Death rates are something that you will be able to quote with authority in ten years time until then any comparisons is just idle chatter
As to the government having a plan --- the major plan they have is not to be home late for dinner
Government is Australia have not had plans for floods, fire or pestilence for the last 200 years why should this be any different
When you are comfortably living in a land of plenty with a compliant population why make waves with "stirring the pot and plans"