A time of crisis is not just a time of anxiety and worry. It gives a chance, an opportunity, to choose well or to choose badly. — Desmond Tutu 

Choices have been on my mind lately. Yours too no doubt, as many of the choices we once took for granted in our daily lives — where to shop, when to travel, who to get together with — have been extinguished in the face of a global pandemic.

The choices we make as a civil society, from the federal level through to our individual behaviours, will define the impact of this crisis over time. I’m not going to look into my crystal ball, but I do want to highlight some of the choices we’ve made — and the work all of you have made possible — in recent weeks.

Read the message from Professor Spadafora.