Ironic. Coronavirus is known as coronavirus because of the “coronas”, the crown shapes on its cells.
The measures taken against coronavirus have sparked a global debate on liberty and the power of governments — and, even more so, unelected bureaucrats.
Now, one of our most lockdown happy Premiers, Queensland’s Annastacia Palaszczuk, has combined corona with the Crown by announcing her chief health officer, Jeannette Young, is to become governor.
We’ve written about Young’s heavy hand and patronising manner before. A couple of times before.
And now this.
We can’t wait.
“I, Jeanette Young, authorise the extension of emergency measures of Jeanette Young…”
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