Kristina Keneally (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister said on 15 March, 'The Australian government will also ban cruise ships from foreign ports from arriving at Australian ports.' On 19 March, the Ruby Princessarrived and disembarked 2,700 passengers. That ship is now linked to 600 COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths and 19 cases of community transmission in Australia. Does the government take any responsibility for failing to stop the one ship that mattered?