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Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemic

  • Written by Timothy Baker, Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University
Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemicDARREN ENGLAND/AAP

Toilet paper and ventilators may be unlikely bedfellows, but they serve as powerful symbols of the growing tensions between urban and rural regions in Australia and elsewhere amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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