Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Last Friday at the Daily Telegraph's bush summit, the Prime Minister acknowledged the heavy burden of restrictions on Australians, particularly in regional communities, who are limited in seeking access to essential and lifesaving health care, education or work and, for farmers, access to their own property to manage crops and care for livestock. As a strong critic of the one-size fits-all approach taken by state and territory governments on border closures, I welcome the Prime Minister's call for relative risks to be assessed on the whole. Can the minister please update the Senate on the steps the national cabinet is taking to secure a national approach from state and territory governments on the definition of 'hot spots'?