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

First of all, the government has not changed its position. Our plan has been set out very clearly about how we are responding to COVID-19 and that when we reach 70 per cent and when we reach 80 per cent we can move through to phase B and phase C of that plan. Those marks have been set by the Doherty analysis that was undertaken. There were further discussions with Doherty over the weekend that were oral. There was oral advice that was provided to the government, and I can ask the minister for health to update further.

It should not come as a great surprise to those opposite that the government would be taking oral briefings from its advisers. I do that absolutely every single day, as people who come to us and are advising us provide us with that advice.

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