Paraphrased or verballed? Labor s claim about Scott Morrison and Wellcamp Airport misses the mark
Federal Labor politicians claim Scott Morrison rejected the idea of using Wellcamp Airport near Toowoomba as a quarantine facility because its runway isn t big enough for jets. But RMIT ABC Fact Check could find no record of the Prime Minister saying such a thing. 16 July 2021
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This week, CoronaCheck investigates whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison wrongly claimed that jets could not land at an airport in Toowoomba, as suggested by Labor senator Kristina Keneally.
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