Australian PM Criticises Premier for Holding State ‘Hostage’ to Extort Hospital Funding

Australian PM Criticises Premier for Holding State ‘Hostage’ to Extort Hospital Funding
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Aug. 10, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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The Australian Prime Minister said the state of Queensland should take responsibility for their state health system rather than hold the federal government to ransom for money over domestic borders.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would not respond to “shakedown politics” during a pandemic and criticised Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for threatening to keep borders shut unless they received more public health funding.