Premier DanielAndrewsMP has touted his roadmap out of lockdown as the only possible route for Victoria to safely reopen beyond a couple of weeks.
Premier Daniel Andrews has touted his roadmap out of lockdown as the only possible route for Victoria to safely reopen beyond a couple of weeks. “We have got to be smaller before we can safely open up and stay open,” he said.
“That is the key here - being open for just a few weeks and then being closed again, that is not a strategy. "Whether I'm criticised or I am praised, this is about doing it right, not doing what is political or popular.” Image: News Corp Australia
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