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Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has said he is unbothered by the latest polling results showing the Coalition still lagging behind Labor.
Speaking to Sunrise this morning, Joyce said Australia is going through “precarious times”, adding that “whatever choice the voters make is the right one”.
This is precarious times, there is no doubt about it.
The Australian people have to make a choice of who is more likely to make a nation as strong as possible as quickly as possible.
The NSW parliament can do whatever it chooses.
It’s its own entity. But I hope the NSW government does start constructing dams and start doing some of the mitigation measures which are so important. Procrastination is not the place of governments. It’s immediate action.
A lot of work has been done to make sure that the protocols are in place, including making sure that we can collaboratively work between federal government responsibilities and use and state and territory government responsibilities.
All the research we’re seeing is that the people who want to make a trip and come to Australia ... are prepared to pay to do so ... so our hope is the extra cost won’t dissuade.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/mar/14/australia-news-live-updates-scott-morrison-weather-nsw-victoria-queensland-floods-covid-omicron
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