Australian PM defends family trip during COVID lockdown | News | DW
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison hit back at criticism over his decision travel to Sydney on Father’s Day during a COVID lockdown.
In an interview with Sky News Australia aired Tuesday, Morrison said there was a lot of “misinformation” doing the rounds and that there was no exemption required for him to travel to Sydney.
“I can understand people’s frustration, but I do think there has been a lot of misinformation about this,” Morrison said.
“I live in Sydney. I often have to be here [in Canberra] for work, there was no requirement to get an exemption to go to