PM @ScottMorrisonMP speaking from The Lodge on 2GB:
'Like everyone who comes back [from overseas] you do your 2 weeks quarantine.'
(PM and Cabinet members do their quarantine at home, regular Australians do theirs in mandatory hotel detention under guard at a cost of $3k).
'Like everyone who comes back [from overseas] you do your 2 weeks quarantine.'
(PM and Cabinet members do their quarantine at home, regular Australians do theirs in mandatory hotel detention under guard at a cost of $3k).
Morrison asked about secret side visits to family sites in Cornwall while telling Austns cases in UK are too high for them to travel abroad.
'I wouldn't describe it like that at all' (double standards)... 'pretty innocent'.
Doesn't deny PMO organised it weeks in advance.
'I wouldn't describe it like that at all' (double standards)... 'pretty innocent'.
Doesn't deny PMO organised it weeks in advance.
Worth listening to that audio for yourself. PM, usually a very smooth communicator, noticeably struggled to get the words out cleanly when trying to defend his Cornish family tracing trip as 'pretty innocent' and insisting Australians wouldn't see it as a double standard.
Not surprising PM expects Australians to have no problem with his side trip -
Australians have been overwhelmingly compliant on Covid restrictions and supportive of bans in pursuit of zero-Covid, even though its created a two-tiered system, particularly when it comes to travel.
Australians have been overwhelmingly compliant on Covid restrictions and supportive of bans in pursuit of zero-Covid, even though its created a two-tiered system, particularly when it comes to travel.
Cabinet minister @Birmo just defended the PM's side trips to trace his Cornish ancestry as 'soft diplomacy'.
(on ABC)
(on ABC)
The PM says he 'hopes' Australians will be able to spend Christmas 2022 abroad but its still too early because virus is 'very dangerous', cites UK case data when 'he was there'. 
PM not asked why the medical risk is LOWER for the PM compared to any other fully vaccinated Australian with need to travel nor for what medical advice supports only 'hope' of travel by 2022 given vax rollout meant to be complete by end of year.
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