With coronavirus border restrictions, Scott Morrison is at the whim of the states — and it's worse than we thought
4 years, 6 months ago

With coronavirus border restrictions, Scott Morrison is at the whim of the states — and it's worse than we thought

ABC  

Things have obviously been worse than we thought. The strains in the Federation, brought on primarily by tension over border closures, have long since rendered the Prime Minister's "we're all in this together" slogan redundant. On Friday, the Prime Minister emerged from a turning point National Cabinet meeting to reveal that "at times it has felt like Australia could break apart". There is currently no agreed definition of a "hot spot", and this may prove an intractable sticking point, but if consensus can be found among NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, then far more free movement could be possible than is currently allowed. The Victorian Premier today unveils his much-awaited plan to end the harsh Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne and map out the future for the rest of the state.

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The almighty mess engulfing the immigration minister harks back to a gesture of goodwill towards our closest neighbour
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The almighty mess engulfing the immigration minister harks back to a gesture of goodwill towards our closest neighbour

ABC  

Andrew Giles is still standing as immigration minister and the prime minister has no intention of sacking him. The New Zealand prime minister would regularly vent frustration with her Australian counterparts, most famously telling Scott Morrison at a joint press conference: "Do not deport your people and your problems." Enter Direction 99 That work culminated early last year in Immigration …

Jairam Ramesh cites Australian Parliament’s criticism of Morrison to take a dig at PM Modi
2 years, 3 months ago

Jairam Ramesh cites Australian Parliament’s criticism of Morrison to take a dig at PM Modi

Firstpost  

Australia’s former Prime Minister Morrison on Wednesday unsuccessfully argued against being censured by Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while citing the censure of former Australian premier Scott Morrison by that country’s Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers. “Former Australian PM …

Australia needs an honest conversation about tax and budgets – and Jim Chalmers is ready to talk
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia needs an honest conversation about tax and budgets – and Jim Chalmers is ready to talk

ABC  

Jim Chalmers is a wily operator. COVID changed everything – except the tax cap Just about every fairly foreseeable crisis couldn't be responded to, if the assumptions in the 2019 budget were to be believed. A separate "tax cap" set out in the budget said the government would never collect more than an arbitrarily chosen 23.9 per cent of GDP. …

Morrison and His Ministries
2 years, 6 months ago

Morrison and His Ministries

The Diplomat  

Compared to its political cousins in the United Kingdom and Canada, Australia has less concentration of power in the prime minister’s office. Yet there has been a series of recent revelations that Australia’s former prime minister, Scott Morrison, significantly undermined the principles of a cabinet-based government, secretly having himself sworn into five other ministries by the governor-general in order to …

Scott Morrison's election loss was driven in part by his inability to act on women's anger
2 years, 10 months ago

Scott Morrison's election loss was driven in part by his inability to act on women's anger

ABC  

Scott Morrison can't say he wasn't warned that women were angry. But Scott Morrison – who received God knows how many final warnings from Australian women over the past year but chose every time to continue bulldozing happily along — seems to have achieved something novel, having unmistakably on Saturday night received a John Deere letter. "Women did not see …

Australia PM Morrison defends record despite election loss
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia PM Morrison defends record despite election loss

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Scott Morrison said his conservative government had left Australia in a robust condition, even as voters on Saturday punished him for his handling of issues including climate change and the pandemic that helped return the center-left opposition to power for the first time in almost a decade. A former tourism marketer before switching to politics, Morrison was labeled …

Australia floods: Scott Morrison says no point addressing climate crisis if emissions in developing countries keep rising
3 years ago

Australia floods: Scott Morrison says no point addressing climate crisis if emissions in developing countries keep rising

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has defended his government’s record on the climate crisis after …

Queensland floods: Annastacia Palaszczuk ally Cameron Dick blasts Scott Morrison
3 years ago

Queensland floods: Annastacia Palaszczuk ally Cameron Dick blasts Scott Morrison

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has been criticised by the Queensland Labor government for his performance during a tough trip to Brisbane where he mopped a basketball court and visited victims following devastating floods. In Lismore on Wednesday Mr Morrison announced cash payments for victims in three areas and made a 'National Emergency Declaration' covering NSW and Queensland. ADF troops have been helping …

In flood-ravaged Lismore, Morrison faces tough questions about natural disasters and the role of Defence to respond to them
3 years ago

In flood-ravaged Lismore, Morrison faces tough questions about natural disasters and the role of Defence to respond to them

ABC  

The Prime Minister's visit to flood-ravaged Lismore was always going to be a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't. On balance, avoiding angry scenes on camera was probably the wise political choice, but it says a lot about his current standing that the Prime Minister couldn't risk walking down the streets of Lismore during a crisis …

Scott Morrison will face two tests before his own election — and his team is far from ready
3 years, 2 months ago

Scott Morrison will face two tests before his own election — and his team is far from ready

ABC  

It sounded a touch desperate — Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to "come on down" to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. People were quick to see the irony — while Morrison was spruiking working holidays, travel advice in the US was updated to say "avoid travel to Australia". "Come on down" wasn't Morrison's only trite line. Certainly the …

Queensland blasts Scott Morrison for demanding states drop bans
3 years, 4 months ago

Queensland blasts Scott Morrison for demanding states drop bans

Daily Mail  

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her deputy have accused Scott Morrison of trying to claw together 'a coalition of anti-vaxxers' for his own political survival. Mr Morrison took aim at Ms Palaszczuk and her Queensland Labor government's plan to ban unvaccinated people from venues that are due to open when 80 per cent of eligible residents are double-jabbed. Prime Minister …

Scott Morrison scrambles to assert control as Dominic Perrottet opens the international border
3 years, 5 months ago

Scott Morrison scrambles to assert control as Dominic Perrottet opens the international border

ABC  

The federal opposition likes to deride Scott Morrison as the Prime Minister for New South Wales. Perrottet's decision to throw open the international border was done in a way that left Morrison on the political back foot and his office scrambling to catch up. And in doing so, the NSW Premier managed to sideline a Prime Minister who's spent the …

As Gladys Berejiklian fell from the top of the power list, Scott Morrison literally raced out ahead of her with his own agenda
3 years, 5 months ago

As Gladys Berejiklian fell from the top of the power list, Scott Morrison literally raced out ahead of her with his own agenda

ABC  

Just 24 hours earlier, the Financial Review's annual power list had been trumpeting the fact that, for the first time in the 21-year history of the list, the Prime Minister was not perceived as the nation's most powerful person. Having survived the maelstrom of a COVID outbreak in her state that had seen its citizens locked down for four months, …

Scott Morrison is wedged between Joe Biden and Barnaby Joyce in forging climate policy for Glasgow
3 years, 6 months ago

Scott Morrison is wedged between Joe Biden and Barnaby Joyce in forging climate policy for Glasgow

ABC  

"The evidence is clear: climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy." Apart from the continuing COVID crisis, which carries the risk of another technical recession, Morrison in the coming weeks will be focused on recrafting Australia's climate policy ahead of Glasgow. Morrison is wedged between the strong and increasing US pressure to boost Australia's ambition …

With no more COVID zero, we've hit a new stage. But the states are more fractured than ever
3 years, 6 months ago

With no more COVID zero, we've hit a new stage. But the states are more fractured than ever

ABC  

In the Orwellian world of the pandemic, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews's raising of the white flag on "COVID zero" was greeted positively by the Morrison government and with relief by many among the public who are at the end of their tether. "Living with COVID is a reality — it's not an option," Berejiklian said on Thursday, sending the blunt …

Australia's state premiers are given a deadline for when they MUST open up borders
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia's state premiers are given a deadline for when they MUST open up borders

Daily Mail  

The Scott Morrison government has given an extraordinary ultimatum to rogue premiers telling them they 'must reopen' state borders by Christmas when vaccination rates hit 80 per cent. The Scott Morrison government has given an extraordinary ultimatum to rouge premiers telling them they must reopen state borders by Christmas when vaccination rates reach 80 per cent Australian Defence Force personnel …

Scott Morrison's COVID lockdown exit plan has a big stumbling block — the two halves of Australia
3 years, 6 months ago

Scott Morrison's COVID lockdown exit plan has a big stumbling block — the two halves of Australia

ABC  

After being pummelled for months over the vaccine "stroll-out" and wearing at least some of the blame for never-ending lockdowns, it's understandable the Prime Minister has grabbed a torch from the Doherty Institute to lead the nation "out of the cave". It's the course of ending lockdowns once vaccination targets are met, reopening state borders and "living with" the Delta …

Scott Morrison tells states to stick with pathway out of COVID-19 lockdown, concedes return to zero cases 'highly unlikely'
3 years, 7 months ago

Scott Morrison tells states to stick with pathway out of COVID-19 lockdown, concedes return to zero cases 'highly unlikely'

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded it's "highly unlikely" that Australia will be able to return to COVID zero, as he pushes the states to start relaxing restrictions once 70 per cent of adults have been vaccinated. Key points: States and territories agreed to opening borders and reducing lockdowns once 70 to 80 per cent of Australians were vaccinated States …

Australian Prime Minister hints at end to ‘Covid zero’
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian Prime Minister hints at end to ‘Covid zero’

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hinted at an end to the country’s zero Covid-19 infections strategy in an opinion piece published Sunday, warning Australians to expect a rise in infections as restrictions relax. Morrison’s article comes as Sydney, Australia’s largest city, recorded 830 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, its highest number of daily new infections …

As Australia's COVID crisis reaches boiling point, Morrison seems unable to articulate what's wrong with our lack of policy
3 years, 7 months ago

As Australia's COVID crisis reaches boiling point, Morrison seems unable to articulate what's wrong with our lack of policy

ABC  

Last Sunday, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce, was asked a very simple question: Would he support any sort of target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050? In a week when the NSW Government unilaterally declared its COVID pandemic crisis a national emergency, and two other states were fighting to suppress outbreaks, and in a week where …

Australia should have seen the Delta COVID variant coming, but it has exposed our serious weakness
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia should have seen the Delta COVID variant coming, but it has exposed our serious weakness

ABC  

Since the pandemic began, various plans, pathways, horizons and war-games have all been deployed to demonstrate the government is keeping one step ahead of the virus. Immediate support needed The income support is now slightly more generous than where the JobKeeper scheme finished, but it only kicks in once a declared COVID "hotspot" enters its fourth week of lockdown. That …

Scott Morrison has a serious weakness — The Nationals, his coalition partner
3 years, 9 months ago

Scott Morrison has a serious weakness — The Nationals, his coalition partner

ABC  

There was a certain pre-election nervous frisson abroad in Canberra ahead of the last sitting week before the Parliament rises for the winter break. As one long time Coalition source put it this week: the most useful Nationals Leader for any Liberal prime minister is one that you can roll over but who also controls his party room. None so …

Greater Melbourne workers affected by COVID lockdown eligible for Commonwealth payments
3 years, 9 months ago

Greater Melbourne workers affected by COVID lockdown eligible for Commonwealth payments

ABC  

People in greater Melbourne who have lost work as a result of the lockdown will receive a payment of either $500 or $325, as part of a financial support package from the federal government. Key points: The payment will be available to people over 17 who have less than $10,000 in "liquid assets" The payment will be available to people …

How Australia's budget is designed to win votes ahead of federal election
3 years, 10 months ago

How Australia's budget is designed to win votes ahead of federal election

Daily Mail  

Barista Szilvia at work at Madisons cafe on the Gold Coast When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia in March 2020, about 900,000 Aussies lost their jobs as restaurants, pubs, and shops were shut down to stop the deadly disease from rapidly spreading throughout the nation. The October budget backed up these large-scale programs by bringing forward permanent tax cuts for …

Scott Morrison takes a swipe at Annastacia Palaszczuk
4 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison takes a swipe at Annastacia Palaszczuk

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has urged states to support their economies when they impose lockdowns and border controls - instead of asking for handouts. Last week Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk asked for an extension of JobKeeper as international border closures keep out overseas travellers and state border uncertainty weighs on domestic tourism. Scott Morrison has urged states to support their economies when …

How the Prime Minister's language has changed during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

How the Prime Minister's language has changed during the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

A year ago today, when Scott Morrison described the "rapidly evolving" situation surrounding a mystery virus in China, odds are he had no idea how significant it was about to become. January It may seem like a lifetime ago now, but January 23, 2020, is one of the first times the Prime Minister speaks about the new "virus" originating from …

NSW to receive $2.7 billion road boost as part of federal budget
4 years, 5 months ago

NSW to receive $2.7 billion road boost as part of federal budget

ABC  

The NSW Hunter Region and Western Sydney will see their roads upgraded sooner as part of the Federal Government's commitment to fast-track $2.7 billion on state infrastructure. Key points: The spending will be fast-tracked to help the NSW economy with COVID recovery The investments will create an estimated 8,000 jobs for the state Newcastle said it had been waiting for …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison pressures Victoria to fast-track coronavirus roadmap
4 years, 6 months ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison pressures Victoria to fast-track coronavirus roadmap

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has taken aim at the Victorian Government's roadmap out of stage 4 coronavirus restrictions, saying he hopes the state will reopen more quickly than outlined. Key points: Mr Morrison described the plan as "crushing news" for Victorians Mr Morrison described the plan as "crushing news" for Victorians Victoria's roadmap out of restrictions was unveiled on Sunday …

Premiers are playing hardball with coronavirus-induced hard borders ahead of National Cabinet meeting
4 years, 6 months ago

Premiers are playing hardball with coronavirus-induced hard borders ahead of National Cabinet meeting

ABC  

That old adage "never get between a premier and a bucket of money" has become 'never get between a premier and a COVID election'. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, two months from polling day, has been acting with the sort of single-minded political determination and ruthlessness that Scott Morrison might identify with in more normal circumstances. At the start of the …

‘Big kick in the guts’: Melbourne businesses brace for virus hit
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Big kick in the guts’: Melbourne businesses brace for virus hit

Al Jazeera  

Australia’s second-biggest city Melbourne entered its first day of tougher restrictions to contain the spread of a resurgent coronavirus on Monday as residents braced for further announcements on business closures. The state of Victoria declared a “state of disaster” on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew on its capital as part of the country’s harshest movement restrictions to date. Plans …

Australia records 2,192 COVID-19 cases in a week, Scott Morrison announces JobKeeper, JobSeeker changes
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia records 2,192 COVID-19 cases in a week, Scott Morrison announces JobKeeper, JobSeeker changes

ABC  

Let's say you've been relying on JobSeeker or JobKeeper for the past few months and today comes the announcement that those payments are going to continue, but be reduced, or maybe even end for you completely. The University of Canberra's Gregory Mowle, a financial literacy researcher and former ASIC consumer credit educator and financial counsellor, has some advice on what …

Key moments from the Prime Minister's latest press conference on Victoria's coronavirus outbreaks
4 years, 8 months ago

Key moments from the Prime Minister's latest press conference on Victoria's coronavirus outbreaks

ABC  

The Prime Minister has urged Australians to support Victoria as it grapples with coronavirus outbreaks and discussed reducing international arrivals during his latest press conference. The Commonwealth has also increased the support it is providing Victoria, with Mr Morrison saying there were 350 Australian Defence Force personnel assisting on the border, another 280 providing medical, testing and logistical support, and …

Scott Morrison undeterred on coronavirus reopening despite rise in Victorian cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Scott Morrison undeterred on coronavirus reopening despite rise in Victorian cases

ABC  

Excess buying of toilet paper has become a leading indicator of public alarm about COVID-19. We were prepared for setbacks When the reopening of the economy began some weeks ago, Mr Morrison and Professor Murphy warned there would be fresh COVID outbreaks that would have to be managed. Mr Morrison believes that in Australia we have reached the point where, …

Australia got its health response to COVID-19 right at a high price, but some feel the risks were overblown and the price tag too large
4 years, 9 months ago

Australia got its health response to COVID-19 right at a high price, but some feel the risks were overblown and the price tag too large

ABC  

The mathematicians are at it again. It's just that far more Australians would have died and our health system would have been stretched beyond capacity. While the supposed $60 billion accounting mistake technically should give the Federal Government more latitude, Prime Minister Scott Morrison until late last week was adamant all the employee payment subsidy and the doubling of unemployment …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison to warn of hard economic recovery post-coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison to warn of hard economic recovery post-coronavirus

ABC  

An overhaul of vocational education focused on tradies and skilled workers will be at the centre of Government efforts to lead the Australian economy "out of ICU" following the COVID-19 crisis. Key points: Scott Morrison will use an address to the National Press Club to warn Australia faces grim times post-COVID-19 Scott Morrison will use an address to the National …

We don't know what the coronavirus new normal will be — and that's Morrison's ongoing challenge
4 years, 10 months ago

We don't know what the coronavirus new normal will be — and that's Morrison's ongoing challenge

ABC  

It's a rare thing for a Prime Minister to emphasise how much they don't know. On Friday the Reserve Bank produced a set of "baseline" forecasts, suggesting unemployment could peak at 10 per cent next month and remain uncomfortably high for the next two years. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our …

Australia coronavirus restrictions to be lifted in three-step plan to reopen economy
4 years, 10 months ago

Australia coronavirus restrictions to be lifted in three-step plan to reopen economy

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a three-step plan to reopen the country’s economy by July, as the government begins winding down social distancing measures intended to stop the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference following a National Cabinet meeting on May 8 in Canberra, Australia. Morrison said there would be …

There's a lot riding on the coronavirus tracing app — and not just the nation's health
4 years, 10 months ago

There's a lot riding on the coronavirus tracing app — and not just the nation's health

ABC  

The coronavirus "tracing app" is looming as a fascinating test. A poll conducted by the Australia Institute has found 45 per cent of respondents intend to download the app and that's before the National Cabinet has even finalised the details or begun an advertising campaign. "The normal cabinet process has to resume as soon as possible," says one member of …

The curve is flattening, but not enough to return to normal. Catch up on the key points from Scott Morrison's latest coronavirus update
4 years, 11 months ago

The curve is flattening, but not enough to return to normal. Catch up on the key points from Scott Morrison's latest coronavirus update

ABC  

It has been 87 days since Australia's first case of coronavirus was confirmed. Health Minister Greg Hunt said Tuesday was an important day on the "road back" — but we have to keep doing what we're doing and continue distancing measures. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts …

Coronavirus restrictions to remain in place for at least four weeks, Scott Morrison says
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions to remain in place for at least four weeks, Scott Morrison says

ABC  

Australians will have to live with coronavirus restrictions for at least another four weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, as the Government begins to chart a path out of the measures. Key points: Australia will continue with social distancing restrictions for at least another four weeks Australia will continue with social distancing restrictions for at least another four weeks …

Australia to pass huge stimulus plan, S&P lowers AAA outlook
4 years, 11 months ago

Australia to pass huge stimulus plan, S&P lowers AAA outlook

Al Jazeera  

Australia’s coveted AAA credit rating came under a cloud on Wednesday as the country’s parliament returned to pass an emergency 130 billion Australian dollars stimulus package to help cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Australia’s government has so far pledged 320 billion Australian dollars in fiscal support as the coronavirus pandemic shuts companies and leaves many …

Read Scott Morrison's full statement on the new national coronavirus restrictions
4 years, 11 months ago

Read Scott Morrison's full statement on the new national coronavirus restrictions

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a raft of new restrictions on activities, events and businesses to curb the spread of coronavirus. "House parties where someone wants to now have the social events, not at clubs and venues like that but to organise a party at someone's home, the states and territories will be particularly looking at that one and …

Why coronavirus pressures prompted Australia's biggest states to rebel against Scott Morrison
5 years ago

Why coronavirus pressures prompted Australia's biggest states to rebel against Scott Morrison

ABC  

On a day when the number of COVID-19 cases had surpassed 500 in New South Wales, Sydneysiders woke up to an opinion piece in the biggest selling newspaper, the Sunday Telegraph, from Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan. The health advice hadn't changed — the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee that guides health emergencies was still advising that schools should remain …

Scott Morrison must avoid a coronavirus-caused recession. Keeping jobs will be the measure of his success
5 years ago

Scott Morrison must avoid a coronavirus-caused recession. Keeping jobs will be the measure of his success

ABC  

How quickly achieving the S-word — surplus — has gone down the S-bend. To settle a 12-year score with the Labor Party — which the Coalition accused of spending way beyond what was necessary to avoid recession during the global financial crisis — the Prime Minister wants to spend no more than is needed. Industries will be feeling impact of …

How the Government plans to spend $2.4 billion protecting Australians against coronavirus
5 years ago

How the Government plans to spend $2.4 billion protecting Australians against coronavirus

ABC  

Up to 100 coronavirus fever clinics will be set up and a new Medicare item created to deliver health advice remotely, as part of a new $2.4 billion Federal Government package designed to help protect Australians against coronavirus. Key points: Scott Morrison says the package will ensure Australia is as well prepared as anywhere in the world Some doctors have …

Scott Morrison says impact of coronavirus for Australia could be bigger than global financial crisis
5 years ago

Scott Morrison says impact of coronavirus for Australia could be bigger than global financial crisis

ABC  

The economic impact of coronavirus on Australia could be greater than that of the global financial crisis, the Prime Minister has warned, as he prepares to unveil a stimulus package designed to stop Australia from sliding into recession. Key points: The Government's fiscal response aims to protect the budget and economy during the coronavirus crisis The stimulus package will be …

Coronavirus is a health crisis spilling over into an economic meltdown — and it needs a smart response
5 years ago

Coronavirus is a health crisis spilling over into an economic meltdown — and it needs a smart response

ABC  

If you believe the economics profession, human beings are rational creatures. Amid the threat of coronavirus, Scott Morrison's Government needs to keep growth going, spending enough — not too much, not too little — and choosing the right measures. The Reserve Bank cut rates twice last year before last week's emergency cut to an historic 0.5 per cent low, the …

Coronavirus will test our politicians, but it could also be Scott Morrison's shot at redemption
5 years ago

Coronavirus will test our politicians, but it could also be Scott Morrison's shot at redemption

ABC  

It's not often, in an economic crisis, that policymakers are contemplating dealing simultaneously with supply, demand, and confidence shocks. So much revolves around confidence As the Morrison Government contemplates putting together a policy response — and one which it can keep adjusting if it needs to over some months — it is facing the same questions as governments all around …

Government's economic plan for coronavirus to be announced ahead of May Budget
5 years ago

Government's economic plan for coronavirus to be announced ahead of May Budget

ABC  

The Federal Government's plan to shield the economy from the coronavirus fallout will be announced ahead of the May Budget, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Key points: The plan has been kept under wraps, but Mr Morrison says the details will be revealed in the next two months Mr Morrison refused to answer questions about whether the coronavirus outbreak and …

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