New South Wales' Health Minister has accused Dan Andrews and other state leaders of betraying his state in an extraordinary press conference on Saturday morning.
Brad Hazzard repeatedly expressed his 'disappointment' that the Victorian Premier and his counterparts were 'casting aside' the relationship they have with NSW as the state battles its ongoing pandemic crisis.
Mr Hazzard pointed to his state regularly providing assistance to others, including sending hundreds of frontline healthcare workers to Victoria during their 112-day lockdown last year, as well as helping them with battling bushfires and floods.
'I want to remind those other states and territories that last time I looked, we were a Commonwealth - we worked together, and it disturbs me that that all we've ever done to work together has just seemingly been cast aside,' he said.
'When we have bushfires, when we have floods, people from our state go to help others. We know that and I can't thank New South Wales residents for the years and years of contribution to other states.
'Equally, those other states send their community, their emergency workers, their fireworkers, their SESs - they come to us and help.
'I just want to emphasise that from my point of view it is with disappointment that I heard some of the responses from leaders from other states.
NSW is desperately seeking more vaccines to innoculate residents as the latest cluster grows to 1,951 cases.
New South Wales' Health Minister has accused Dan Andrews and other state leaders of betraying his state in an extraordinary press conference on Saturday morning
Mr Hazzard said he was 'disappointed' state leaders like Victorian Premier Dan Andrews had 'cast aside' their relationship after NSW sent hundreds of frontline workers in aid
The latest cluster, which began in Bondi after an air crew driver tested positive on June 16, skyrockets to 1,951 with Saturday's announcement
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The NSW Health Minister said he personally 'said goodbye' to many of his healthcare colleagues who were travelling to Victoria in 2020 who were 'risking their lives' to help another state.
'Last year when Victoria was in trouble and, from this end, we were thankfully not suffering the same problems that our Victorian colleagues and friends were suffering, I personally said goodbye to a number of health staff who went down to Victoria and put their lives at risk - put their lives on the line,' Mr Hazzard said.
'I personally as
