'I will turn up when I need to but to expect the leader of the government indefinitely to do this every day means that I am not doing my job properly.'
Source:New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Health Minister Brad Hazzard will stop giving daily coronavirus updates ahead of the anticipated peak in the state's deepening Delta variant outbreak.The premier has previously indicated she expected NSW's COVID-19 crisis to peak in the coming weeks.
"Sunday will be the last day we officially do a press conference in this way but, from Monday at 11am, [NSW] Health will provide a daily health update. Myself and Minister Hazzard, or any other relevant minister, will present to the community on a needs basis," she told reporters in Sydney. The announcement triggered an immediate backlash on social media and extra questioning from journalists at Friday's press conference.
"I will turn up when I need to but to expect the leader of the government indefinitely to do this every day means that I am not doing my job properly," Ms Berejiklian said. "I can assure the people of this state, and they can judge me on my record, whenever I need to speak directly to the public, I absolutely will."
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