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Australia was a model for protecting people from COVID-19 — and then we dumped half a million people back into poverty

  • Written by Sharon Bessell, Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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As the pandemic swept the globe in 2020, Australia stood out as a model for how to contain the virus and support its citizens.

A year later, Australia is struggling with vaccination and has abandoned the measures it put in place in 2020 to support the most vulnerable.

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