Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. On Thursday, Senator Stoker appeared on Sky News and said, in relation to the Queensland Premier, 'She's choking the economy by having these borders shut. She's the knee on the throat of the businesses of Queensland, stopping them from breathing.' Does Mr Morrison agree that it was insensitive and inappropriate for Senator Stoker to use the words of a dying man to make a political point on late-night TV?