Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

by announcing a border bubble with Victoria, states can enact sensible exemptions—compassionate exemptions and commonsense, practical exemptions—right now by listening to and working with local communities in affected areas. The health challenge is significant but we ask all state governments to continue to work constructively to resolve issues affecting the economic recovery. We need to ensure relevant exemptions are in place and apply them consistently and efficiently, so that disruptions to critical services for border residents and all other Australians are minimised as much as possible. We are doing everything possible to help our border communities, and the agricultural industry in particular, get through this pandemic and we call on all to join us in that effort.