Australia's government launches coronavirus WhatsApp messaging service

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Facing criticism over its crisis communications, the Australian government has launched a new WhatsApp account and app

"The prime minister's first problem is that he often sounds angry and frustrated with the public ... it doesn't make people feel respected or involved with the decision making," University of Sydney's Claire Hooker told SBS News this week.The number of Australians who have died after contracting COVID-19 reached at least 16 on Sunday, following the death of two more people overnight.Last week, cases were rising between 25 and 30 per cent a day.

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No one uses whatsapp

Is this satire? I can't tell anymore

Cool!! I like this idea.

What ever this man does it’s always a stuff up. How many people use what’s app? Launch a Govt website on Google for all this information. So bloody simple but his brain does not register. BorderForce ScottMorrisonMP australianstory australia auspol coronavirusaustralia

whatsapp - neatly hacked a few months back. gives everything you do and say to Zuckerberg. enjoy

Give a live up date every day on tv at 6pm.

My grandparents, hell, even my parents don’t even know what WhatsApp is.

I don’t use What’s app ScottMorrisonMP

Weird how the symptoms checker doesn't ask you about pre-existing conditions that may put people in the high risk category.

The app is for cops. Dont download it!

I think it’s the media that has the issue! You had to listen in class right! So why can’t you listen now ? Has getting press releases written for you, spoiled your ability to listen? I listened to the Prime Minister talk live & I am glad I did all you lot wanted was a haircut

Is this how Barnaby sent in his reports 🐷🥓🥓🥓🥓🌞🌞🌞🌞👩‍🌾👩‍🌾🐄🐄🌏🌏 ❤️❤️ Barnie

Too little tooooooooooo late.. oh why bother...

OMG it's happening... Idiocracy!

Does he not understand that the messaging is the problem - not the channel?

Scott loves WhatsApp. Its how he does official work. He “led” through it from Hawaii. Its also unable to be put into official records and not subject to FOI. So no paper trail.

The elderly don’t use ‘Apps’

God save us!

An island nation, girt by sea Yet on the 27th of March the blubberment announce the virus is coming from OS. KeepingYouSafe Well done SherlockFromHillsong

Sounds like the plot of an episode of Utopia.

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