Mike Freelander (Macarthur, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I apologise and I withdraw. But they are insulting to our wonderful health experts and public servants, who have saved thousands of lives by their actions and their hard work and excellent advice.

Let me be quite clear: Australia has done so well because we have a fantastic public health system and experts and leaders of all political stripes who have acted with great courage. We'll get through this pandemic by all working together, listening to the experts and acting on evidence based advice. People in aged care are not expendable. Sick people are not expendable. Commentary by unconscionable rejects is inappropriate and harmful, and I call on the government to denounce it immediately. (Time expired)

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