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Australia risks becoming a hermit nation. Here's a five-step road-map to reopen our borders safely

  • Written by Tim Soutphommasane, Professor of Practice (Sociology and Political Theory) Director, Culture Strategy, University of Sydney
Australia risks becoming a hermit nation. Here's a five-step road-map to reopen our borders safelyWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

National capability — and you might also say, national character — can be revealed in a crisis. So, what has COVID-19 taught us about Australia?

It has taught us, amid many examples of failed leadership across the world, that Australia possesses a strong capacity for effective action in times of...

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