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Melbourne, Australia is in its sixth COVID-19 lockdown and is now the longest locked-down city in the world.\xa0\nAustralia has taken an unprecedented approach to fighting the pandemic within its borders, implementing extreme lockdown measures.\xa0\nLeaders across Australia have instantly put their states and cities into lockdown when COVID-19 cases are reported, believing that \u201czero cases [means] freedom,\u201d Evan Mulholland, director of communications at the Institute of Public Affairs in Australia, says.\xa0\n\u201cBut \u2026 zero cases actually means zero jobs. It means zero hope. It actually means zero freedom at the end of the day because you're not getting on with life,\u201d Mulholland says.\xa0\nThe ongoing lockdowns have led to protests in Melbourne and other parts of the country where citizens are demanding an end to the strict pandemic measures.\xa0\nMulholland, who lives in Melbourne, joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to discuss what life is like in Australia right now, and what lessons other free nations should heed from Australia\u2019s handling of the pandemic.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\n\nDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin says it was the State Department\u2019s \u201ccall\u201d not to conduct early evacuations of American citizens and special immigrant visa holders out of Afghanistan.\n\nUnited Airlines is firing almost 600 employees for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19.\n\nYouTube announces it no longer will target only misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, but also content that promotes misinformation about other vaccines.\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.