Tim Watts (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

I have a question to the Speaker. Like a number of members of this chamber, I quarantined for a fortnight to be here for this sitting. I don't recommend it. I know that my Victorian colleagues watching on videopresence today would have dearly loved to have been here today, but personal circumstances did not allow them to spend a month away from their families in order to attend today. I must say that we have noted the comments of the Prime Minister, the Treasurer, the health minister and the acting immigration minister recognising the incredible efforts of Victoria in fighting this second wave of COVID-19 and, more particularly, the equivalence that they now draw between New South Wales and Victoria about the health situation in these respective states. Given this and in this context, I ask if you could provide the House with an update on the ability of Victorian members to attend the sitting starting on 9 November, for which under current arrangements members would need to begin quarantining in coming days.

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