The Victorian government has struck a deal with state MPs to continue the state of emergency beyond September 14, as daily COVID-19 case numbers fell below 100 on Saturday in the state for the first time in more than two months
The Andrews government has struck a deal with state MPs to continue Victoria’s state of emergency beyond September 14, as daily COVID-19 case numbers fell below 100 on Saturday for the first time in more than two months.
But Labor has found a way to break the Parliamentary impasse over its controversial bid to extend for another 12 months its power to declare states of emergency, which it has been using every four weeks throughout the pandemic. That would give the government the numbers it needs to narrowly pass the compromise arrangement through the chamber on Tuesday.
“However, I have requested that the legislation have a sunset clause on this time period, meaning that any future state of emergency will again be limited to six months." The Premier acknowledged the community was fatigued by the lockdown and likely to be restless in the fine weather, but urged Victorians to stay the course in the fight against the virus.
“If the Premier has a plan, he owes it to us to tell us what it is, if he doesn’t have a plan, then he’s just not doing his job.”
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