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,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

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,! CORONAVIRUS P&EMIC />T$ 9 A M>KET 9 ,WUHAN LATE LA/ YE>4 ,IT GREW 9TO A CRISIS ?R\< BUREAUCRATIC SUPPRESSION ( BAD NEWS BY LOCAL 0,COMMUNI/0 ,P>TY AU?ORITIES4 ,IT HAS N[ BECOME A GLOBAL CATA/ROPHE BECAUSE ( HAPHAZ>D & (T5 COMPLAC5T REACTIONS BY CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5TS4 ,SO F>1 !RE IS NO VACC9E TO PREV5T IT & NO TREATM5T ?AT CAN CURE IT4 ,! BE/ ?AT DOCTORS CAN DO IS TREAT ! SYMPTOMS & HOPE ! BODY ( ! PATI5T FI<TS IT (F4 

,?IS W\LD BE BAD 5\< EV5 9 A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY1 BUT CAPITALISM MAKES IT SO MU* WORSE4 ,:AT NE$S TO HAPP58 ,AS ANY EPIDEMIOLOGI/ C\LD TELL Y\1 9 ! ABS5CE ( A VACC9E1 Y\ TE/ AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE1 ISOLATE ! PEOPLE 9FECT$ & TRACE !IR CONTACTS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME Y\ CUT (F ! PA? ( 9FECTION BY PRACTIC+ GOOD HYGI5E & R$UC+ ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE ?AT EA* P]SON CONTACTS4 

,H]E 9 ,AU/RALIA1 ! ,F$]AL ,GOV]NM5T IS TRY+ H>D 7?US DI/+UI%+ ITSELF FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 :]E ,DONALD ,TRUMP HAS BL[N HOT & COLD ON ! ISSUE71 BUT WON'T GO ALL \T BECAUSE ( ! CONSEQU5CES = BUS9ESS4 ,SO WE GET V]Y /RICT RULES AB\T MOVEM5T ( 9DIVIDUAL PEOPLE & PHYSICAL DI/ANC+1 BUT !Y GO \T ( ! W9D[ :5 !Y 9T]F]E ) ! OP]ATIONS ( EMPLOY]S4 

,AS ?IS >TICLE IS BE+ WRITT51 NEW ,AU/RALIAN CASES ( ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i >E DECREAS+ & IT LOOKS AS IF ! SPREAD ( ! DISEASE IS SL[+ 9 ! MO/ HEAVILY HIT C\NTRIES ( ,EUROPE4 ,IT IS RAMPAG+ ?R\< ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & IS JU/ GETT+ />T$ 9 MO/ ,?IRD ,WORLD C\NTRIES - :]E IT ?REAT5S TO KILL A HUNDR$ TIMES MORE PEOPLE ?AN IT HAS SO F>4 

,9 ,AU/RALIA1 Y\ CAN'T HAVE MORE ?AN A HUNDR$ PEOPLE 9 ! SAME 9DOOR SPACE - UNLESS IT'S A WORKSITE4 ,PUBS1 CLUBS & RE/AURANTS >E CLOS$ D[N1 EV5 SMALL ONES - BUT BUILD+ SITES GO FULL /EAM AHEAD4 ,Y\ MU/N'T SIT 9 A P>K ) A FRI5D OR TWO - BUT ANY RETAIL %OP CAN /AY OP5 S]V+ UP TO A HUNDR$ CU/OM]S AT A TIME1 PROVID$ !RE'S #d SQU>E MET]S A P]SON4 

,! GL>+ CONTRADICTION BECAME OBVI\S :5 SIX ,QANTAS BAGGAGE H&L]S TE/$ POSITIVE TO ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i ON #ca ,M>*4 ,PEOPLE DON'T BECOME IMMUNE TO ! VIRUS JU/ BECAUSE !Y'RE AT WORK1 SO ANY WORK PEOPLE DO AWAY FROM HOME BR+S A RISK ( 9FECTION4 ,?IS CAN ONLY BE JU/IFI$ IF ! WORK IS ESS5TIAL TO ! FUNCTION+ ( SOCIETY4 ,9/EAD1 ,SCOTT ,MORRISON SAYS 0EV]Y JOB IS AN ESS5TIAL JOB04 ,MANY PEOPLE :O %\LD BE PAID TO /AY HOME & PREV5T ! SPREAD ( ! VIRUS >E 9/EAD GO+ TO WORK TO KEEP ! CAPITALI/S 9 BUS9ESS4 

,AN>*ISM 9 A ,P&EMIC 

  

,PEOPLE ) LITTLE OR NO KN[L$GE ( ,AN>*ISM MI<T ?9K ! CORONAVIRUS P&EMIC PROVIDES A REFUTATION ( \R PHILOSOPHY4 ,AFT] ALL1 HAV+ PEOPLE JU/ DECIDE 9DIVIDUALLY :AT TO DO W\LD LEAD BO? TO HO>D+ & TO NO EFFECTIVE ACTION AGA9/ TRANSMISSION ( ! VIRUS4 ,?IS1 H[EV]1 W\LD NOT BE ,AN>*ISM BUT CAPITALI/ 9DIVIDUALISM4 

,AN ,AN>*I/ SOCIETY C\LD FI<T ! P&EMIC MORE EFFECTIVELY ?AN CAPITALI/ ONES4 ,WE W\LDN'T HAVE TO WORRY AB\T ! VIABILITY ( BUS9ESS1 SO WE C\LD CLOSE D[N ALL NON-ESS5TIAL ACTIVITIES4 ,CON/RUCTION1 = EXAMPLE1 C\LD BE PUT ON C>E & MA9T5ANCE4 ,PRODUCTION ( LUXURIES OR O!R L[ PRIORITY GOODS C\LD BE CEAS$1 LETT+ WORK]S GO HOME1 TURN !IR PLANT TO M$ICAL EQUIPM5T & SUPPLIES AS REQUIR$1 OR RE9=CE ! SUPPLY *A9 ( NECESSITIES4 ,& A PANEL ( M$ICAL EXP]TS1 ELECT$ 9 EA* REGION & GIV5 P>AMET]S BY ! AFFECT$ COMMUNITIES1 W\LD HOLD ! NECESS>Y AU?ORITY TO SET HEAL? GUIDEL9ES4 

,H[ W\LD !SE GUIDEL9ES BE 5=C$8 ,H[ W\LD WE A*IEVE ! PHYSICAL DI/ANC+ SO IMPORTANT TO PREV5T+ TRANSMISSION8 ,WE'D DO IT ! SAME WAY WE W\LD H&LE 5=CEM5T ( ANY ( \R LAWS1 :E!R ?AT BE CONC]N+ S]I\S CRIME1 ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITY OR ANY?+ 9 BETWE54 

,:ILE ?IS IS NOT ! PLACE = A DETAIL$ DISCUSSION ( AN ,AN>*I/ CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM1 WE CAN SAY A FEW ?+S4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 WE'D HAVE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION & P]SUASION1 ACT+ ?R\< REASON & SOCIAL SOLID>ITY4 ,:5 IT COMES TO RECALCITRANTS 7WE'RE NOT SO NAIVE AS TO ?9K !Y WON'T EXI/71 COMMUNITIES WILL DEF5D !MSELVES4 ,RA!R ?AN HAV+ A /&+ POLICE =CE ?\<1 WE C\LD RO/] VOLUNTE]S FROM ! WIDE/ SECTIONS ( ! COMMUNITY 7NOT+ A P&EMIC MI<T NECESSITATE A CONSID]ABLY L>G] RO/] = ! DURATION ( ! EM]G5CY74 ,IMPORTANTLY1 ! VOLUNTE]S W\LD NOT HAVE P[]S ABOVE & BEYOND ?OSE ( CITIZ5S G5]ALLY4 ,&1 S9CE !RE WILL BE NO PRISONS BECAUSE WE WILL REFUSE TO BE JAIL]S1 9 ! LA/ RESORT RECALCITRANTS C\LD BE EXIL$ TO A COM=TABLE ISL&4 

,! ,CAPITALI/ ,/ATE 9 A ,P&EMIC 

  

,BY CONTRA/1 GOV]NM5TS 9 ,AU/RALIA HAVE BECOME 9CREAS+LY AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,! ,NEW ,S\? ,WALES & ,VICTORIAN ,GOV]NM5TS HAVE LAID D[N ! T\<E/ RE/RICTIONS1 BANN+ MANY ACTIVITIES ?AT C\LDN'T POSSIBLY SPREAD ! VIRUS4 ,9/EAD1 !Y DRAW ! L9E :]E COPS CAN EASILY 5=CE IT4 ,>M$ ) >BITR>Y P[]S & A WIDE >EA ( DISCRETION1 !Y >E SPREAD+ FE> & 5=C+ SOCIAL CON=MITY4 ,9DIG5\S & IMMIGRANT Y\? >E ONLY TOO FAMILI> ) 0DISCRETION0 9 ! H&S ( RACI/ COPS4 ,!Y >E HI<LY LIKELY TO UND]M9E ! SOCIAL SOLID>ITY NE$$ TO KEEP UP ! REGIME ( PHYSICAL DI/ANC+ = ! P]IOD ( AT LEA/ SIX MON?S :I* WILL BE NECESS>Y4 

,!RE IS ANO!R DIM5SION TO ! ACTIONS ( ! CAPITALI/ ,/ATE1 ?\<4 ,UND] ! HAMM] BL[S ( NECESSITY1 ! ,COALITION HAS AB&ON$ ! DICTATES ( NEO-LIB]ALISM & 9TRODUC$ POLICIES IT SC(F$ AT ONLY ?REE MON?S AGO4 ,!Y D\BL$ ! UNEMPLOYM5T B5EFIT4 ,!Y 9TRODUC$ FREE *ILD C>E4 ,!Y BANN$ EVICTIONS4 ,!Y 9TRODUC$ A FLAT RATE WAGE SUBSIDY 7! ,JOBKEEP] ,PAYM5T7 AT AB\T ! M9IMUM FULL TIME WAGE4 ,& !RE'S MORE TO COME4 ,( C\RSE1 ,SCOTT ,MORRISON IS BOLDLY SAY+ EV]Y?+ WILL 0SNAP BACK0 TO PRE-P&EMIC LEVELS :5 ! CRISIS IS OV]1 BUT ?AT'S A LOT EASI] SAID ?AN DONE4 ,CLASS /RUGGLE WILL DET]M9E ! RESULTS4 

,9 A TELL+ DEVELOPM5T1 ! ,AU/RALIAN ,COMPETITION & ,CONSUM] ,COMMISSION HAS SP5T ! LA/ MON? H&+ \T WAIV]S TO COMPETITION RULES1 SO ?AT COMPANIES CAN CO-OP]ATE TO IMPROVE ! SUPPLY *A9 = NECESSITIES & 9CREASE PRODUCTION ( M$ICAL EQUIPM5T4 ,?9K AB\T IT4 

,NONE ( ?IS MAKES = A WORK]S' P>ADISE1 H[EV]4 ,! MEASURES TAK5 >E FULL ( GAPS & 9JU/ICES BECAUSE !Y >E AIM$ FIR/LY AT KEEP+ CAPITALISM FUNCTION+ UND] EM]G5CY CONDITIONS & SECONDLY AT PREV5T+ WIDESPREAD 9DU/RIAL ACTION BY ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,SO FREE *ILD C>E EXCLUDES C5T]S RUN BY LOCAL C\NCILS4 ,! ,JOBSEEK] ,PAYM5T EXCLUDES PEOPLE ON DISABILITY P5SIONS4 ,!RE'S NO R5T RELIEF YET = RESID5TIAL T5ANTS4 ,& NEI!R WORK]S ON TEMPOR>Y VISAS NOR CASUALS ) UND] TWELVE MON?S S5IORITY GET ! ,JOBKEEP] ,PAYM5T4 ,GOV]NM5T RE=MS >E AB\T CAPITALI/ /ABILITY FIR/ & DAYLI<T SECOND4 ,JU/ICE DOESN'T GET A LOOK-94 

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,?REE >EAS ( /RUGGLE >E NECESS>Y IMM$IATELY4 ,FIR/LY1 9DU/RIES NOT ESS5TIAL DUR+ ! P&EMIC NE$ TO BE CLOS$ - = ! GOOD ( ! WORK]S 9VOLV$ & ! POPULATION G5]ALLY4 ,IMPORTANTLY1 ! 5TIRE CON/RUCTION 9DU/RY %\LD BE PUT ON C>E & MA9T5ANCE4 ,BUILD+ WORK]S NE$ TO BE PAID TO /AY HOME & NOT SPREAD ! VIRUS4 ,SECONDLY1 WORK]S 9 ESS5TIAL 9DU/RIES NE$ TO TAKE ACTION TO DEF5D !IR HEAL? & SAFETY & TO 9/ITUTE FAIR RATION+ SY/EMS :]E HO>D+ HAS DI/ORT$ SUPPLY *A9S4 ,& ?IRDLY1 ! :OLE WORK+ CLASS NE$S TO SUPPORT ?OSE LOCK$ \T ( ! ,JOBKEEP] ,PAYM5T4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL = WORK]S ON VISAS1 :O >E BE+ LEFT DE/ITUTE4 ,!Y WILL BE UND] PRESSURE TO ACCEPT CA% JOBS ?AT IGNORE PHYSICAL DI/ANC+1 ?US SPREAD+ ! VIRUS TO ! DETRIM5T ( ALL4 

,! UNION BUREAUCRACY IS 9 ! ROAD4 ,! ,A,C,T,U1 HAV+ ASK$ ! ,GOV]NM5T TO EXT5D ! ,JOBKEEP] ,PAYM5T TO ! :OLE WORK=CE1 HAS RECEIV$ A SLAP 9 ! FACE = ITS TR\BLES4 ,BUT IT'S NOT PROPOS+ TO FI<T BACK4 ,! ,C,F,M,M,E,U (FICIALS1 DISGRACEFULLY1 >5'T CALL+ = BUILD+ WORK]S TO BE PAID TO /AY HOME4 ,& (FICIALS ( ! ,S,D,A1 :I* COV]S SUP]M>KET WORK]S1 >E SO COMMITT$ TO CLASS TREASON ?AT !IR ORGANIZATION DOESN'T DES]VE TO BE CALL$ A UNION4 

,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P CALLS ON ,AN>*I/S TO />T RANK & FILE GR\PS 9 ! UNIONS TO FI<T = A WORK]S' RESPONSE TO ! CORONAVIRUS P&EMIC4 ,WORK]S NE$ TO USE WORKPLACE P[] TO =CE ! CLOSURE ( NON-ESS5TIAL 9DU/RIES1 ADEQUATE PROTECTION ( HEAL? & SAFETY & ! PROVISION ( A LIV+ 9COME = ALL4 ,IF A GR\NDSWELL = !SE DEM&S GA9S /R5G?1 ! (FICIALS WILL HAVE EI!R TO GIVE 9 TO ! RANK & FILE1 OR BE SWEPT ASIDE4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( ?IS /RUGGLE OV] IMM$IATE ISSUES1 WORK]S WILL RAISE BROAD] DEM&S1 BO? AB\T ! MANAGEM5T ( ! P&EMIC 7E4G4 CIVIL LIB]TIES7 & ! SORT ( SOCIETY WE WANT AFT]W>DS4 ,& IT IS 9 ! CONTEXT ( ?IS /RUGGLE ?AT WE CAN BEG9 TO W9 ! >GUM5T = ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM & TO BUILD ! MOVEM5T = A WORK]S' REVOLUTION ?AT CAN CREATE IT4 

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