Coronavirus: COVID-19 commission chair Nev Power says life won't return to normal with 'snap of the fingers'

Doug Dingwall
Updated May 22 2020 - 6:44am, first published 12:30am
Chairman of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission Nev Power. Picture: Karleen Minney
Chairman of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission Nev Power. Picture: Karleen Minney

Life in Australia won't return to normal with a "snap of the fingers" and the nation must prepare to adapt as other countries rethink international trade flows amid the pandemic, the head of the advisory body guiding the economic recovery from COVID-19 has said.

Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au