Sunrise host Sam Armytage weighed into the Qld border battle slamming the Premier for accusing the Prime Minister of being a bully.
“...That governments can create a bubble for football players, for 400 AFL officials lounging by the pool, for Tom Hanks who’s already brought COVID here once flying into the Gold Coast, but we can’t have a compassionate arrangement so a grieving daughter can go to her father’s funeral, so small children can visit their dying father in hospital,” he said.“Palaszczuk hasn’t been bullied, in many cases she is the bully.
“I have made it very clear, these are awful times that every single person has to go through,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
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