Tasmania's Premier has been relying on Public Health advice when it comes to responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Is this what happens when it doesn't suit him?
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has made a point of relying on Public Health advice throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Luke Martin, from the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania, is critical of the state's border restrictions. "That figure was a response from a public health official to a question on essential travellers," Mr Gutwein told reporters.Questioning continued. Why on earth would Scott McKeown bandy around an incorrect figure?"You can be fascinated by the number, but at the end of the day there is no modelling in terms of that figure that has been provided.
On Saturday, under pressure, the Premier repeatedly said the issue was more complicated than Dr McKeown's one-in-10 million figure. Those factors — combined with a potential $500 million hit to the economy if there was another shutdown — appear reasonable. One Launceston tourism operator, practically bleeding money, declined to talk on camera on Saturday about their dissatisfaction with the situation out of concern about the potential public backlash. They are not alone.Privately, Mr Gutwein has been accused by stakeholders of using Public Health advice as a shield.
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