Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

The OECD has said that Australia is leading the developed world when it comes to economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The OECD has also predicted a bounce back in economic growth in Australia in 2021. The OECD has also outlined that the comparative position of the Australian economy is materially better than the position of economies in many other parts of the world. We'll continue to make the decisions that are required, including decisions to minimise the risk of a second wave of infections, because it is so important to protect people's health and it is also so important to protect our economy and to protect jobs.

I say it again: if Senator Green is committed to the best interests of the people of Queensland, she will join the coalition in calling on Premier Palaszczuk to remove the state border restrictions in Queensland so that people from the great state of New South Wales can go on holidays in North Queensland and can spend money in North Queensland.