Australia has entered a difficult new phase in our battle to live with COVID, with the Delta strain dashing our hopes of life without lockdowns.
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Panellists: Marylouise McLaws, Epidemiologist; Steve Price, Radio broadcaster; Mukesh Haikerwal, GP and former President of the AMA; Meshel Laurie, Podcaster and author; and Alison Pennington, Economist, The Centre for Future Work. With guest host Virginia Trioli.

This episode was broadcast on Thursday July 15, 2021.

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