‘Damaging and Divisive’: Inquiry Hears COVID-19 Lockdowns Should Be Examined

The Senate Committee is due to produce a final report at the end of March.

Health workers conduct COVID-19 tests at the Bondi Beach testing clinic in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 28, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

The consequences of “damaging and divisive actions” of states to lock down should be considered as part of any royal commission to COVID-19, according to a key witness at a Senate inquiry.

A Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee hearing on the appropriate terms of reference for a COVID-19 Royal Commission was held on March 13.