❓ Mr Rundle questions the Minister for Health regarding communication failures related to COVID-19 testing and quarantine arrangements for truck drivers entering WA, particularly concerning the lack of information provided to Esperance and Kalgoorlie. The Minister provides a highly defensive and politically charged response.
AnsweredQoN 504Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS — TESTING — EUCLA
504. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Health:
I
have a supplementary question. Why has there been such a significant failure in
communication? Does the minister not think —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr
P.J. RUNDLE : Does the minister
think it is unfair and irresponsible to not inform the communities of Esperance and Kalgoorlie before sending in truck drivers with unclear test results and
unclear quarantine arrangements?
504. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Health:
I
have a supplementary question. Why has there been such a significant failure in
communication? Does the minister not think —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr
P.J. RUNDLE : Does the minister
think it is unfair and irresponsible to not inform the communities of Esperance and Kalgoorlie before sending in truck drivers with unclear test results and
unclear quarantine arrangements?
AnswerView source ↗
Let
me get this straight, Madam Speaker. The team that wanted to rip down the
borders and is onboard, one assumes , with Prime Minister Scott Morrison
and your National Party leader, Barnaby Joyce, says that we should open the
borders, and now you are complaining that our borders are not tight enough! I will
take lessons and advice from a whole range of people about how we can better
respond to COVID-19, but the last people I will take advice from is this sorry lot.
me get this straight, Madam Speaker. The team that wanted to rip down the
borders and is onboard, one assumes , with Prime Minister Scott Morrison
and your National Party leader, Barnaby Joyce, says that we should open the
borders, and now you are complaining that our borders are not tight enough! I will
take lessons and advice from a whole range of people about how we can better
respond to COVID-19, but the last people I will take advice from is this sorry lot.
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