Sky News host Peta Credlin says it is “gutless and low” for Queensland Premier AnnastaciaMP to accuse the prime minister of bullying.
Sky News host Peta Credlin says it is “gutless and low” for Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to accuse the prime minister of bullying. It comes as Ms Palaszczuk declared in Queensland parliament that she “will not be bullied nor will I be intimidated by the prime minister” after he contacted her to seek an exemption of hotel quarantine for a Queensland woman who would otherwise miss out on her father’s funeral. “It’s gutless. It’s low.
Not long after, the woman – who now lives in Canberra- was granted permission to see her father in his coffin but under police guard and without any family present. “Sarah is not a rich yachtie, she's not an AFL footballer or a Hollywood movie star. But according to Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young, that might have helped her case. “Premier, this cruelty to one of your own today, mark my words, will cut through with Queenslanders like nothing else.
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