Sky News Political Editor aclennell says a “heartbreaking story” has emerged from Queensland of a young woman from Canberra forced to remain in hotel quarantine while the rest of her family attends her father’s funeral.
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says a “heartbreaking story” has emerged from Queensland of a young woman from Canberra forced to remain in hotel quarantine while the rest of her family attends her father’s funeral. “After intervention from the PM and a media storm, she has been allowed to see her father’s body but not comfort her 11-year-old sister at the funeral even though she comes from virus-free Canberra,” he said.
” Scott Morrison personally rang the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk about the case after talking to Ms Caisip earlier on Thursday morning, arguing the exemption could be made in this instance. “This isn’t about the Premier of Queensland and me or anyone else,” he said.
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