Canberra in no rush to follow NSW and Victorian leaders in announcing a roadmap ...
Canberra in no rush to follow NSW and Victorian leaders in announcing a roadmap out of lockdown because their restrictions aren't as 'severe' ACT government feels no pressure to do more to ease Covid-19 restrictions Its neighbours NSW and Victoria have both outlined roadmaps out of lockdown But ACT health minister claims ACT restrictions aren't as harsh for residents
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The ACT government says it does not feel under pressure to do more to ease its Covid-19 restrictions, with its larger NSW and Victorian neighbours setting out their plans to end lockdowns.
ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith says the territory has never had restrictions as severe as others.
'I think when people go around talking about our lockdown as if it's the harshest in the country, they really have to actually pay attention to what has been going on,' the minister told reporters on Sunday.
'In Melbourne, and in some of these local government areas, they have had curfews, which we have never had.'
