
EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report
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The Federal Government has released the report from the independent inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report includes nine guiding recommendations that are aligned with nine pillars of a successful pandemic response. The report identifies 19 immediate actions for the next 12-18 months, and a further seven medium-term actions prior to the next national health emergency. Below, Australian experts comment on the report.
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Dr Rebecca Ryan is Head of the Centre for Health Communication and Participation at the La Trobe University Department of Public Health
Dr Stefan Schutt is a Senior Lecturer of Learning Design (ICT/Digital) and Deputy Director of Graduate Research in the School of Education at La Trobe University
Lyndal Byford is a science communicator and the Director of News and Partnerships at the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC)
Dr Joseph Doyle is a Professor of Infectious Diseases at Monash University and President of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)
Professor Frédéric Meunier is Head, Single Molecule Neuroscience laboratory at the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, and Past President of the National Association of Research Fellows (NARF).
Professor Shamit Saggar is the Executive Director at the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success at Curtin University