Sky News contributor SkyNewsRicho says the decision to close borders is a complex one which requires many arguments be weighed up first, and the trouble with Western Australia’s decision is 'there hasn’t been been near enough weighing up'.
Sky News contributor Graham Richardson says the decision to close borders is a complex one which requires many arguments be weighed up first, and the trouble with Western Australia’s decision is "there hasn’t been near enough weighing up". Sky News host Alan Jones asks whether the Western Australian authorities “are ...
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan still has the WA border firmly shut to anyone, yet in the West Australian Parliament on March 18, he said, "If we close the borders to the East what will happen to our markets of products and supply chains for important goods." Western Australian Health Minister Roger Cook said, "well there is this little thing called the Constitution… we cannot turn around and say, one Australian cannot meet and visit another Australian.
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