‘Extraordinary’ State Authority Must End as Australians Learn to Live With COVID-19: Treasurer

‘Extraordinary’ State Authority Must End as Australians Learn to Live With COVID-19: Treasurer
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg during a television live cross at Parliament House on March 16, 2021, in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the “extraordinary” powers given to state premiers during COVID-19 should slowly diminish as the economy bounces back and life returns to normal.

“The pandemic’s been pretty unusual in the sense it’s elevated the role of premiers to a prominence, I suspect, they haven’t had for decades,” Frydenberg told The Australian Financial Review.