Second federal politician tests positive for COVID-19

Her office is closed and staff members say they have also gone into a voluntary quarantine at home but none of them are reporting having any symptoms.Peter Dutton self-isolating at home

Mr Dutton returned a positive result for the virus on Friday and was admitted to hospital in Brisbane.after feeling sick last Thursday, the same day he handed down the economic stimulus package with the Prime Minister in Canberra.He took the test on Thursday afternoon, but continued to conduct a series of media interviews in the evening and the following morning.

"The medical advice to me was not to go and self-isolate. I'm pleased the test came out negative," Mr Frydenberg told Sky News on the weekend. Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek took a coronavirus test after attending a conference with someone who later discovered they had COVID-19.Mr Dutton remains in Royal Brisbane Hospital recovering from the virus.

Mr Dutton has a secure video-link and can still participate in Cabinet and National Security Committee meetings from his hospital bed.

Dutton states Kilroy & Mabo sat nowhere near him on the flight in this story. Yet this tweet confirms they DID. Why were they tested if nowhere near him, given 'rationing' of testing in Oz?

Both Qld LNP?

Looks like all the pollies are getting themselves tested.... while the rest of us have to have a connection with someone from overseas or already tested positive...because the pollies have done such a good job of stopping it getting into australia!!

I thought PeterDutton_MP didn't see left or right, just issues. Praise be.

The ABC would almost be disappointed Dutton is making a speedy recovery. It also shows the media beat up this WuhanVirus is.

“Mr Dutton has a secure video-link and can still participate in Cabinet and National Security Committee meetings from his hospital bed.” The hospital has secure comms?

Had she traveled or come into contact with a known case?

Don't worry about them........they can be replaced.

So these pollies take the test but don't self isolate while awaiting results? Different rules for the common folk eh?

Maybe they should have followed the rules and quarantined them selves. auspol

auspol Every parliamentarian should be tested and the results put on the public record.

We need a cure! Not data analysis. We already know what’s going to happen with coronavirus with the curve. If anything invest in a CURE! leighsales FlattenTheCurve

Another dirty liberal lol

Dutton is busy. Lock him up on Christmas Island

theprojecttv can someone ask why she jumped on a plane and flew home rather than wait for the test results in Townsville? What about all the people on her flight home 😤

politicians getting the virus now Australia will get serious

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