The aged care and sport minister, Richard Colbeck, attended the Ashes cricket on the same day he declined to appear at the Covid-19 committee citing officials’ “urgent and critical” work combatting Omicron.
In a letter dated 7 January, the committee’s chair, Katy Gallagher, noted the “fast-evolving Covid-19 Omicron situation” and requested Colbeck attend to “facilitate the Senate’s scrutiny role” of the government’s response. “Diverting time and resources, including that of senior leaders within the department who are playing a key role in the management of the current Omicron outbreaks, to give evidence before the committee at this crucial time would impact the urgent and critical work the department is undertaking with other government agencies, states and territories to manage these outbreaks.”
Gallagher said “Australians have done their job throughout this pandemic and they expect Scott Morrison’s ministers to do their job”. He said the committee wished to examine the Omicron variant, availability of rapid antigen tests, back to school plans, and how to “protect the elderly and vulnerable” in aged care.“As much as I root for the Australian cricket team, I have a job to do and I would always put that before attending a game.
needless to say morale is rock bottom
sallyjsara I’m a carer day 10+, unable to return as still unwell, symptomatic. Staff have been pressured to return even when unwell, no testing on return. Understaffing is now at dangerous levels. Staff/resident ratio was already dire, govt/industry 100% culpable in lack of planning.
sallyjsara great report on TWT on aged care pressures… please note NSW now omitting/separating aged care death numbers out of daily count!
yakillinme1 He needs to retire, completely useless.
resignRichardColbeck
Each day of the cricket is 7 1/2 hours. He couldn't spare a couple of hours from his 3 days at the trough to think about Covid amongst the aged? What a pathetic human being! An a pathetic attempt at cover up
Vote him out ...........
Littlesparrow9 A new definition of “urgent and critical” auspol
So utterly contemptuous
So why should we show respect to politicians when they are supposed to work for us and show us contempt all the time?
What gives you the right to be a liar! Oh that’s right, you can go to the cricket same as Scotty did. He will look after you 😡😡😡
Colbeck is one of the Liberal parties biggest failures as a Minister. I hope the voters of Tasmania VoteColbeckOut of the Senate at the nearest opportunity. TotalFailure as the AgedCareMinister PeopleDied because if his incompetence and lack of care.
I'm guessing he is a member of the Hellsong Cult, thus immune from being sacked.
Why is he still a Minister of the Crown?
Is this what Scott meant by 'taking wickets in the pandemic'?
Chris_Murray48 ScottMorrisonMP another entitled member of your rabble.
So he was the one taking wickets with the virus... I had wondered how Scotty knew 😏😷
sallyjsara Laura tingle needs to interview this jerk. Patricia Kervals could toast him on Breakfast. What an A grade jerk.
Why has he not been sacked for gros negligence?
Let's face it, his testimony before the committee would have been useless anyway, since the office cleaners probably know more about health issues than this dud Minister does. Utter waste of space!
andrewprobyn whats your take on this minister
Monocotyledon Typical - snouts at the trough! No a worker amongst them! SHIRKERS ALL! 🤬🤬🤬 ScottMorrisonMP richardmcolbeck On OUR payroll - you guys WORK, not SHIRK!
Run him out of town on a rail.
In group of incompetent, uncaring, corrupt ministers this guy is all three mentioned and so far out of his depth its embarrassing.
Of course he did. Obviously The Ashes are way more important than aged care. He's obviously chosen the wrong career, haven't you richardmcolbeck. Never mind, you'll have a change of career very shortly, with any luck. 😆
He looks like he should be a resident himself!
NO CARE LESS RESPONSIBILITY
A more useless minister never existed. A perfect example of gettinto office just to enjoy perks, and stuff doing your job. He is the David Horton of Australian politics. Golf anyone?
Monocotyledon Coward
Knob. Resign Colbeck
Of. Course. He. Did.
Scumbag
Priorities
Well he didn’t have anything to say. Was never across what was going on in the sector. Useless
Great look for the government in an election year.
How many aged care residents were dying or died over those three days? The minister should resign in shame, if not, the prime minister should sack him.
UPDATE FOR JOBSEEKERS: It is now OK to not undertake mutual obligations if you go to the cricket.
SuxHypocrisy His idea of ’work’.
BelindaJones68 Geez they’re unbelievable. They’ve all got hides as thick as an elephant. There’s no longer any honour, they just do whatever they can get away with. Roll on the election!!
marat_frida His reasons for not attending the committee meeting condemn him. Morrison should sack him. There should be a pack of reporters outside his door.
BelindaJones68 FFS!
The elderly built this country, but are left to (not be able to) fend for themselves. All the good, hard-working people are holding the industry together out of compassion and humility. auspol
Priorities
BelindaJones68 How has he still got a job?
SuxHypocrisy Disgusting entitlement from a man that doesn't care about his job. Intriguing given he looks like he's not far off becoming an agedcare resident himself
Just so I understand this right, a health minister opted not to miss a committee hearing about a pandemic, claiming he had more important things to be doing in relation to said pandemic, but in fact went to a cricket match? politas
Well at least his complete disregard for the job he gets paid to do is…consistent
MY WIFE AGED CARE NOW HEART ISSUES AFTER SECOND VAXXX
Contempt
Well what do you expect from this Govt,don’t give a dame about age care
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