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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minister Greg Hunt have defended the vaccine rollout.

How the Morrison government passed over an Australian company for a US pharmaceutical giant

Australia’s audit office will probe the Morrison government’s $2 billion deal with US pharmaceutical giant Moderna to set up vaccine manufacturing in Australia.

  • Paul Sakkal and Liam Mannix

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New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

‘Whitewash’: New Zealand foreign minister blasts Australian COVID inquiry

Winston Peters says his country’s pandemic royal commission will ask hard questions about Jacinda Ardern’s tough approach.

  • Matthew Knott
Former chief health officer Brett Sutton.

Coatsworth says pandemic lockdowns eroded trust as Sutton admits mistakes

Former Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton admits he failed to explain why COVID lockdowns were necessary.

  • Olivia Ireland and Kate Aubusson
Australian policymakers were not alone in misjudging the nature and strength of inflationary pressures that stemmed from the pandemic.

Trust is broken, and that’s the most damaging COVID legacy

The year-long COVID inquiry found missteps in a once-in-a-century pandemic have undermined trust in vaccines, science and government policy.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Many measures implemented during the pandemic are unlikely to be accepted by the population again.

‘Worse-placed than in 2020’: Where Australia’s pandemic response went wrong

The first wide-ranging inquiry into the nation’s pandemic response has found delays procuring COVID-19 vaccines cost lives and delivered a $31 billion hit to the economy.

  • Shane Wright and Natassia Chrysanthos
People outside a Sydney Centrelink office in July 2021 after lockdowns hit the city.

Today’s inflation caused by yesterday’s COVID spending

The federal government spent $343 billion on combatting COVID-19. A review finds that while useful, some of that spending exacerbated today’s inflation pressures.

  • Shane Wright
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Review of COVID-19 response suffers from not being wide enough

The first inquiry into the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic delivered some sharp criticisms but lacked the proper scope.

  • The Herald's View
The Reserve Bank has looked at its key Covid-era policies to determine what worked and what didn’t. Australian governments have yet to do so.

The half trillion-dollar stimulus we didn’t know about

The Reserve Bank and governments pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy to deal with Covid. We are still counting the cost.

  • Shane Wright
Linda Scott, president of Local Government NSW during the pandemic, addresses the Herald’s COVID discussion.

Experiences during COVID-19 help prepare for the next wave

The last of our three-part series looking at the lessons to be learned from the pandemic reminds us of the forgotten human toll in locking up NSW.

  • The Herald's View
COVID borders.

The forgotten human toll of locking up the state

Policymakers overlooked social cohesion and mental health factors when pushing through health orders, according to a panel of experts.

  • Michael Koziol and Alexandra Smith

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/covid-inquiry-6g8k