Evidence given at the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry gives no confidence that the government would be able to manage the implementation of its draconian COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill without severe risk to the public.
During the hearings, it was revealed that not one person; not a minister; not a bureaucrat; or, even a policeman was prepared to accept any knowledge of or responsibility for the hiring of untrained security guards that has resulted in the deaths of more than 750 people.
The former health minister and her Departmental Secretary denied responsibility even though DHHS was the lead agency, the Minister for Jobs denied responsibility,...
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