What effort from the feds? Their too little, too late approach?...

What effort from the feds? Their too little, too late approach? The National Cabinet was purely a pedestal for Morrison to appear in control. All he did was to blame anyone he could for his failings.

" ... short of locking them away from everyone ..."

And that is exactly what is happening in Aged Care.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/01/greg-hunt-accused-of-being-disrespectful-and-downplaying-covid-deaths-in-aged-care

" ... The public health researcher and director of Aged Care Matters, Dr Sarah Russell, said no matter the cause of death, people dying in aged care homes infected by Covid-19 were being locked down, deprived of visits from loved ones.

“It’s traumatising families and it’s such an awful way to die,” she said. “These people, they have died under terrible, preventable circumstances.” "

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2022/02/01/aged-care-cash-bonus/

" ... The sector is buckling under the weight of burgeoning pandemic cases, the latest Department of Health data shows.

According to data released on January 28, there were COVID outbreaks in 1261 aged-care facilities nationally, or more than 40 per cent of all homes.

A total of 9643 residents and 14,257 staff cases were classed as having active cases on that date. Already this year, more than 400 aged-care residents have been added to the national virus toll.

“There are thousands upon thousands of people in aged care who are infected with the virus today,” Professor Eagan said. ... "

https://thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2022/01/17/aged-care-emergency-michael-pascoe/

" ... Under present policies, elderly Australians are facing indefinite rolling lockdowns, the confinement clock resetting with each outbreak.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has claimed the rollout of vaccine boosters is “ahead of expectations and schedule” – yet hundreds of homes have not received them as the government scrambles. ...

... Having gone with “let it rip” in the general community, when do they let the elderly take their chances – or keep them imprisoned, denying basic human rights?

The former would further strain an overloaded health system and deliver politically embarrassing numbers of deaths. The latter is inhumane and unsustainable. "