Former federal Chief Medical Officer shares his thoughts on the exclusion of the states in COVID inquiry

The federal government has announced an inquiry into the commonwealth government COVID-19 response but have left people frustrated after they confirmed they wouldn’t look at each states’ response to the pandemic.

Former deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nick Coatsworth, says he’s having trouble understanding why the states have been excluded.

“They’ve got the start for a really good inquiry here, but then when we have a look at the terms of reference today, it very clearly says that unilateral decisions … of the state governments are to be excluded,” he told Shane McInnes, filling in for Tom Elliott.

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Images: Dr Nick Coatsworth – Getty Images/David Gray. Anthony Albanese – Getty Images/James Elsby.