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Health
Jacob Shteyman, Andrew Brown and Kat Wong

Nation's sick state of readiness for pandemics unmasked

A review has called for measures to ensure the nation is better prepared for another pandemic. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is less prepared for a pandemic than it was in 2020.

COVID-19 exhausted the nation's healthcare systems, public service and economy and the federal government will spend $251 million to establish a national Centre for Disease Control to prepare for future pandemics.

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