Queensland's Deputy Premier has sensationally claimed the Prime Minister and Federal MPs criticisms of AnnastaciaMP's tough border restrictions was a 'planned attack'.
12/09/2020Queensland's Deputy Premier has sensationally claimed the Prime Minister and Federal MPs criticisms of Annastacia Palaszczuk's tough border restrictions was a "planned attack". Steven Miles claimed the move was organised and orchestrated by Scott Morrison and his office in the lead up to the state election.
A grieving grandmother was denied entry into the state for a funeral under tough border laws which led to widespread outrage from the community. "What you saw was a planned and orchestrated attack from the Prime Minister and his office rolling out senior LNP figures," Mr Miles said. "There's an election coming in Queensland and Scott Morrison thinks there's a chance to get Deb Frecklington elected leader to get our borders open.
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