18/02/2020NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he is sick of being “lectured by ideologues in Sydney … about what is best for regional rural New South Wales”. The NSW government is set to adopt stricter pollution and noise rules on the rail freight sector which will in turn adversely affect the state’s grain industry and could see 25,000 B-double trucks onto the roads to compensate.
“It’s the EPA, again they’re running the policy of the government [and] they’re taking on another attack on the regions”. Mr Barilaro told Sky News host Peta Credlin the decision is “an attack not just on our communities, but industry [and] the future and prosperity” of regional NSW. “I’ll give respect to [Environment] Minister [Matt] Kean that he’s maybe not fully aware what the impacts are, but the reality is he must be aware of what the EPA is saying.
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Ambassador calls for end to 'harsh' coronavirus travel ban | Sky News AustraliaChina’s ambassador to Australia Cheng Jingye has called on Australia to remove “harsh” travel ban restrictions in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.\n\nIn an exclusive interview with Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert, Mr Cheng said the travel ban “unnecessarily” interfered with trade and travel and said Australia should be “coolheaded and not panic”.\n\n“We are deeply disappointed by the restrictive measures that have been taken because as I see it they are out of proportion,' he said. \n\n“As you said it is inconsistent with the professional recommendations of the World Health Organisation. \n\n“We have expressed our strong wish and hope that the Australian government in its next review will take into account the whole situation and take a balanced approach and consider removing those harsh restrictions or at least relax restrictions.”\n\nMr Gilbert pointed out that China itself had taken extraordinary measures well beyond recommendations of the WHO by detaining millions of people in Wuhan and the broader Hubei province.\n\nMr Cheng responded saying the situation in China was “totally different” from that in Australia.\n\n“We need to take extra measures to stop the spread of the disease whereas here the situation is totally different,” he said. \n\n“Australia is only one of a few countries which has taken such sweeping and stringent restrictive measures on travel.\n\n“We hope the (Australian) government will take a balanced approach and remove harsh restrictions or at least relax them.”\n No you keep the virus 🦠 contained by keeping tight restrictions on travel — look at the death toll climbing in China daily The Cheng is a monster.
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