Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for the question. The reference to 'not a race' was first said by Professor Brendan Murphy, the Secretary of the Department of Health and chair of the Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group, and I affirm his remarks. I affirm the remarks of the secretary of health because all the way through this pandemic our government, the governments around the country and, indeed, governments in other countries, have always been mindful of the expert advice informing the decisions we have taken. That reference was made by the secretary and it was affirmed by me in a way that was consistent in the way I have always considered very carefully the advice provided by Professor Murphy. If those opposite want to play politics with the advice provided by our medical experts and seek to call into question the references made by the secretary of health—

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