Our motions would establish two Joint Select Committees to scrutinise the Govt's health & economic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic 👇
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All Australians need the government to succeed, and we as crossbenchers are determined to ensure that they do.
That's why we're doing this.
But we believe this proposal is insufficient to the task required of us in four key ways:
Right now these Ministers must be able to act fast. But in the months ahead we must be able to scrutinise those actions.
In a crisis, it makes no sense to not to draw on all the expertise we can to solve our biggest problems.
There is strength in the diversity of our communities.
And so should there be in our oversight committees.
If we are to succeed we will need the trust of all Australians. We believe this the way to secure it.
All Australians need the Government to succeed in its COVID-19 Response.
In this spirit of co-operation, and for the sake of the country, we offer them to the Parliament.
Look fwd to hearing from @cporterwa & @Tony_Burke