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COVID-19 provides a rare chance for Australia to set itself apart from other regional powers. It can create a Pacific 'bubble'

  • Written by Peter Draper, Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
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For a short time Australia has an unrivalled opportunity to set itself apart from donors to the Pacific including China, Japan and the European Union.

As Victoria’s current COVID-19 spike shows, it will take Australia some time to open its borders to the world and allow residents to travel wherever they like.

But there’s no...

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