South Australian Premier Steven Marshall is calling on his Western Australian counterpart to release the health advice that stopped him from attending the first in-person national cabinet meeting.
WA Premier Mark McGowan made the call over fears he could contract coronavirus from Mr Marshall, despite South Australia recording 12 consecutive days with no new COVID-19 infections.
Health advice also says it is safe to travel to Canberra.
Mr McGowan will be the only state or territory leader not to attend Friday’s meeting. Instead, he will appear via teleconference.
Mr Marshall said Mr McGowan’s decision to steer clear from him was “extraordinary” and admitted they had not yet spoken about the situation.
“South Australians haven’t been stopped from going to the ACT for a very long time and Western Australians have been going for weeks so you have South Australians and Western Australians mixing over there,” he said on ABC Radio.
“They’re not being prohibited from doing that but for some reason Premier McGowan has formed the opinion that presumably, based on some sort of health advice, he can’t be in the same room as me.
“I think he needs to provide that advice to us and let us know why.”
Mr Marshall said he wanted the borders to open so family and friends could reconnect.
“My thoughts are with people who have been separated from friends and family over in WA and visa versa. I just want to see them get back together … I’m hoping we can move on this really soon.”
Mr McGowan’s spokesman said the Premier was taking a cautious approach.
“While it is safe to travel to Canberra based on our health advice, given the restrictions in place for people who have knowingly mixed with residents of South Australia, it was appropriate that the Premier join the meeting from Perth instead,” the spokesman said.
“The signs are looking good for South Australia, and unless there is a subsequent outbreak, they will move to the ‘low risk’ category from Friday as we have announced.
“Like with all other jurisdictions, South Australia can only become a ‘very low risk’ state once they have recorded at least 28 days of no community cases.
“While these restrictions are in place, it’s important the Premier lead by example and follow the health advice.”
WA is the only state that remains closed to SA, with Mr Marshall gearing up to ask Mr McGowan to consider lifting border restrictions in time for Christmas.
WA’s border controls require anyone who mixes with SA residents to self-quarantine for 14 days on arrival in the west.
“I will certainly be asking the Premier there to consider the excellent results we have here in South Australia,” Mr Marshall said.
“I think there are many people here in our state who have got friends, they’ve got family, they’ve got loved ones in Western Australia – they would love to see them for Christmas.
“We’ve done extraordinarily well. I think it’s time for Western Australia to again consider lifting those restrictions in time for Christmas.”
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