Morrison commits $500m to coronavirus response | Sky News Australia

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the government is preparing $500 million for its coronavirus response, a figure the states and territories are expected to match to meet the estimated $1 billion cost. “There would be 50,50 cost sharing between the commonwealth and the states for those additional costs for public health in response to responding to the outbreak,” Mr Morrison said.

Currently there are 61 coronavirus cases confirmed in the country. New South Wales has recorded another cases of the virus, which takes the total number to 26. Queensland has two new cases with 13 patients now isolated in separate hospitals. The first Australian baby has been diagnosed with the disease with the boy becoming South Australia's seventh case, after his mother returned from Iran on Sunday. Perth has recorded its third case after a woman flew in from the UK, via Dubai.

ScottMorrisonMP Is this a ‘Notional’ fund like the magical mystical imaginary $2B bushfire relief fund ? CrimeMinisterMorrison LiarFromTheShire ScottyfromMarketing scottypantsonfire

ScottMorrisonMP Has done and is doing a great job.

ScottMorrisonMP Is this another notional pledge🤔

ScottMorrisonMP Is it a notional fund like the bushfires fund?🙄

ScottMorrisonMP This government is responsible for sooo many rorts for sooo long. How much money do they really think the states can fork out The federal government has all the money hidden away for their buddies or from deals with the Chinese. Let them cough up the money to help everybody.

ScottMorrisonMP States/Territories to match $500 million - Really? 😲😮 People within states have given hard earned money to bushfires, koala rescues, disabled people & many more charities. Many pollies have 3+ houses, collect our taxers, rip us off with rorts. Something's not right here.😠

ScottMorrisonMP I suppose he’s taking the money from the NDIS to pay for for it as usual

ScottMorrisonMP Money to be diverted from NDIS !

ScottMorrisonMP Are we going to claim that back from the Chinese communist party?

ScottMorrisonMP Costs $185m to reopen Christmas Island for an election stunt but only $1bn to fight a pandemic. Interesting...

ScottMorrisonMP They will need a lot more to target stimulus if we are to limit the problems .... the stimulus must go to the needy as they will spend it to prime the economy shops and our industries

ScottMorrisonMP this is a cry for help from the moron holding the position of PM who dose not have a clue. next he will start blaming the states for letting people who have the virus into the country because the state was there entry point

ScottMorrisonMP Put the actual $ in a trust fund, up front. Otherwise likely a chimera

ScottMorrisonMP This is the equivalent of throwing pennies in the dirt, and expecting the scientists to make shit smell like strawberries. It's good to know that Scott Morrison has absolutely no respect for the people and he's cool with the entire nation suffering from a pandemic.

ScottMorrisonMP Didn't JoshFrydenberg commit to a response 'with a b in it' yesterday? was the B for Bullsh!t not Billions?

ScottMorrisonMP CoronaVirus Want it to Spread Put them in Mainstream Hospitals At Least Vietnam are Clever Infected cases & Quarantine Cases go into Field Hospitals

ScottMorrisonMP Lucky we have that surplus... next year. 👍

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‘Morrison’s response will very much define him as prime minister’: Paul Kelly | Sky News AustraliaThe Australian’s Editor-at-Large Paul Kelly says Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s response to the burgeoning economic and health crises caused by coronavirus will be “a test of his overall leadership capability”.\n\nAs the government readies itself to announce a “targeted” economic stimulus package to mitigate the damage of the Coronavirus, the prime minister has “made it very clear that this won’t be a repeat of the Rudd experience,” said Mr Kelly.\n\nMr Kelly said the Mr Morrison’s response “will very much define him as prime minister” and will be a test of his “political judgment and his economic assessments”.\n\nHe told Sky News host Peta Credlin both the government and opposition have two very distinct narratives they are trying to spin with the government focusing on the “global crisis” and the prime minister “being a strong leader responding to (it)”.\n\nConversely the Labor Party’s narrative revolves around the sports rorts saga and “the argument is the prime minister can’t be trusted, that he’s a liar, that he’s secretive, and that he’s deceptive”.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia ScottMorrisonMP so far looking good . His drought response was amazing despite anti hyperbole. ScottMorrisonMP This is what happens when you put the 'L' platers at the wheel of the economy; it stalls over and over again until it comes to a spluttering stop. Then a global economic event happens and we are in a recession with no growth buffer. ScottMorrisonMP Maybe the first thing he should do is drop the marketing spin. Australia needs real leadership.
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