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Butler says leaders don’t need to apologise for COVID response
The leaders who oversaw Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response do not need to apologise to rebuild deeply eroded public trust, Health Minister Mark Butler said. Source: ABC News.
Covid inquiry finds trust in government has been eroded
A national inquiry into Australia’s COVID-19 response has found that trust has been eroded, health systems are struggling, and inflation pressures from pandemic stimulus are still hurting the economy almost five years after the first COVID-19 case was detected. Source: The Age.
Vaccine mandates were wrong: Perrottet
Former New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet has declared vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic were wrong. Source: ABC News.
COVID shows need to prepare for future pandemics, inquiry told
COVID-19 has left Australians with poorer physical and mental health, and helped fuel inflation because of too many government handouts, the first wide-ranging inquiry into the pandemic has heard. Source: The Age.
Senate committee calls for royal commission into pandemic response
The Senate committee examining Australia’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has recommended the establishment of a royal commission, arguing the case for a full-blown inquiry with investigative powers is “overwhelming”. Source: The Guardian.
UK studies claim religion may have helped during COVID-19
Religious people may have coped better during the coronavirus pandemic than those without a spiritual faith, researchers from the United Kingdom have claimed. Source: BBC News.
Asylum-seekers and refugees ‘already in lockdown’ when COVID hit
An Australian Catholic University study of asylum-seekers and refugees in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic found that their experiences intensified domestic partner violence and financial stress.
Force used on religious groups violating COVID-19 worship restriction
A new Pew Research Centre analysis finds that nearly a quarter of 198 countries and territories analysed used police and government force on religious groups who disobeyed COVID-19 worship restrictions. Source: The Christian Post.
CHA: Nobody should be left behind in future pandemics
Catholic Health Australia says Peter Shergold’s findings about the way Australia handled the COVID pandemic reminds society of its duty to look after the most vulnerable.