People have short-term memories, especially the media (sensationalism for sure). Here's a few from the past decade, showing flu pandemics in Australia and globally are nothing new.
ABS data 2017 flu deaths:
https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@...%20influenza~5
(as a comparison, current toll after 1.5 years:
https://www.health.gov.au/news/healt...and-statistics and
https://covidlive.com.au/report/deaths - less than 2017 flu season considering this data is covers additional months)
NSW health department, 2016:
https://www.slhd.nsw.gov.au/Populati...eport_2016.pdf
SMH Sydney report 2018:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...30-p522oa.html
Aussie Flu epidemic:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-...ts-say/9319372
Take the precautions,stay home if sick and get your shots....and don't live in abject fear. Australia as a whole is doing incredibly well despite the ineptitude of several politicians (not naming names
) - our fatalities are not even a chip off the European or US numbers