Our hot Omicron summer

<p>After nearly two years of lockdowns and border closures there was hope that this summer things might be different in Australia. But then, Omicron hit. </p><p>Now we’re entering year three of the Covid-19 pandemic. Case numbers are higher than ever, hospitals are being pushed to their limit and rapid tests are extremely difficult to find.</p><p>So how did we get here?</p><p>Today, senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Rick Morton on how Covid-19 caught up with Australia this summer, and what the federal government could have done to better prepare for this moment. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Rick Morton.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>