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How Australia avoided 48,000 deaths

The death rate in the first and second waves of Covid-19 could have been staggeringly higher if the crude rate had mirrored countries with similar populations.Australia could have had between 15,000 and 48,000 deaths during the first two…

Medical crisis left in Covid’s wake

Many seriously ill Australians are not getting the help they need until it’s too late. One key part of the nation has been hit the hardest.Serious medical conditions and illnesses are going undiagnosed and unmanaged for concerning periods…