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As you may be aware, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet recently published its independent inquiry into the COVID-19 Response in Australia.

While the report addresses some of the concerns Australians had about the pandemic restrictions, it mostly laments the increasing lack of trust in government departments, followed by a call for the establishment of an Australian Centre for Disease Control.

More, not less, bureaucratic control seems to be the theme of the report.

The report rightly notes that, “People felt they were unable to criticise or question government decisions and policies. Focus groups described how fear-based, patronising and heavy-handed communication from political leaders added to the perception that restrictions were not up for debate.” This is a welcome acknowledgement of what should be obvious to all.

As one focus group participant explained:

“COVID has completely changed my views on the medical field and profession … my trust is at rock bottom, gone completely.”

While the report notes these sentiments, it essentially chalks them up to inconsistent government messaging and the prevalence of misinformation on social media. The authors call for “partnership between government and trusted organisations, experts, media, and other influencers to pre-bunk and debunk misinformation.”

Misinformation simply means whatever the government wants. Hence, this report essentially suggests increased bureaucratic control and increased censorship over any information that is not government-sanctioned

Glaring Omissions

The report fails to discuss how negligible the case fatality rate for COVID-19 was and is, or that, according to the Department of Health, most COVID deaths were among the elderly.

The report fails to note that the accepted wisdom prior to COVID was that wearing masks in public to prevent transmission was pointless, and how that suddenly changed during the pandemic.

It doesn’t discuss the legitimate concerns about the mRNA vaccines not having adequate long-term safety data, and therefore validly being considered experimental.

It doesn’t discuss the absurdity of using PCR tests and RATs to detect if one has COVID-19, even if one had no symptoms. Nor does it discuss the sudden increase in excess deaths following the vaccine rollout, and whether there could be a possible connection.

Trust in government has certainly been undermined post-COVID. If this report is intended to restore it, it missed the mark by a long shot.

I have been calling for a Royal Commission for a long time.

It’s well overdue.

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Republished with thanks to Senator Alex Antic. Image courtesy of Adobe.