Sydney and Melbourne city streets were largely deserted on New Year’s Eve, while Victoria prepares to close the border to NSW at midnight
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Morrison was asked whether he was frustrated at the progress in the independent international inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 and whether he had any regrets about the way Australia led the calls for it.
No, we’re patient and we continue to monitor the progress of that inquiry closely and support its swift conclusion.”
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Scott Morrison said he would “love to” attend the Sydney cricket test next week, but noted ACT border rules requiring arrivals from Sydney to quarantine mean he is unlikely to be in Sydney.
The prime minister was asked if he would attend given chief medical officer Paul Kelly earlier this week said he wouldn’t take his family out of fear of coronavirus transmission.
I have great confidence in decisions the New South Wales government are making in relation to these matters and they’ll be following the medical advice. That’s how you manage those issues and what level of crowd they decide is appropriate for the public event, I am sure will be based on the health advice and so, on that basis, I’m comfortable with those decisions.
If I happen to be in Sydney, I think that would be unlikely, given I suspect where the ACT’s position will be over the course of the next week, if I was in Sydney, I would love to go there and sing the national anthem in the new form.
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January 01, 2021 at 02:29AM
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