Border closures top of agenda amid funeral heartache

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants leading health officials to agree on a national coronavirus hotspot definition as a top priority so he can use the medical advice to pressure premiers to open their borders

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Sarah Caisip is pictured with her father Bernard Prendergast, 11-year-old sister Isobel Prendergast and mother Myrna Prendergast. Government sources said Mr Morrison did not want to pursue the potential for biosecurity powers to be used to force borders open, instead putting a top priority on using medical advice to pressure premiers.Mr Morrison phoned a radio station after privately pleading with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to let Sarah Caisip join her mother and 11-year-old sister and other mourners.

 

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Can he stick to protecting aged care and national borders please - the states are managing their responsibilities adequately thank- you very much.

We knew that. Morrison is a control freak and a bully. He doesnt have a Covid Recovery Plan but is busybodying all over the place electioneering against Labor State governments facing election. Never hear him complaining to SA or TAS who have borders firmly shut!

Why in six months is there yet to be a National Contact Tracing System or tracking system?!! Borders can only be open if we know where infected people have been. When QLD borders were open, three persons lied and brought back Corona.

He can't move the Premiers as they say they're sticking to and following health advice, so now he's pressuring health officials to change the health advice so he can pressure Premiers? 🤔 Gottcha.

But this required no quarantine by anyone

One man's pleading is another woman's bullying. Does anyone believe Morrison was pleading?

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