Federal health minister calls state government policy a ‘most profound and grave use of border closure for a monetary reason’
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The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, has called on the Queensland government to explain how linking the reopening of its borders to hospital funding is “within the law and spirit” of public health orders.
Hunt’s questioning of Queensland’s border ban on Tuesday marks a significant escalation in hostilities between Canberra and the states over hospital funding.
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