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We can't prepare for a future pandemic without fully looking at state governments' decisions in the last one

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
We can't prepare for a future pandemic without fully looking at state governments' decisions in the last one

Nearly a year ago, a privately financed inquiry, led by Peter Shergold, a former head of the prime minister’s department, finished a review of Australia’s handling of the COVID pandemic.

The report, Fault Lines, was a solid piece of work, delving into the commendable and poor aspects of the response to what was such a massive health and...

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