.GladysB has indicated she is open to federal intervention in the nation's ongoing border battle, as the National Cabinet remains at loggerheads over a consistent timeline for reopening.
Gladys Berejiklian has indicated she is open to federal intervention in the nation's ongoing border battle, as the National Cabinet remains at loggerheads over a consistent timeline for reopening. The NSW Premier took aim at her state counterparts seeking to eliminate COVID-19 by benchmarking zero community transmission before reopening.
In an exclusive interview with Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell, the NSW Premier chastised other states for not considering the impact border closures would inevitably have on the livelihood of its citizens. "I've always tried to be respectful but it gets to a point where they need to look at what it's doing to their own citizens," Ms Berejiklian said.
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