Quotes by Simon Benson

"The government insists that the many shall not be placed in danger for the few and that EVERYONE SHALL WEAR A MASK. Those who are not doing so are not showing their independence - they are showing their indifference for the lives of others"

"Morrison was acutely aware of the limitations of the country's constitutional power-sharing arrangements. For example, he was worried about the potential for massive civil disobedience against health orders, and he privately complained to Hunt that if he wanted to send in troops from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to marshal compliance, the states could order their police forces to arrest the soldiers for breaking state laws."

"A declaration under section 475 [of the Biosecurity Act would give] Hunt as Health minister exclusive and extraordinary powers. He, and only he, could personally make directives that overrode any other law and were not disallowable by parliament. He [would have] authority to direct any citizen in the country to do something, or not do something, to prevent spread of the disease. One of the only things he couldn't do would be to give directions to a state or territory government official. Morrison knew that if he asked the Governor-General to invoke section 475, he effectively would be handing Hunt control of the country."