I was in Melbourne for a conference in December last year. Even around the Southbank area where I was staying it felt a lot quieter than when I had been there previously.
St Collins Lane in Melbourne, 4PM on a Tuesday.
This is a high end shopping arcade home to premium/luxury brands and it’s completely dead.
Turns out when you lock your city down for 262 days with an 8pm-5am curfew and a 5km from home restriction to pursue a nonsensical “zero Covid” policy that it impacts the economy. If only the Socialist government knew.. https://nostr.build/av/a6f374668e322bf85d4bda5be9f9418a1c717cd0a60860c43314b40c1ea42a08.mov
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Southbank is even quieter now mate. It’s more of a summer hangout for the outdoor dining on the Yarra which isn’t so great in winter. Had lunch there recently and we were 1 of 3 tables seated on a Thursday.