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Stephen Duckett

Why Australia's coronavirus wars have only just begun

At least three separate policy battles over COVID-19 have replaced a decade of climate wars for the time being.

For 10 years, Australia has been riven by the climate wars. For 10 weeks, we have played host to the corona wars, as debate about how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic has revealed deep divisions about policy choices.

Three key divisions are shaping national policy on the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.

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Stephen Duckett is Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne.

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