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When the health department, the Australian defence force and the Prime Minister’s Office wouldn’t answer questions on Lt General John Frewen’s appointment to lead the vaccine program, and what it meant, Daniel Hurst put in a bunch of FOIs.
He received the letter Scott Morrison sent when making the appointment, which finally answers some of those questions:
PM assured Lt Gen Frewen “the necessary resources and assets will be put at your disposal” when he was appointed to role to boost confidence in govt’s vaccine rollout. Letter obtained under FOI shows PM also outlined “direct command and control structure”: https://t.co/RT1008RpFw
Welcome to parliament hump day, with just two days left in the parliamentary sitting before a six-week break.
That break was added in to give the government some flexibility for when it could hold the election. Given *gestures to everything* it’s unlikely to be held in the next month. I know there are rumours, but with half the population in lockdown, bad polls, travel restrictions, the need for a virtual campaign, frustrations with the federal government and at best, ho-hum economic news coming, a government wanting to retain power would only hold an election right now if they absolutely had to. This government has until May. Don’t be surprised if Australia Day passes and suddenly there is an Election Day announcement. But I think even with this break, you have time.
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