A very quick thread about the modelling released yesterday. First: this, from @farrm51, seems exactly right.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/07/lifeboat-australia-sets-sail-as-government-releases-coronavirus-modelling">https://www.theguardian.com/australia...

and it& #39;s definitely not the case that all experts think this is what they were asking for. e.g. https://twitter.com/MicrobialLife/status/1247402167738060801?s=20">https://twitter.com/Microbial...

and it& #39;s worth noting the Academy of Science, which has been calling for the release, didn& #39;t praise what happened yesterday; rather, they expressed hope there would be more modelling released.

https://twitter.com/MicrobialLife/status/1247402167738060801?s=20">https://twitter.com/Microbial...

and then in the newspaper we see this today, which mocks the PM& #39;s insistence that what the government has we have too https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/coronavirus-plan-to-let-covid19-infect-us-slowly/news-story/7a459ae042dfe3316ba42055dc4e5b99">https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/co...

that comes via @LRussellWolpe, who is a public health policy expert https://twitter.com/LRussellWolpe/status/1247639486252453888?s=20">https://twitter.com/LRussellW...

in other words, the push for more transparency should really start here, not end here. The modelling released yesterday was something, not nothing. But also, it was very largely a PR strategy, and not about transparency.