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Matt Canavan calls for an immediate end to lockdowns

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Matt Canavan during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra.
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 23, 2017. (Matt Canavan. AAP: Mick Tsikas)

Former Cabinet Minister Matt Canavan says there has been no cost/benefit analysis of the the financial and mental health impacts of the lockdowns, which he claims are disproportionably affecting lower income people.

He says the lockdowns should be lifted immediately while social distancing, testing and tracing continues.


Guest: Matt Canavan, LNP Senator

Producer:

Alison Carabine, RN Breakfast's Political Editor

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COVID-19, Government and Politics
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