Former State Premier Quits Party Over ‘Heavy-Handed’ COVID-19 Response
Former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has resigned from the Liberal National Party, citing disappointment with the response of state and federal governments to COVID-19.
In a statement released on July 26, Newman said, “I have in recent months become dismayed that the political wing has failed to stand up for our core values of fiscal responsibility, smaller government, support for small business, the elimination of red tape, and the defence of free speech and liberty.”
“The last straw for me has been the destruction of people’s livelihoods, jobs and freedoms under governments’ heavy-handed response to COVID-19 across the nation,” he added. “It is important to keep Australians safe, but it is equally important to keep us free. The two concepts do not need to be mutually exclusive.”
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Vital international links must get going again20/04/2021|3min
Former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says Australia really needs to get these vital international links going again. And Singapore is a very important location for Australian business because of the investment dollars that come out of there, Mr Newman told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
It comes as the trans-Tasman border bubble has been officially opened between Australia and New Zealand.
A positive COVID-19 case of an Auckland airport worker was subsequently reported on Tuesday.
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