National Cabinet to replace COAG with ‘laser-like’ jobs focus: Morrison

The Council of Australian Governments will be replaced by a completely new system based on the success of the National Cabinet formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. “COAG is no more,” Mr Morrison said at a media conference in Canberra. “How it’ll be different to the way COAG worked is the National Cabinet will be driven by a singular agenda, and that is to create jobs.” “The National Cabinet will continue to work with a laser-like mission focus on creating jobs as we come out of the COVID crisis and we work into the years into the future. “During the COVID period, we'll continue to meet on a fortnightly basis; in a normal year it would meet on a monthly basis.” “We've agreed on the new structure, and we think that will ensure, for Australians, they'll get better government, more focused government, at both a state and a federal level.” Image: Getty Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au