This goes to also say that we have had the least deaths and it's not because Aussies are super human.
The average age of death in Australia and in Finland (that barely had lockdowns) is similar, with the age being above the average age of mortality.
we are one of the richest nations on the planet and shielded from everything
For those who have full home ownership. The "richest on the planet" doesn't equate to well-distributed wealth.
Numbers of deaths between Finland and Australia caused by COVID are starkly different. The economic impacts also hit Finland harder because there was no lockdown but the rich locked themselves down while the poor were thrown to the wolves. The demographics of those dieing and those who did die again are starkly different.
Full home ownership in Australia is trending down and boomers are dieing out. Full home ownership are mainly boomers not millennials. Again the working class is impacted as there aren't many if any Australians that can afford a house outright. Also the average household debt to housing has drastically trended up. Used to be under 500k. Then 500 was an average and now we're looking at the 700 - 750k as the average.
And you are basing this on??
Yet you claim "richest country in the world" - this is precisely why that is full of shit.
There is plenty of data that indicates Finlands failed response it was and is horrendous what occurred.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-31/sweden-covid-policy-was-a-disaster
Furthermore ones ability to purchase one asset isn't an indication of a nation's wealth or wealth distribution. Successive Liberal governments have eroded much of our social safety and privatised much of our assets. Yet Daniel Andrews is a bad person? Liberals would and are worse on the wealth distribution front proven time and time again.
Here's an article on wealth
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/australians-are-the-world-s-richest-people-20220920-p5bjg4#:~:text=The%20median%20Australian%20adult%20finished,Suisse%27s%20annual%20global%20wealth%20report.
Are you confused? Do you think Finland and Sweden are the same country?
Sincerely apologise I was crossing some things. Finland acted fast and quickly. So im not sure why the hate on Andrews when the Feds failed us here.
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/coronavirus-finland-sweden-role-model/a-55664117
And this might interest you, now that it is in the Australian news:
https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/sweden-has-the-lowest-excess-mortality-rate-after-the-pandemic-despite-refusing-to-lock-down/news-story/df50001366bb09b6a20421520cbfbf53
Data proves the same thing though. You can see the initial death rate quite high as Sweden only has a total pop of 5.8 Million easier to control.
When we look to New Zealand and Australia that initial death rate is low. Our excess death rate has spiked now due to removing all restrictions during a year of federal and state elections.
The virus has weakened which it would always have done and will continue to do so. Had we had the same virus we would have that initial death rate now. But our excess death rate with removed restrictions is still lower.
I agree with the comments there was nothing academic about it. The evidence is clearly shown in death rates. Those are people's loved ones and family members.
Our grandparents died in wars, staying home was a small sacrifice. It does highlight the issues of domestic violence and youth supports. Something all nations should be ashamed of.
There are 11m in Sweden.
I have no idea how I am getting finland and Sweden mixed up so badly lmao. 11m is still half our population.