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L-R foreground: Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Phil Gaetjens, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy, speak with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (on screen) during a National Cabinet meeting to discuss COVID-19, from the telepresence room of Parliament House on 22 March, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Alex Ellinghausen - Pool/Getty Images
Independent Senator Rex Patrick has challenged the Morrison government in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal over its alleged secrecy around national cabinet decisions on the COVID-19 response.
Patrick believes that the National Cabinet is not properly constituted and that the Prime Minister is “unilaterally and unlawfully wrapping a secrecy blanket” around the government’s COVID-19 response.