Former prime minister Scott Morrison has urged premiers to drop remaining vaccine requirements as he reveals National Cabinet’s expert advisory panel “never agreed” to widescale mandates.
In an exclusive interview with Sky News Australia’s Sharri Markson almost one year on from his election defeat, Mr Morrison revealed his government was vehemently opposed to mandates.
“The federal government did not support any other mandate at all, all of those mandates were done by state governments.Former prime minister Scott Morrison exclusively told Sky News Australia's Sharri Markson he had opposed almost all vaccine mandates. Mr Perrottet claimed last week that he had asked parts of the the public service to drop mandates but complained he did not “have the power” over the entire sector.
Mr Morrison dismissed the Premier’s claim and said the state government could overturn existing mandates.“But not once as prime minister did I delegate my authority as prime minister to make decisions to any public servant. Premiers and chief ministers then primarily took control of their own states’ response which included wide-spread vaccine mandates and, in some cases, months long lockdowns.
“The expert medical panel that guided and advised throughout the pandemic, they never agreed to widescale vaccine mandates,” Mr Morrison said.
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