Legislative Council: Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Coronavirus

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): Final supplementary: does the minister still maintain his—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: —answer that he is aware of the dialogue between jurisdictions about the early closure of schools, or does he now retreat from that?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:23): I confess: I listen to radio, I watch TV, I read the papers.

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: How do you find time to do that?

The PRESIDENT: Minister Ridgway, we don't need you to be chiming in at this point. This is a serious subject. The Hon. Ms Scriven.