'That's rubbish': Expert hits out at government's COVID-19 response on Q+A

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The Morrison Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic is criticised heavily on Q+A by Bill Bowtell, a senior advisor to the Health Minister during Australia's response to the AIDS crisis in the early 90s.

"I see tonight, a panic buying of testing kits and so on is to be flown in by pharmaceuticals — I'd like to know those numbers. There's no reason they should be kept secret or hidden.""I can't tell Bill tonight how many test kits there are available," Senator Colbeck said.

"That's one of the reasons that we've said … we wanted the people who have the prerequisites for being tested to be the ones that get tested." Senator Colbeck then reiterated that due to the shortage of test kits only those who fit the criteria for urgent testing should be tested and blamed"misinformation" for other Australians waiting in line for tests.

 

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And as usual ABC finding negative. Little care for positive.

What an idiotic question from such a partisan panelist, Bowtell. His involvement in HIV can’t be compared to management of Covid-19. AIDS was limited to a specific demographic; this virus is a threat to us all. Answer from richardmcolbeck was relevant QandA

Another ‘has been drip’

Wtf, why just why cant everyone work together instead of being selfish fucks and going on with your political point scoring? Especially from the fucking abc.

CMO this ‘expert’ with partisan links.

Did you disclose that this 'expert' is an ex-Labor political adviser? QandA

notmyabc stop funding this trashy organisation ScottMorrisonMP

ABC is nothing but anti Australian propaganda organisation that will do anything and everything it can to rubbish our country, bloody disgraceful

Someone should tell the adjunct professor to sort out his University first. They have the most inconsistent messaging out there

Q&A did bring out the story behind the AIDS media campaign. ALP & LNP the time just handed it over to the scientists who ‘ran the whole show’ AND IT WORKED We have panic buying,no clear structure, & ‘let’s go to the footy’ It ain’t working Pollies should NOT speak on Clovid19!

Haha

'Lagging behind'? look at Italy and then tell me the government is failing. The ABC is a disgrace, any excuse to try and harm this government which in actuality has done an excellent job.

Q and what

Irresponsible

blablabla! Universities responded with grants for students to dodge travel bans my money is on next none were tested! How many dodgers got in the country?

Real story abc went through 5 experts till they found one that would rubbish the government, to help push there agenda

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