Episode 154 - Australia's Response to the Spanish Flu Part 1 (1920-1921)
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I'm sure you all saw this coming. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia in February 2020, the Australian government faced its biggest medical emergency since the 1920s. With 100 years...
show moreWhen the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia in February 2020, the Australian government faced its biggest medical emergency since the 1920s. With 100 years to prepare and refine their responses to the issue, the changes, differences and actions taken by the Australian Government helped us avoid disaster. Thanks to the work of the Lost Generation and their elders, the 2020 government knew exactly what to do and what to avoid, and worked to their greatest strengths.
Only kidding. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the national pandemic response of 1919-1921 in this country, and the differences in policy, action and reaction to the emergency.
Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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