Opinion

COVID-19 has put fundamentals of federation in jeopardy

Simon Cowan
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:14am, first published September 12 2020 - 4:30am
Picture: Shutterstock
Picture: Shutterstock

The extraordinary decision in Queensland to prevent a Canberra woman from first seeing her father in his final days, and then attending his funeral, indicates the extent to which COVID-19 has warped the operation of our federation.

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Simon Cowan

Simon Cowan

Canberra Times columnist

Simon Cowan is research director at the Centre for Independent Studies and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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