Premiers Out Of Order On Borders
Western Victoria MP Bev McArthur has denounced the state premiers’ lockdowns and ongoing border closures all while demanding more federal government assistance.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk recently called on the Federal Government to extend JobKeeper to support Queensland’s tourism industry that has been crippled by closed borders.
Western Australia has this week entered into a five-day lockdown after just a single case of coronavirus.
Mrs McArthur said, “Hardworking taxpayers in Western Victoria and elsewhere should not be expected to pick up the bill for the incompetence of megalomaniac premiers more than 1500kms away.”
“State premiers should be forced to bear the consequences of their recklessness and impulsiveness, rather than handball the problem off to Canberra.”
“If the Queensland Government wants to have an ongoing wage subsidy, the Queensland Government should pay for it and Queensland voters can hold them accountable for it.”
“You could be excused for thinking these State Labor Premiers base their border edicts on politics likely to affect election outcomes, rather than health advice designed to save lives.”
“As the CEO of Destination Gold Coast said in May last year, the Queensland Premier has turned her tourism industry into a sacrificial lamb for political point-scoring.”
2 February 2021