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Funding for this research was provided by:
This work was directly funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Article History
Received: 29 October 2024
Accepted: 4 August 2025
First Online: 12 August 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare the following competing interests: this study was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. The forecasts of hospital bed occupancy, which are contained in the manuscript, were reported on a weekly basis to the Department of Health and Aged Care (Office of Health Protection, now interim Australian CDC) as part of the nationally coordinated response to COVID-19.