This region hasn’t had a COVID case in 62 days, yet it is still considered a “hot spot” by the Queensland Government.
Federal MPs have lashed out at Queensland authorities after a Canberra woman was unable to attend her father’s funeral on Thursday despite lobbying from the Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“It is very hard, I can understand that for people who live in Canberra, to understand why they can’t freely travel into Queensland.” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will not be ‘bullied or intimidated’ by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on borders. Picture: Liam KidstonBut Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News that the strong border was being “mismanaged” as the ACT was in a “better position” than Queensland.
“I just can’t get my head around that somebody could be so cold-hearted and so harsh and so nasty to prevent a girl in those circumstances to say farewell to her dad, be there with her family while they are grieving. The ACT is unable to close its border to NSW but has managed the risks of politicians and staff flying in from all corners of the country without any transmission.
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