Scott Morrison tells states they need to honour Covid ‘deal with all Australians’ to reopen
by Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent from on (#5NNC7)
But Queensland premier insists the goalposts have changed' and Western Australia still wants to crush and kill' the virus
The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has challenged the states over their resistance to opening up the country once 70% of the adult population is vaccinated, saying Australia can't stay in the cave forever".
Amid push back from the states and territories about letting Covid spread through the community once vaccination coverage increases, Morrison demanded they explain how states would open up if not under the terms of the four-phase national plan signed off in July.
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