WA's Premier says he will not put a timeframe on reopening the state's border, an issue expected to dominate the meeting of the National Cabinet tomorrow following a call by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for the states to 'make Australia whole again'.
WA Premier Mark McGowan says he will not put a timeframe on reopening the state's border, an issue expected to dominate the meeting of the National Cabinet tomorrow following a call by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for the states to "make Australia whole again".
"We are not going to agree to bring down the borders, I've made that plain to the Prime Minister, we're not going to agree."South Australia, Queensland, they've changed measures, backwards and forwards, front and back, they've gone borders, hotspots, no borders and they always cause enormous disruption by doing so.", arguing Victoria had "turned a corner" on the rates of infection.
"In Western Australia it's up to a number of people to make that decision, but … the ultimate advice comes from the Chief Health Officer," Mr Dreibergs said.Nationally agreed 'hotspot' definition sought
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