Chutzpah. A mellifluous sounding word that is difficult to translate, but kinda sorta means:

Utter nerve; effrontery.

A better way to define chutzpah is through the old story:

A man is brought before a judge for murdering his parents and seeks leniency on the grounds of being an orphan.

It was this parable that came to mind when reading the latest Covid-News alert. Hot off the press:

Annastacia Palaszczuk has called on Scott Morrison to help Queensland tourism operators, as the state prepares to reopen its border to NSW.