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Islands in sun bask in virus battle result

Australia and New Zealand have bettered the performance of many nations in the northern hemisphere in their battle against the virus, but the onset of winter will be the final test.

As COVID-19 bites deeply into the northern hemisphere, people there are looking enviously towards Australia and New Zealand, wondering how these islands in the sun avoided the worst of it.

While Australia and NZ have emerged as world leaders in the management of this pandemic, it is too early to know if they will hold their lead.

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Jill Margo was a senior writer at The Australian Financial Review.
Edmund Tadros leads our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Edmund on Twitter. Email Edmund at edmundtadros@afr.com.au

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