Australia handled the pandemic well but many died and the anti~vaxxers emerged stronger than ever. Society became divided here between lockdown and the question of people or the economy.

As for climate change, I was advised thirty years ago not to buy a house on the beachfront. Climate disaster is here now and should be our priority.

With the permafrost thawing, more pandemics will visit us. I remember vividly the scenes in northern Italy. And your president’s downplaying of the whole thing. Shocking,