Will The Pandemic Permanently Change Education In Australia And Democracy In Australia?
This pandemic has been, on a purely sociological and historical level, a rather interesting time. Please do not mistake the sentiment for me disregarding the tragedies that this event has wrought. Lives have been lost, families have been ripped apart, careers have crumbled and stress has been through the roof. Believe me, I don’t consider this pandemic in any way a good thing, and any ultimately-positive changes made in light of it do not justify the horrors that followed in its shadow. That said, I do want to point out that a major change to education in Australia has come about as a result of this pandemic, and in an isolated perspective, not considering the horror that wrought this change, it is most likely a positive change for the future. As for democracy in Australia, I expect there to be major concerns when it comes to voter security, much as there has been in the United States and Great Britain of late. These are actually very separate issues, but for the sake of inclusiv...