A very emotional Annastacia Palaszczuk accuses Prime Minister Scott Morrison of 'bullying' her to intervene in the case of a woman unable to attend her father's funeral because of coronavirus restrictions.
The Queensland Premier has hit back at the Prime Minister, accusing him of "bullying" her to intervene in the case of a woman who is unable to attend her father's funeral because of coronavirus restrictions.The Premier said decisions on border exemptions are the responsibility of the Chief Health Officer
The ABC has been told the Chief Health Officer will now allow the woman to attend a private viewing, but not the funeral Ms Palaszczuk said she wasn't responsible for making decisions about exemptions, but said the phone call was a blatant attempt at bullying. The ABC understands the woman was given an exemption to enter Queensland from a hotspot in Canberra, to go into mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine.Sources have told the ABC the woman applied for another exemption to leave the hotel during the 14-day quarantine period, which was denied.The ABC has been told the Chief Health Officer will now allow the woman to attend a private viewing, but not the funeral.
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