"The Constitution, in section 51 (IX), lays out in black and...

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    "The Constitution, in section 51 (IX), lays out in black and white that the commonwealth, not the states, has oversight for quarantine. It is the basis for the Quarantine Act, which has not been legally challenged since 1908, including during the 1919 pandemic. We also now have the Biosecurity Act (2015), which provides extremely broad powers, and it mandates that commonwealth powers supersede those of the states."

    https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/the-buck-on-quarantine-stops-with-the-commonwealth/news-story/eb81cf5c8dd6d3582ba710ee0552409f

    Andrews may have failed, but if he has then Dutton and/or Littleproud abdicated their responsibility to allow him to fail. You can write it in just underneath "Ruby Princess".

    Aged care is the responsibility of the Commonwealth as well so you can say the same of Greg Hunt.

    Surely then the buck stops with Morrison?
 
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