NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has taken another swipe at her counterparts over the latest border chaos, saying she is “frustrated” before accusing them of making stuff up.
Speaking to 2GB’s Ben Fordham, Ms Berejiklian said she didn’t want to “single out” any other premiers but said they shouldn’t get to decide what is a hot spot and what isn’t.
“The central health authorities have deemed that there isn’t a single place in Australia that’s a hot spot. Why should any premier determine what is a hot spot and what isn’t?,” she said.
“We have to go by the science and the data.
“NSW … touch wood … (is) where we are at this point in time is because we’ve taken the health advice and based decisions on the science.”
Other states and territories slammed their borders shut to Sydney, and even regional NSW, in December after the northern beaches outbreak came to light.
So far, all have been reluctant to reopen them, aside from the ACT, which has deemed 11 government area as hot spots.
The Premier was also probed about incentives to encourage Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccination, with the rollout to begin as early as next month.
One of those incentives includes refusing anti-vaxxers entry to certain high-risk venues such as pubs and clubs or other hospitality businesses.
“It’s important for the community to start thinking about the vaccine and how they feel about it,” the Premier said.
“These are conversations for the next few weeks but already airlines have indicated you can’t travel overseas (unless you get jabbed), which will be an incentive for a lot of people.
“We will also consider whether we allow venues to do that.”
She acknowledged while the vaccination is the federal government’s responsibility in terms of the rollout, all workplaces and state governments will also have a say in encouraging people to get it.
The Premier could not answer whether schoolteachers would be required to get the vaccination, but those were “conversations yet to happen”.
“But there should be incentives in place for people to do certain things for their own safety and the safety of others,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“I would like there to be an incentive system where people are encouraged to have it (the vaccine) because it means they can do all these things which they may otherwise not have been able to do.”
Her comments come months after Qantas boss Alan Joyce revealed the airline’s “no jab, no fly” policy that requires travellers to be jabbed first before they can fly internationally.
NSW recorded six new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, but all were close contacts of known infections.
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