The coronavirus pandemic is a dress rehearsal for what awaits us if governments continue to ignore science | John Hewson

Leaders have failed to listen to clear warnings and predictions, but the response to Covid-19 is an inspiring indication of what we're capable of

The coronavirus pandemic should be seen as a dress rehearsal for what awaits us if we continue to ignore the laws of science, the physical world and the demands of several catastrophic threats such as climate change.

Just as Australia was disturbingly unprepared for the recent bushfires and drought, even though they had recurred many times in our history, the globe was unprepared for the coronavirus, even though there had been many warnings of the risk over many years.