‘We thought we were Australian’: Melbourne tower lockdown lives on in legacy of trauma

Australia's most severe Covid response put systemic problems and lack of trust in the spotlight. Now many are working to make things better

We don't realise the value of suburban rhythms, or even see them clearly, until they are ripped away.

There are the children clattering up the hill to school and the queue at the post office - including so many ethnicities, every form of dress. There are the men hanging out in the African cafes and the elderly Chinese in tai chi classes at the foot of the public housing towers.