Without reliable case data, how does Australia know where the pandemic is going?

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What does this mean for modelling?

Australian governments have relied on modelling to make public health decisions throughout the pandemic.

However, the accuracy of much of the modelling released by health authorities has been mixed.

Modelling is not science.

Despite the many advantages of creating models and using them to speculate about the future the problem is that lazy journalists and self serving politicians have conned the public into believing these tools are scientific fact.