Scott Morrison has blasted states for closing their borders to Victoria and jeopardising the national economic recovery, after Daniel Andrews announced the lockdown of 36 Melbourne suburbs for at least a month to battle alarming outbreaks of COVID-19 infections.
The crisis has further strained relations within the national cabinet, with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk rounding on the Victorians and accusing Mr Morrison of lacking national leadership in the crisis.
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