Health Minister GregHuntMP has joined the Prime Minister and Queensland Opposition in urging Qld Premier AnnastaciaMP to grant an exemption allowing a young woman to attend her father’s funeral in Queensland.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has joined the Prime Minister and Queensland Opposition in urging Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to grant an exemption allowing a young woman to attend her father’s funeral in Queensland.
Canberra resident, Sarah, was granted an 11th hour exemption from hotel quarantine in Queensland to privately view her father's body, however, her request to attend the funeral with her younger sister and mother was denied. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Mr Hunt said the federal government worked "behind the scenes" with other states in relation to similar requests, and had been successful in achieving a "compassionate outcome".
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