Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Birmingham. Today 344 new cases have been reported in New South Wales, with 62 people currently in an ICU, and, tragically, there have been a total of 34 deaths during the current outbreak. Yesterday, an experienced respiratory physician at a Western Sydney hospital issued a stark warning that 'New South Wales is almost certainly on the precipice of a massive deterioration'. Given Mr Morrison has endorsed the New South Wales decision to avoid lockdown, will he now take responsibility for the crisis facing the people of New South Wales?