Sky News host Paul Murray says Queensland Premier AnnastaciaMP is now pretending she closed borders to protect families, when really, “she said your kids couldn’t come to see you if you were sick”.
Sky News host Paul Murray says Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is now pretending she closed borders to protect families, when really, “she said your kids couldn’t come to see you if you were sick”.
Ms Palaszczuk said on Tuesday, “we are in a unique time in our lives, never before have we been in the midst of a global pandemic, and my job, first and foremost is to look after Queenslanders and their families.” “That’s why the borders have stayed closed for so long,” Mr Murray said. “She pretends it’s about protecting families now, she said your kids couldn’t come to see you if you were sick.
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