Scott Morrison pledged that the return of rescue flights from India is “looking good” after May 15 amid a savage backlash but he’s warned “spoiled prat” cricketer Michael Slater he doesn’t plan to pick up the phone and call him. samanthamaiden reports.
over his ongoing sledging of the PMThe national security committee will consider arrangements to lift the flight ban this afternoon and the national cabinet meets on Friday.said he “respected” Mr Slater but was probably a bit busy to take up his offer of a public duel over the policy.“I understand the deep feeling. But as Prime Minister, I have to make decisions for Australia’s national interests. I have to make sure we keep Australians safe and we can bring Australians safely home.
Amazing to smoke out the PM on a matter that is a human crisis. The panic, the fear of every Australian in India is real!! How about you take your private jet and come and witness dead bodies on the street!The Prime Minister said he remained confident the flight ban will be lifted on May 15. But he’s raised eyebrows by blaming the media for the focus on the potential jail terms under the flight ban.“There was simply a statement of what the Biosecurity Act does as a way of fact, this is not something that was accentuated by Greg Hunt or me or anyone else. It was picked up on in the media and they’ve highlighted that.
“The planning has been undertaken now to see how we can go about making sure that we can repatriate those vulnerable Australian,” he told Channel 9’s“That work is being undertaken now and as soon as the temporary ban is lifted on 15 May, if that’s when the medical experts say we can do it, then I would assume those repatriation flights would resume thereafter.”
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