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WA Premier Mark McGowan defends border policy after Prime Minister’s comments
WA Premier Mark McGowan has again defended his strict border policy, after his New South Wales counterpart labelled internal border closures “embarrassing” and the Prime Minister said a new approach was needed in 2021.
Key points:
- The Prime Minister said COVID-19 could eventually be treated as a “bad flu”
- The NSW Premier labelled internal border closures “embarrassing”
- Mark McGowan said he was not considering changes to the policy
Speaking at an Australian Financial Review (AFR) business summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said COVID-19 could eventually be treated like a bad flu, once the population was sufficiently vaccinated.
Mr Morrison also said state premiers would need to better justify future border closures as the health…
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