@billbowtell @CrabbBrendan @GregDore2 Eateries struggling could be given direct government assistance. The fact the NSW Government is using vouchers ('Dine and Discover), copying the (disastrous) UK "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme, suggests that, as in the UK, this is about...1/n
...behavioural engineering, not economic assistance. As in the link below, to force an erosion of public health caution amongst members of the public...2/n https://qz.com/1896837/how-eat-out-to-help-out-uses-psychology-to-change-behavior/
The UK tested a classic psychological tactic by paying 64 million restaurant bills

The UK government put a straightforward and highly effective technique into action this month by offering to foot half the bill for restaurant meals.

https://qz.com/1896837/how-eat-out-to-help-out-uses-psychology-to-change-behavior/
I'm also not sure how many people are aware that NSW has its own behavioural nudge unit. This is standard political strategy in conservative government now, the Dominic Cummings model: https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/programs-and-services/behavioural-insights/
Behavioural Insights

The Behavioural Insights Unit helps NSW Government agencies to improve the effectiveness of public services and policy by applying what we know about the way people think and act.

https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/programs-and-services/behavioural-insights/
@RonniSalt not seeing much reporting on this?
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