Sky News host Chris Kenny has labelled Australia’s state leaders – save for New South Wales Premier GladysB – as “political cowards” as they continue to stand by their hard borders.
Sky News host Chris Kenny has labelled Australia’s state leaders – save for New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian – as “political cowards” as they continue to stand by their hard borders. “They’re blocking borders around the country, and locking down hard in Victoria, despite the pain and collateral damage they're creating,” he said. “This is beyond a joke.
“The nation united in shutting down, the states are all on board for accepting federal funds for JobKeeper and the like, but there is no consensus on opening up and learning to live with the virus. “This is what has happened to our premiers, they are single minded, obsessed, and they’re strangling the nation”.
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