Inquiry Backs an Australian Centre for Pandemic Action

Senator Rex Patrick (R) speaks to Senator Katy Gallagher while the debate on the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2019 continues in the Senate at Parliament House on July 04, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

The federal government should set up an Australian Centre for Disease Control to improve the nation’s pandemic preparedness, an inquiry has recommended.

In April, a Senate committee was tasked with inquiring into the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.