Australia's handling of the pandemic ranked more accountable than most, but not perfect
- Written by Miranda Stewart, Professor, The University of Melbourne
Governments worldwide spent more than US$14 trillion fighting the health and economic effects of the coronavirus in 2020, much of it very quickly.
Among other things the timing of budgets was changed, procedural requirements bypassed, parliaments not consulted, and information not released.
In a new study comparing 120 countries, Australia was found...
