Media Release: COVID-19 “WHITEWASH” REPORT DELAYED

PRES RELEASE: COVID-19 "WHITEWASH" REPORT DELAYED


After hamstringing its inquiry’s terms of reference and appointing conflicted panellists, the Albanese Government has delayed the public release of its COVID-19 review.

Senator Roberts said: ‘The Government’s COVID review is a whitewash. There must be a full Royal Commission into the response to COVID-19.

‘Labor’s panel writing the report included a vocal supporter of the world’s harshest lockdowns, did not look at State Government actions and had no investigative powers.

‘A Senate Inquiry established on my motion has already slammed the review as “structurally flawed”.

‘Delay or no delay, the review will never give Australians answers about why Government took some of the most draconian measures in our history.

‘The Albanese Government took less than three months in power to call a Royal Commission into Robodebt. After nearly two and half years without a COVID Royal Commission Australians are asking the Prime Minister, what are you hiding?

‘My Senate Inquiry has already drafted Terms of Reference for a COVID Royal Commission and if the Prime Minister grows a backbone, they can be put to use immediately.’