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In case you missed it yesterday, John Barilaro was forced to apologise after he compared a funeral in Wilcannia, held at time when it was not under lockdown restrictions, to a party in Maroubra.
As Lorena Allam reported:
The New South Wales deputy premier, John Barilaro, has apologised after coming under fire for “highly offensive” comments he made comparing a funeral in the western NSW town of Wilcannia – attended by about 300 people in compliance with the health orders at the time – to “the 16 dickheads in Maroubra” who spread Covid after having a party.
...Barilaro said he didn’t mean “to place blame” and his comments had been taken out of context.
Related: John Barilaro apologises over comments comparing Wilcannia funeral to ‘dickheads’ in Maroubra
National cabinet will meet tomorrow, where the main issue will be the vaccination of 12-15 year olds.
Children between those ages who have an underlying health condition should, in theory, be already able to access a vaccination appointment (although many are finding it difficult to get an appointment), but the plan is to open vaccinations to everyone in that age group.
Related: At what age should children in Australia be vaccinated against Covid?
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