NO. AND NO.
This is not news! Of course we didn’t go too hard you idiots. The action taken by many staying home is precisely why we are not facing such a high death toll. Oh what has become of you ABC.
No. How much dead was about right for you?
No
No
Hey thisisnotjournalism
Absolutely not. One person took this into the U.K. and look where they are. We could have been in their position and unless we’re careful we still can.
No we didn't. Stupid question!
No!
Perfect example of Betteridge’s Law.
As an Aussie living in the UK. We've been in lockdown since before Australia and will be in lockdown long after and to top it off, 30k more deaths. So no, Australia didn't go too hard.
Was hardly a lock down. We could go for walk-abouts. Unlike France and South Africa...and Italy and Spain... C’mon man!! Now THEY had lockdowns!
NO!
Does that mean it was better to let thousands die just to prove a point?
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No! Stop being ridiculous! Look how safe we are in comparison to the rest of the world? It is SO much better that we are seen to have gone to the extreme then have 100 000 dead.
No.
No we did a hood job the numbers speak for them selves. Look at the alternative See USA for details.
Only those that otherwise would have died are allowed to answer.
Nope! If anything, the federal government was too slow off the crease and of course the Ruby Princess debacle was a huge error. If it weren't for the Premiers getting things together, we would be in a pickle still. I think they should have shut down entry from the US sooner.
Not at all. Only possible to go too easy or too late.
In terms of efficacy? No. In terms of principle? Yes.
No
No
Quite simply no. Probably didn't go hard enough earlier enough
No. Next question thanks?
This sounds like something you’d read in the Murdoch press. Here’s what a younger, less jaded Ita Buttrose would have the ABC reporting :
Its the same reason that you insure your house. You hope you never need it, but you are always glad you spent the money on the premium. Same with lockdown. I am glad we went hard early. Although am still fearful of 2nd waves and clusters, bit we can manage it better.
No. You are in a position to ask a question that quite frankly, if you are alive to ask it, answers itself.
What a ridiculous clickbaity question.
Don't be ridiculous
No.
No, Ita; Australia did not. Stop asking stupid questions. covid19Aus coronavirusAus auspol
To answer ItaButtrose ,no, we avoided the pain and loss experience by other countries.
no
Best available information at the time was 132 000 for 'do nothing option. Shutdown costs treasury $4bn per week. Do the months and you will find monies spent well within good public policy guidelines.
Why are you asking this question? Obviously no. Australians are not dying in the massive numbers like the US.
I'm not even going to read this article, but it's so cute the ABC trying to be all, click baity
What! Are you guys being held at gunpoint by Morrison? Grow some balls and start acting like a responsible news agency. What a dumb question!
Yeah, nahhh
No
Is this a serious question? Why are you even engaging in this ABC?
NO AUSTRALIA DID NOT!
No we did not! coronavirus
No.
No. I’m still alive
More Aussie’s will perish from the cold each year than CV19. Understandably we didn’t know much in Feb compared to now. The restrictions now are nothing more than government overreach. You’d be ignorant to believe the measures are for health at this point.
No. It’s because we went so hard with the shut down that we haven’t got numbers like USA, UK, Italy, Spain, Brazil, France, Russia. It’s basic common sense and science.
You’re joking right?
No we performed so better then the rest of the works! I would like to thank the government if there efforts!
That would be a hard no!
No, and don't ask stupid questions
no
I think we went exactly as far as we needed to go.
100,000 lives saved says no
Damned if u do damned if u don’t!!! They can’t win!!!
Well I think you’ve just earned yourself the *dumb tweet of the day” award 🥇.
Idiotic question. No. Australia doesn’t always have to ape UK and US FFS.
No they got it right
Better safe than sorry
No
Have any of your researchers seen the graphs?! Appalling tweet.
No.
More of the same COVID19 propaganda... Again, not a word about the many international experts who were critical about the lockdowns from the beginning. ABC is the mouthpiece of the government. ThinkForYourself
Clearly not.
No, how stupid to even ask such a question.
No it didn't. Of course the leftists media and woke snowflakes will criticise anything the government did or does in the future. The y can't help themselves
We all find out soon enough
No
...yes, most local government areas never had one case at all, but the lockdown rules apply to them even when travel is restricted from the areas that do have cases. Destruction that could have been avoided.
No. Why tweet this?
Yes.
No!?
NO!!!!!!
No.
No.
What am I reading here? By far one of the dumbest thing the ABC has posted. Get your heads out of your arses. Virulent thoughts, virulent ideas, to stoke readership with no moral obligation or sense of care. Disgusting.
Find some news please not absurd opinion for headline grabs
No
No. How many of your family do you wish to die? Zero?
No shit Sherlock 🙄
No
Yes
Seriously ABC? No, absolutely not.
Nope
Irresponsible reporting
No
My dad, mum, me and my friends are alive. So no. The other options dont look so good. Look what happens when you do nothing. The country burns.
That’s the problem with preventative measures. When they work you wonder if they were needed in the first place.
No.
Nope. We could have had 150,000 deaths. Instead we have 103....
Don’t know, let’s ask Sweden, see how they went..................
Why are you even buying into this, ABCnews?
NO. It worked. End of story.
We could be like Europe or the USA where thousands of people have died. People are complaining about jobs and businesses. Well you can’t go to work or run a business if you’re dead!
Watching from UK w ~70000 deaths linked to Covid19, 38000 directly I would say Australia (surprisingly) got it spot on.
No
By virtue of your question, the obvious answer is no!
We'll never know. People say thousands would have died if we didn't, but that's just speculation. Personally, I think we had no choice as a majority of the world were doing it. Does that make us sheep?
Fucking click bait
NOOOOOO. You lefty lot whined and called SCOMO racist for stopping flight from Europe etc. you hypocrites.
So how many deaths do you feel is acceptable? Tell us who you are volunteering
Must of listened to too many ‘experts’ like the ABC’s Norman Swan...
No
No
No, if they had been easier it would be more like the UK. You haven't had 40,000 deaths and numbers that prevent an opening up of the economy. If you think Aussie poli's are bad try the UK, they own the crown of world's worst now.
No
No.
There is no precedent. We will perhaps know in 12 months time if we have a vaccine. It's a matter of erring on the side of caution. Saving lives. I thank my lucky stars I am in Australia.
No.
No.
Definitely not
Nope. Govt are paying people to stay home and watch Netflix. Human life is priority over money. Sweden has lost 1,000’s of people (and only have half population of Australia) because they’ve carried on as normal.
Depends what the aim was? If it was to be like the US or Italy with overwhelmed hospital systems & 1000s of deaths well then yes, but if the aim was to minimise deaths & morbidity then No, I think we got it right!
No it didn't go hard enough.
Nope
Nope. Could have gone a little harder a little earlier to be honest
Only DanielAndrewsMP abused his position. He even broke the law by directing and instructing the VictorianCHO to make decisions. Jail DanielAndrewsMP
It is cheap and nasty of you to go down the click bait route - you are supposed to be way better than this
No
No
Mass graves in Brazil ...
This article shows why we shouldn't listen to economists when it comes to public health.
No
No
No!! Imagine the howls of indignation if many more died because nothing was done!! We have the state Premiers to thank for acting while the Feds did nothing
TL;DR:- No. No we didn’t.
No
No..
Better safe than sorry.
No.
Nope
No
The power of hindsight 🤣 We don't need to go there, it was about ensuring that lives weren't lost unnecessarily 🥰
No
Absolutely not.
And now the media is obsessed with a 'second wave'. Where was the first wave? We have been hoodwinked out of our liberty. coronavirus
Why are you even asking this.
Nope
No
Italy, Spain, Brazil, United States, Russia, China. No. Even if it was too hard, it's better than thousands dead.
No
Gee juggling death and inconvenience must be tough. One thing is for sure, death is a mighty inconvenience
Maybe they did but how can you ever know. What I'll say is I'm glad we put lives first and foremost.
Gotta love the 'dismal science'
When did the ABC keep finding new ways to become more irrelevant? I remember when you used to be a place to go for some intelligent thought - not this sort of dumb question asking that belongs with News Corpse
No it did not & it isn’t over yet👍
No
Yes we did.
No
Captain obvious strikes again! NickyBennett100
Nope. They succeeded. At least so far.
How very clickbait of you. Where have all the journalists gone?
Those still alive say ‘nah, we good thanks’
Probably not considering Victoria are still seeing quite a few cases.
No. Fools.
No
Heck no!
Wt.. Should A person the who died from end stage lung cancer ever have taken up smoking in the first place?
Everyone predicted that if this was successful, the media would be full of moronic articles questioning if it went too far because of our low death count. The media sure hasn't disappointed.
This is utterly ridiculous that ABC would take up Rupert Murdoch’s talking point and post it in form of a question. Why don’t you also ask, since we haven’t died from car accidents, is using seatbelt ‘going too hard’? 😫😤
No,our govt.has kept us safe.
No
What is wrong with you people? We are in this position because they did the right thing. If they didnt do it you would be writing different headlines. Be grateful they did what they did, or would you rather that we were like Italy or the US. Would that make you happy?
Of course not.
HaroldHodson2 No, not at all. That's why we are in the good position now.
No
No 👍👍👍
No, not in the slightest. The fact that we're in a position to even have this conversation suggests that the lockdown restrictions worked.
No. No. No. It’s ongoing and we want to mimic NZ not USA/UK!
Nope
Until Australia reevaluates and takes action on its economic direction and strategic position, both internally and externally, then we have not learnt anything from the pandemic lockdown.
No stop posting fake news FFS
Totally wrong with the modelling . Checking arrivals for the virus. , stopping mass gatherings , protecting vulnerable people and washing hands was all that was required . It didn’t require an economic destruction to achieve .
How stupid.....not enough dead people for you?
It’s not a NO, it’s a HELL NO!
NO! NO! NO!
Ridiculous question! We'll never know the answer. What could possibly be the benefit of asking? I'll never be more informed by the speculation Get back to being journalists
Yes
Australia had a lockdown?! Nannies could still visit houses, hairdressers open, childcare open...is the ABC in touch with planet earth?
No
Yes. We definitely should have let more people catch it and possibly have life-long problems, or die from it.
No. We didn't. And we will have to go AS HARD AGAIN if selfish half-wits won't keep a social distance, don't report when they have symptoms that could be C-19, and if they keep insisting that having a latte, a beer, a meeting with mates are more important to them than OUR SAFETY.
I disagree with the premise of the question.
Everywhere I look, I don't see dead people. I don't hear sirens. I don't have anyone to console over lost loved ones. Pretty sure that means we got it right.
No
Err, no. Let’s just take a glimpse at the US as an alternative.
Absolutely. By putting in place bullshit unnecessary authoritarian steps it didnt need to, it pissed people off to the point that they gave govt a big middle finger and stopped following the 2 of 3 things that actually work that were within their scope
A retrospective view is always clearer, doesn't mean you have to engage in it all the time.
No
try this
No
ask channel 9
Better safe than sorry. I am concerned that we are lifting restrictions too quickly. Am I paranoid? You bet. Will I go out in public? Only if I absolutely have no other option, but that will be with great reluctance.
No definately not! Not hard enough where the Ruby Princess was concerned. So far we have been lucky and the push by the LNP and NSW and to spread their pain throughout the rest of Australia should rightly be ignored.
There's no such thing as 'too hard'. How many lives should we have risked or sacrificed to protect jobs?
Nope
no
NO
No, the lockdown and social distancing measures have been absolutely justified. Concerned actually about a second wave hitting with lessened restrictions, I think it should continue for awhile longer to avoid a second wave.
God this is a dumb question even for the ABC.
Yup
No it worked! We should have gone harder like Taiwan, then we could have kept, cafes, schools an business operating throughout - as happening in Taiwan. A shame our leadership has is Asia solution blinded!
You are THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.
No. We are a success story.
It's not rocket science......anyone with half a functioning brain will know the useless lockdowns ONLY destroyed society's socioeconomic well being for no justifiable reason. Everyone who condoned these atrocities should be ashamed of themselves.
No.
No.
Of course not!
No
No
No. It's a stupid question if all it does is fuel Sky News types telling us it's the end of the world because more Australians didn't die.
No. Sorry, if that was a rhetorical question.
Look at UK, USA, Brazil etc. Would you rather we were like them? Also NZ - no new cases in over a week, only 1.5K and 21 deaths. Maybe we did not go hard enough! auspol
Raymartin55 Honestly this really is the dumbest question 🤦🏻♀️ Look I’d rather listen to the experts and ‘over react’ than be in a scenario like the US, UK or Italy. Really glad we were able to stop multitudes of people from dying
No. It bloody well didn't. Why are you asking this?
You are NotMyABC I want a referendum in next election to close city ABC Keep rural ABC free ReferendumABC or subscription - User pays Take your left nutters & get jobs instead of bludging off the taxpayers
No
WTF ABC?Why Akin to asking Did the surgeon wash his hands enough before operating.
Raymartin55 Yeah and NZ really did the wrong thing FFS!
No
NO! We're only having this discussion because of the success of the lockdown - the UK, US, Canada, Italy, Spain etc aren't as fortunate (from a health perspective, because the Aust economy and employment figures have taken a massive hit)
Yeah and asbestos should have been sprinkled on our Wheaties too.🤪
No
Yes, we did. And that was in part because the ABC drove that agenda
What a dumb question.
First we closed our borders, deemed racist. Then we locked down, not soon enough. We've fared better than almost every developed nation, and the ABC is STILL criticising the response.
No
Absolutely not... This ain’t over by a long way
Just here for the ratio
Did you WANT more deaths? Would that give more journalistic flexing opportunities? Disgusting.
No
Hilarious. The ABC narrative since this started (led by 'national treasure' Norman Swan) has been that it hasn't hard enough. Now it's too hard. Perhaps it was just right. But that would mean giving a thumbs up to a centre right govt. Sacrilege at the ABC.
No. Are you asking on behalf of the PM?
Ask New York or Italy or the UK.
Such a stupid question. We have seen what's happening around the world by countries that didn't do what we did. Why is it even being asked?
No.
Absolutely not.
No
No.
No.
No. Just report the fucking news
Have never thought it was a good idea. What’s the sense of shutting the country down and driving bankruptcies through the roof. How many have died with c19 and not from c19.
If the death rates were higher media would be asking why didn’t we go harder. They are not looking to report, only divide.
YES
Definitely no
Did Aust go too hard against Corona virus? NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Just look at: USA, Brazil, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Chile, ... etc. So NO! Next question ... ?
Jesus Christ. No.
No, it wasn't tough enough
well the hoarders went too hard . That was a shameful chapter of Australian history.
No
Ridiculous question. No it didn't.
Raymartin55 Didn't go hard enough, was sloppy and slack
Nope, it didn’t. Our Chief Minister Michael Gunner acted quickly and we are virus free now.
Long answer: No
No
No. Not at all. It’s just a shame it didn’t happen sooner
Look at the USA
No
No
No
Should we even ask that question when America did not go hard and ended up with losing 100,000 lives and still counting? Rather that than you ask why we didn't go hard enough and thousands of people die.
No.
A stupid, clickbaity question / headline. C'mon ABC, we expect better from you - or at least we used to
In light of the stupendous death rates overseas where no lock downs ......Only a highly gifted moron would pose this question. Are they truly wishing they were dead to make their point ffs.
Why are you even asking this?
No
YES
no. that's for keeping Australian safe
Clearly not
NO !!!!
Is this a Donald Trump question?
No
The worm is turning as I knew it would. All for it and now judgmental. Labor will follow the same pattern. The worse the outcome the better for them to attack, with help from the ABC.
Just in time, I think.
No.
Used the modelling from a disgraced 'scientist', proven to be exponentially wrong months ago
No, this is serious you have to hit it and come back as you can. Noone knew what would happen,but they knew what could happen
Not even close.
good job Australia
This is a bad question and you should feel bad. There are still deaths going on in the UK and the US. Would that be somehow preferable? Better to go too hard on restrictions than to have a single unnecessary death. One is too many. Why is that a thing that has to be said?!
We got it right.
Stop this shot stirring now.
No. Dumb question.
No
no
Anyone who says yes must nominate which of their parents or grandparents they were willing to sacrifice.
Hell no. If they acted sooner, like when ScottyFromHillsongMarketing said it was a pandemic (Feb28th). Would've been less deaths, no RubyPrincessPete cluster farkup & probable sooner easing of restrictions.
Look at US and UK, then ask that question.
Can You Ask A Stupid Question ?
No
No
No ....
no
Nope
We know the answer is yes predicted 150k dead it’s 100. Swine flu in 09 killed 1400 Aussies of all ages we didn’t lock down and report daily on the numbers. We ruined society for something that they got wrong and it’s sad
If only we had a crystal ball...at least we didn’t go through what other countries have experienced. That has to be a good thing, right?
Not at all. Saving lives is all that matters. Material can be regained, lives can’t.
Well more people are alive because of it to respond no matter the opinion. If we didn’t go hard we could’ve had unfortunate fatality rates like the US, Spain or Italy.
Absolutely not
Pathetic click bait headline ‘a team of health and medical experts assembled on The Drum on Thursday night had a clear message: Australia made the right choice.’ Do better
no
The vast majority of news headlines written as a question are answered with “No.”
wow, have you not looked at what is happening in other countries? There's no such thing in a pandemic as being too cautious
No.
No. Next question.
Stupid headline. Don't do that.
No. Stop it. People have died from coronavirus in this country. Many more are alive because of the measures that were taken.
Like asking “The parachute worked too well. Maybe next jump we can do without”
With nearly 400k confirmed COVID-19 deaths worldwide and only 103 of those in Australia, what planet did you tweet this from?
No
Enough of this culture war shit, it’s a plague FFS
No, we didn't
OFFS like it's over how stupid is the ABC ...this is something I would expect from Murdoch's Australian seriously...where have you gone to Aunty? Will you be able to come back?
Not quite hard enough. New cases jeopardise potential transtasman bubble.
No
No.
No. It should have lasted longer.
No
No.
Nope and with a title like that I'm sure I'm not the only one not clicking.
No, not hard enough. going harder would have allowed opening up more quickly. ie quarantining was not soon enough, shutting out the US was too late.
No. COVIDIOTS
Not hard enough. Ruby Princess. Border to USA closed late.
You have GOT to be joking
You're better than this Auntie.
No it is not the flu.
Social media person... Don't go for your clickbait headline. The one from the article What these medical experts want you to know about Australia's coronavirus response — and the dangers of complacency was perfectly fine and less inflammatory
Are the Conservatives calling the shots at the abc now?
very weird headline, ABC. 'We're seeing similar downturns in the economy of Sweden, as compared to its neighbours, except they have worse health outcomes' the article would suggest not
Not too hard, but yes for too long
No
Good old ABCnews always asking the wrong questions.
Sure as Hell beats the approach taken by many other countries e.g. the US with over 1000 000 dead.
No. Not hard enough soon enough especially when sick people were allowed to get of aship or fly in untested imo.
Considering our death toll isn’t as high as other countries + we’re already closer to getting back to the new normal- I’d say no Australia definitely did not go too hard with its lockdown.
Nope! The reason we are in a good place right now is because of the actions we took. We reacted appropriately and it worked. It should be celebrated not criticised.
No
Only 'went too hard' if you don't value any of your friends, relatives, workmates, neighbours, acquaintances, and wouldn't care if they died or suffered lasting health damage.
no way. I’d rather be here than uk, USA etc.
The article firmly and cogently refutes the argument that we went too hard.
Unlike the USA we valued lives instead of the almighty dollar. The economy will recover the dead people won’t.
What the hell kind of stupid question is that? Oh wait 'The Drum' haha of course
no
Only time can tell. There's no vaccine for it yet.
NO
That's like asking if Australia went to hard on gun control. Can you imagine what we'd be like WITH guns given the Americanisation of this country?
Don't do this.
Absolutely not
Not even remotely
Not at all. We at least can recover ffrom here, US & UK will take much longer
Are you bonkers? UK per capita death rate: 1: 1,761 US per capita death rate: 1: 3,430 Australia per capita death rate: 1: 243,000
No
Too hard? Remember Sydney's ports & cruise ships? Ruby Princess? Too hard my arse!
Nope. We got it right. So far anyway.
No. JFC.
103 people have died. So, no. We didn't go hard enough.
No
No! We haven’t had the death toll other countries have had...
Look at USA, UK, or any other western country. They’re all fucked.
Good lord. What a stupid story.
No.
ABC should be asking why NSW Premier is freezing pay rises for its front line staff. Staff that she was praising for doing a great job, but gives a lot of their managers a substantial raise.
No. Why are you even entertaining the alternative?
No.
No, if we were earlier we could be like NZ now, no new cases now for 6 days, no active cases ready to open a lot faster.
How on Earth could you ask such a ridiculous question! Stop giving oxygen to the nutjobs who consider we did go too far! Just look at the UK and the US! What would you say if we now had 10000 deaths, I know, collateral damage to save the economy!
Cue tweets from people who fail to click on the clickbait
Oh ffs. Is anyone asking 'Did we go too hard with our fire fighting last summer?' It was a feckimg emergency.
What even.
Ok finally unfollowing this crap.
With only 4 deaths per 1 million of population, I think not!
No, it worked
I would rather take the advice of the epidemiologists than the economists on the possible impacts of a pandemic any day. Is this just an effort by UNSW economists to get in the news?
Short answer, no. Lockdown was effective and necessary. It was the police powers which were totally unnecessary. The concentrations of COVID were in wealthy white suburbs and the majority of fines were meted out in multicultural, less affluent suburbs. Most should be thrown out.
No it just worked
nope.
No
No. It was the only option. Too late, if anything
No - possibly could be a bit braver with reducing restrictions though...
Nope
Make up your marxist-hypocritical mind
nope
I already miss the quiet roads
That's like asking if Trump went too far with the wall
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