Liberal Senator stoker_aj says Australians being able to trade with each other and move freely amongst each other is when “we do our best”.
Liberal Senator Amanda Stoker says Australians being able to trade with each other and move freely amongst each other is when “we do our best”. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has maintained her strong stance against inter-state travel even for extenuating circumstances. Meanwhile, borders remain closed between NSW and Victoria, and South Australia and Victoria.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has recently come out against the continued border closures declaring it’s against the nature of Australia’s federation. Senator Stoker said the prime minister has been ramping up the pressure on the states to realise Australia does best when it doesn’t have “hard parochial attitudes”. “When we trade amongst each other, when we can move freely as a country, we do our best economically and socially,” she told Sky News.
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