https://www.scmp.com/rss/505313/feed Frank Bongiorno is a professor of history at ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Most Australians have long taken for granted their right to cross state borders. They have treated them much as they do the often unmarked boundaries dividing their suburbs. Not any more. Australia has closed its international borders to non-residents. South Australia has announced it will close its borders, New South Wales is moving closer to lockdown over the next two days, with Victoria set to follow suit. The Tasmanian government is forcing non-essential travellers into 14 days of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3076481/how-australias-response-spanish-flu-1919-provides-lesson-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3076481/how-australias-response-spanish-flu-1919-provides-lesson-history?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:00:22 +0000