Australia’s pandemic plans were ‘grossly inadequate’, an inquiry has found. What lessons can be learned?

Initiated by the Albanese government in 2023, the 866-page report finds people still feel resentment about what they lost' during pandemic lockdowns

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Many citizens lost trust in Australian governments through the early Covid period and rebuilding that faith for future health emergencies is vital, the federal government's inquiry into the pandemic has warned.

The long-awaited report into Australia's Covid response said national cabinet must be less secretive with its decision-making in future. Delays in procuring the vaccine, and its distribution, had a direct economic cost estimated at $31bn, the report said.

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