Australia has already shown a willingness to go above and beyond recommendations made by the World Health Organisation in dealing with coronavirus, as the reputation of the organisation is under fire.

National editor Tory Maguire speaks with national security correspondent Anthony Galloway about Australia's February decision to move ahead of WHO and never look back.

Now it must help find a way to keep the world body out of Beijing's grip.

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