The big stimulus spending has just begun. Here's how to get it right, quickly
- Written by Richard Denniss, Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Responding to COVID-19 required governments to make hard choices with enormous consequences. The biggest were whether to let the disease rip, lock it down, or strike out in search of a middle ground that delivered the best of both worlds.
Different leaders made different decisions and will ultimately be judged by their citizens and...