Tech billionaire Bill Gates has warned Australia to prepare for the next pandemic, which could be man-made and far more brutal.

Mr Gates told the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney on Monday that political leaders need to settle their differences and work together to prepare for the next virus.

He called for greater global cooperation, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as an example of how countries could improve their response if they worked together.

Tech billionaire Bill Gates has warned Australia to be prepared for the next pandemic, saying it will be man-made

He called for greater global cooperation, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as an example of how countries could improve their response if they worked together

“Compare the economic cost of preparing for the next to the cost of this, over $10 trillion in economic loss,” he said.

“With the pandemic, we were foolish not to have the tools, the practice and the global capacity to be on standby as we do with fire or earthquakes.”

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