Good morning. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and everyone is talking about reopening the economy. Is it a stupid idea? Let's find out! 1. Scott Morrison might have once warned us to buckle in for six months of lockdown misery, but it seems the scale of economic damage has changed his tune. "We now need to get one million Australians back to work – that is the curve we need to address," he said after emerging from national cabinet yesterday afternoon. He was light on detail as to how this is going to happen – aside from saying the states will be empowered to develop their own timetables for reopening – but restrictions could be eased as soon as Friday, with an aim to having a largely functional economy in July.

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