The sister of a woman who was banned from attending her father's funeral in Brisbane has hit out at Prime Minister Scott Morrison for 'politicising' her family's tragedy, saying a 'very private moment has been made very public' | LydiaLynch101 Rob Harris
The sister of a young woman who was banned from attending her father's funeral in Brisbane last week has hit out at Prime Minister Scott Morrison for "politicising" her family's tragedy, saying a "very private moment has been made very public".
In a scathing letter to the Prime Minister, Ms Prendergast said she was "extremely disappointed that you have used my family to try and advance your political agenda". "I believe you owe my family and all the other families who have suffered an injustice at your hand for not expediting their exemption applications a personal apology."
Their grandmother died just 32 hours after having the stroke, and interstate family members were not given exemptions to attend her funeral. "Although Scott Morrison has highlighted one case, there's been many, many other cases that are very similar to this case where he has not intervened.
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