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In State of Origin news, deputy premier John Barilaro insists New South Wales “will not be giving up our right to host” game three despite, you know, the spiralling Covid-19 outbreak.
Seems to have erroneously called it a decider, though. As if NSW isn’t going to easily win game two tonight.
Despite the growing risk of COVID-19 in Greater Sydney, we will not be giving up our right to host the State of Origin decider.
I’ve spoken to @pvlandys and indicated we could host the game in Newcastle if the health advice recommends it not be held in Sydney.
In case you missed it yesterday, the New Zealand government has paused quarantine-free travel from all Australian states and territories until 9:59pm on Tuesday.
NZ’s Covid-19 response minister, Chris Hipkins, said the “precautionary step” would be reviewed on Monday.
I acknowledge the frustration and inconvenience that comes with this pause, but given the high level of transmissibility of what appears to be the Delta variant, and the fact that there are now multiple community clusters, it is the right thing to do to keep Covid-19 out of New Zealand.
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