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The advent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has heralded a new era of telehealth for the provision of primary health care in Australia.

The pandemic has acted as a catalyst for policy makers and providers to embrace telehealth as an accepted form of primary care service delivery on a broad scale. In parallel, the private sector has seen a rapid growth of telehealth companies, with the global telehealth market estimated to be worth USD$500 billion by 2030.

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1. Explain key components of the perspective
2. List main findings
3. Recognise the significance of the perspective.

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Authors: Darran Foo, Samantha Spanos, Genevieve Dammery, Louise A Ellis, Simon M Willcock and Jeffrey Braithwaite

Article Type: Perspective