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It's still not too late to fix the rapid antigen testing debacle. Why the national cabinet decision is wrong and must be reversed

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute
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Yesterday’s national cabinet meeting was called to address another COVID crisis – not the crisis about burgeoning case numbers, nor the crisis about hospital staff being overwhelmed.

This crisis was of the Commonwealth’s own making – what to do about the mess it is in about pricing and availability of rapid...

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