Intro -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 1 Something is happening in Wuhan -- 2 Landfall -- 3 Down in the dumps -- 4 Australia wakes up -- 5 The Ruby Princess -- 6 Lights off -- 7 Tasmania's moat -- 8 A hidden wave -- 9 A long, dark winter -- 10 How could this happen in Australia? -- 11 South Australia, the quiet achiever -- 12 New South Wales' gold standard -- 13 Queensland's border wars and the great migration -- 14 Patient zero -- 15 The vaccine race -- 16 An ocean of conspiracies -- 17 The lockdown effect -- 18 When coronavirus hit the Top End -- 19 RATs
20 Western Australia, the 'island within an island' -- 21 Living with Covid -- Acknowledgements
Summary
The COVID pandemic is arguably the most significant event to have occurred globally since the Second World War. The political and social decisions made by our leaders were extreme, and this book sheds light on what went on behind the scenes. Written by two award-winning journalists who covered the story from day one and haven't left a stone unturned in their examination of it, this is the definitive account of Australia's pandemic response. Well written and thoroughly researched, this is a surprising, gripping, and illuminating account
