Scott Morrison has taken a swipe at Victoria's newly announced roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions, holding New South Wales up as the 'gold standard'. 9News
"We do not have that authority to step in and tell the Victorian government they have to follow another plan. That is not how Australia's federation works," Mr Morrison said.Earlier, Mr Andrews said his professional relationship with the prime minister should not be affected by the extension of Victoria's lockdown restrictions.the state faces.
"That's why we have a very good relationship and one that I don't think will be in any way impacted by commentary made by him and others yesterday. We will continue to work respectfully in a partnership to get the best outcome we can."The prime minister also hinted at building "an integrated tracing capability" right across the country, to counter outbreaks.
"To what extent would those restrictions be otherwise lessened if a higher capacity and functionality of contact tracing were present.""It's just not about how many people you've got on the phone," Mr Morrison said.
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