The inquiry will not be a royal commission but is expected to have wide-ranging powers to call witnesses.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will finally announce the long-awaited inquiry into Australia’s response to COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.
The inquiry will not be a royal commission but is expected to have wide-ranging powers to call witnesses and it will examine the response of federal and state governments to the pandemic since it began in January 2020. While no nationwide inquiry into COVID in Australia has been conducted, there have been numerous independent and academic examinations carried out.
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