Ten days ago, Melbourne entered the strictest shutdown the country has seen so far, and one of the harshest lockdowns currently taking place in the world. Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on the extraordinary powers a state of disaster bestows on the government, and how we got here.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

Background reading:

What led to Victoria’s extraordinary shutdown in The Saturday Paper

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