Covid-19 inquiry will exclude state and territory decisions, Anthony Albanese says

Posted by on September 20, 2023 9:13 pm
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Inquiry headed by independent panel of experts will cover commonwealth pandemic response but exclude unilateral actions of states or territories

Anthony Albanese has announced a Covid-19 inquiry to consider commonwealth responses to the pandemic but excluding “actions taken unilaterally by state and territory governments”.

On Thursday, the prime minister announced the one-year inquiry will be headed by epidemiologist professor Catherine Bennett, health economist Dr Angela Jackson, and the former director general of the NSW health department Robyn Kruk.

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