Ep.100: NSW lockdown & vaccine stroll-out with Michael Buckland

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the CEO of The McKell Institute, Michael Buckland. For our 100th episode, Michael discusses the current COVID outbreak in New South Wales, did the hubris of the Berejiklian Government lead to this NSW wave, and does the government have a clear plan to reduce the case numbers down to zero?Michael shares McKell research highlighting the social and economic impact of COVID, he discusses the federal government’s policy disaster that is the vaccine roll out, and they both consider the federal election implications in NSW.We would like to say thank you to our dedicated listeners for all their support throughout our first 100 episodes as well as our fantastic guests who donated their time to share their passion and stories. We couldn’t have gotten this far without you! And we look forward to the next 100 episodes! The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.auSupport the showSocially Democratic is an opinion-based political and campaign podcast that facilitates discussion on a range of topical issues. The opinions of guests are not an endorsement and do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff at Dunn Street and Socially Democratic.Access ad-free episodes and send in questions by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SociallyDemocraticIf you like the show, rate and review us on your favourite podcast app.Follow Us on Socials:Facebook (https://tr.ee/9jGIOy)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sociallydemocratic)LinkedIn (https://tr.ee/YxyYJh)X (https://x.com/SocialDemPod)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DunnStreet)The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au