A COVID-19 royal commission should go beyond what the Morrison government’s got right and wrong, and assess the track records of the premiers, medical bodies and their lobbyists.
As Anthony Albanese was speaking at the National Press Club on Tuesday, directly across the road, a demolition crew was in the final stages of felling a 30-year-old office block in preparation for building a new one.
Disappearing in a cloud of dust, noise, broken concrete, shattered glass and twisted steel was Centenary House, which, for a decade or so, played a starring role in federal politics.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
