Report: Australians Unlikely to Accept Pandemic Restrictions Again

While it's unfortunate that Australia didn't have a proper system in place before the pandemic, this inquiry will help the commonwealth in the future. To prevent another COVID-like tragedy, the government will need its own CDC to detect, track, and study new diseases and their changing variants. And on the social side of the issue, it must ensure that poor and vulnerable communities aren't disproportionately impacted by public health mandates.