'The #RubyPrincess report is a wake-up call for Australia to ensure it has in place more appropriate administrative and inter-departmental procedures in place to receive and assess cruise ships, and all other ships, arriving in Australian ports during the pandemic.’ @ANU_Law https://twitter.com/ANU_Law/status/1296607476515667968
ICYMI: 23 Aug #insiders. MIN Littleproud does not know time DAWE gave pratique for #RubyPrincess to disembark. nb. Walker said failure was a *shared responsibility* by NSW Health & Fed DAWE. Still need #RubyRC https://twitter.com/insidersabc/status/1297317245882732544?s=21
NSW #RubyPrincess Inquiry said Federal DAWE did *not* even tell NSW Health it had stopped performing *it’s* human biosecurity role. H/t @margokingston1 #RubyRC https://twitter.com/margokingston1/status/1297316229514813441
‘Mr Littleproud has also ordered a review of his department's [ #RubyPrincess] involvement, saying he was "open" to making changes.’ 🤔 NSW & VIC Premiers have judicial inquiries into failures - while Feds have their depts look into what went wrong 🙄 https://amp.abc.net.au/article/12586962?__twitter_impression=true
1 Sep. #RubyPrincess questions remain. We need a Federal Royal Commission to stop it happening again #RubyRC #auspol 👇 https://twitter.com/AmandaRishworth/status/1300578005329248256
ICYMI: 7/9/20 @QandA Maria Hitchcock asked: Why was there a shift in Border Forces responsibility between the start of the pandemic and a month later? #RubyPrincess #auspol #QandA See @KKeneally response https://twitter.com/QandA/status/1302949365460344832?s=20
26 Feb. PM “Asked the Comm. of **Border Force** to be reporting to us as quickly as possible on additional measures that would be required at our various **ports of entry** to...identify any persons...that may require…quarantine.” 22 days before #RubyPrincess #auspol @KKeneally
26 Feb. Q. With regards to ABF…will you be screening everyone? PM: “We have tasked the Comm. of Border Force to come back to the gov with a plan as to **how he proposes** that this risk be managed through our ports.” This was 22 days before #RubyPrincess #auspol @KKeneally
26 Feb. PM: “Here and now, we have had 15 cases that have come from Wuhan. There are 8 other cases that were imported from those who came on the #DiamondPrincess. There are no other cases here in AUS.” This was 22 days before #RubyPrincess #auspol #borders @KKeneally
26 Feb. Q. Greater powers to quarantine people? MIN Hunt: “The position in relation to quarantine powers actually came with the activation of the Biosecurity Act and the Chief Medical Officer’s declaration on the 21st of January.” This was 22 days before #RubyPrincess #auspol
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