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Border row fuelled by desire to 'knock off' state Labor at upcoming election
The heated border row brewing in Queensland has been fuelled by the Coalition's desire to “knock off” a Labor premier at November’s state election, according to Labor MP Anika Wells. A battle between the state and federal government over the border closure has deepened in recent weeks as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk suggested borders could remain closed until September if the medical advice advises so. Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian have piled on the pressure for Ms Palaszczuk to renege on her stance but Queensland has remained firm on the decision. Ms Wells, who represents the seat of Lilley in Brisbane, said the government’s pressure on Queensland was just because they wanted to get rid of Ms Palaszczuk’s government at the state election. “This is just another example of where Scott Morrison and his government want everybody else to fall in line and everybody else to not criticise and to act in a bipartisan matter while they themselves act in a nakedly, outrageously, partisan matter,” she said. “They aren’t making the criticisms of the South Australian Liberal premier or the Tasmanian Liberal premier who have very similar restrictions in place. “They are making these criticisms of a Labor premier who they want to knock off at the election in November.” NSW Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg said it was up to the premier to explain while she was keeping the border closed despite the hit to the economy. “That is a matter for Queensland and the Queensland government,” he said.
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The heated border row brewing in Queensland has been fuelled by the Coalition's desire to “knock off” a Labor premier at November’s state election, according to Labor MP Anika Wells. A battle between the state and federal government over the border closure has deepened in recent weeks as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk suggested borders could remain closed until September if the medical advice advises so. Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian have piled on the pressure for Ms Palaszczuk to renege on her stance but Queensland has remained firm on the decision. Ms Wells, who represents the seat of Lilley in Brisbane, said the government’s pressure on Queensland was just because they wanted to get rid of Ms Palaszczuk’s government at the state election. “This is just another example of where Scott Morrison and his government want everybody else to fall in line and everybody else to not criticise and to act in a bipartisan matter while they themselves act in a nakedly, outrageously, partisan matter,” she said. “They aren’t making the criticisms of the South Australian Liberal premier or the Tasmanian Liberal premier who have very similar restrictions in place. “They are making these criticisms of a Labor premier who they want to knock off at the election in November.” NSW Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg said it was up to the premier to explain while she was keeping the border closed despite the hit to the economy. “That is a matter for Queensland and the Queensland government,” he said.
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