View from The Hill: Scott Morrison announces mandatory self-isolation for all overseas arrivals and gives up shaking hands
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy was still shaking hands on Sunday morning. But when that afternoon Scott Morrison announced the latest coronavirus measures, including compulsory self-isolation for overseas arrivals, the Prime Minister said he and other cabinet members wouldn’t be shaking hands anymore.
Only on Friday Morrison had been thrusting his hand at a notably wary Gladys Berejiklian.
Authors: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra