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No, they cannot. They are locked in at 80%.

The only thing we can’t change is the views of the states and if the states have a different view, we won’t so much be locking ourselves in, but there will be from their own admission locking themselves out? …

They signed up to a national agreement and let’s hope they stick to it but we see right now that the states are going their own merry way and we have ridiculous statements by premier Anastacia Palaszczuk that talks about 2,000 people dying and scaring the living bejeezus out of people.

When they do open up, and they will, what will happen then is that some people will get sick, unfortunately, and tragically, most likely, almost overwhelmingly, unvaccinated people, a small proportion will die and that is what happens with the flu and it is a terrible thing to say it is a tragedy but it is the truth. There are locked in at 80% and that is the national agreement and that is the national agreement and that is what has got to happen.

source: theguardian.com