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Fact sheet
Fact Check: Scott Morrison says Richard Colbeck has appeared before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 'many, many times'. Is that correct?
Publisher
Ministerial conduct
Parliamentary scrutiny
Aged care
Commissions of inquiry
Australia
Description
Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck, has faced increasing criticism over his decision to attend a cricket match rather than a sitting of the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19.
In response, Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently took to a Brisbane radio station to defend the senator from Tasmania.
Asked by 4BC host Neil Breen whether Senator Colbeck should have appeared at the committee hearing, Mr Morrison responded:
"He has appeared, as you know, at that hearing on many, many occasions."
Verdict: Mr Morrison's claim is wrong.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corportation 2022
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
10 Feb 2022
