As a novel coronavirus seeped from Wuhan to the rest of China and landed on our shores,our health scientists were already at work. Eleven months later,they still have some way to go.
When 600,000 jobs vanished inside a month,Valent Lau feared his family would lose their home. But one swift move by the federal government changed everything.
Politicians,doctors,police – and a tech guru – have been instrumental in NSW holding off a second COVID wave,for now."We had to rely on ourselves,"says the Premier.
The Commonwealth had the deepest pockets - but the states had the muscle. The challenge was to bring them together to fight a global pandemic.
At one point early in the pandemic the Prime Minister called his Vietnamese counterpart to try to secure a supply of rice.
Modified sporting competitions opened the door for broadcast rights to be renegotiated - and the days of billion-dollar deals may now be over.
In a world still shattered by the pandemic,Australia never did get to the predicted 150,000 dead. Nor have we reached 1000. In our success there are lessons about how nations should be run.
Living and working in the same space proved a blessing for the Di Maio family - so they shifted home to the countryside.
The pandemic has had a brutal impact on our entertainment,dining,shopping and travel experiences. Some sectors have bounced back faster than others.