National cabinet fracture ‘a bad sign politically’

The fracture brewing within the national cabinet is “a bad sign politically” as the states and territories appear to be at odds with the federal government on how to proceed on how to curb the spread of COVID-19. It comes as the New South Wales and Victoria Governments seek to push the national cabinet to force a total shutdown on all non-essential businesses immediately. Victoria will also push for schools to be shut from Tuesday. Sky News host Ashleigh Gillon said confidence created by the establishment of the national cabinet is weaning. “This is such a bad sign politically that you’ve just had the Prime Minister in Canberra making this huge stimulus announcement and we're about to see the NSW Premier come out with her own major announcement what half an hour or so after,” she said. “This is a Liberal premier in New South Wales - Scott Morrison’s home state. “I think everyone had a real confidence boost when we saw the creation of the national cabinet when we saw (them) all on the same page. “When you start seeing states and territories all start doing their own thing, I think that really does damage confidence right around the country.” Image: News Corp Australia Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au