I think what we’re seeing from the federal government is an inability to work constructively with states in terms of the tone they strike, in the way in which they’re going about this. We need to be getting past Covid-19 – there’s no question of that.
We need to be now backing in the national plan, listening to the medical advice, and doing everything we can to get to the other side … The sabre rattling, abuse, constant criticism, which we’ve seen, particularly from the treasurer in respect of Victoria doesn’t help. It doesn’t build trust and it doesn’t build confidence and it doesn’t get everyone on the same page.
source: theguardian.com