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Coronavirus turbo charges disruption

Decades of old analogue ways and rules are being swept aside as the coronavirus emergency turbo charges the digital economy in a matter of weeks.

Tom Burton
Tom BurtonGovernment editor

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Sunday’s national rollout of universal telehealth is a truly generational change that will revolutionise general practice delivery in this country.

In an industry where the fax machine still dominates, Health Minister Greg Hunt called it "a decade's worth of work in a matter of days". Years of reticence swept away in a weekend by the coronavirus emergency.

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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com

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