A three-person panel led by a public service expert, epidemiologist and health economist will be given 12 months to probe the Commonwealth’s response to the COVID pandemic
A federal inquiry will be held into responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.The inquiry will review the provision of vaccinations, treatments and key medical supplies to Australians, mental health support for those impacted by COVID-19 and lockdowns, financial support for individuals and business, and assistance for Australians abroad.
“I’m very pleased, and I want to thank the three individuals who’ve agreed to be part of this inquiry. They have vast experience in public health in government and economic expertise,” Albanese said.“We need to examine what went right, what could be done better with a focus on the future. Because the health experts and the science tells us that this ... is not likely to be the last one that occurs. So that’s why better preparedness is very important.
Ruston told ABC News Breakfast earlier on Thursday morning that unless the inquiry had the power to compel states and territories to participate, it would be a “protection racket for the states and territories and potentially a witch hunt on the previous Coalition government”.
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