The 12-month inquiry will examine the response to the health emergency by federal and state governments.
is today set to announce Australia's long-awaited inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 12-month inquiry - to be announced by Anthony Albanese in Adelaide - will examine the response to the health emergency by federal and state governments.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is today expected to announce Australia's COVID-19 inquiry. Victoria had some of the toughest measures, with Melbourne residents enduring six lockdowns from March 2020 to October 2021.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison, who led Australia through the first two years of the pandemic, told theearlier this week that he would co-operate with an inquiry into COVID-19, but only on the condition it examined the role of and actions taken by the states as well as the federal government.He also said the inquiry should have the power to ensure state and territory officials appeared before it.
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