Liberal Senator SenSHenderson says the revelations which revealed Victorian Premier DanielAndrewsMP’s curfew laws were not based off medical advice 'is another very serious concern about the Victorian government's management of this issue'.
Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson says the revelations which revealed Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ curfew laws were not based off medical advice "is another very serious concern about the Victorian government's management of this issue". In an exchange between Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton and Neil Mitchell on radio station 3AW, Professor Sutton revealed the curfew in the state wasn’t based on his advice.
“For quite a long time I have been questioning whether the Victorian government has been able to justify all of the emergency restrictions,” Ms Henderson told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “It’s now clear that this curfew was not imposed based off medical expert advice, including from the chief health officer. “This is another very serious concern about the Victorian government’s management of this issue.
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