When it came to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison adopted Murphy’s Law.
But it wasn’t the traditional adage that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”.
It was listening and acting on the health advice laid down by Professor Brendan Murphy, who on Monday night was named the ACT’s Australian of the Year.
He has been credited with saving tens of thousands of Australian lives.
And now the former chief medical officer is in the running to be named the national Australian of the Year.
Prof Murphy’s advice to the Morrison government to close Australia’s borders…