What do former premiers and prime ministers think about Daniel Andrews and his handling of the COVID-19 crisis? |ANALYSIS
“I’m just happy I’m living in NSW,” he adds.
“You need to deliver as much information as possible and not talk gobbledigook. Having all the facts and figures out there is very important.“Having led a government, I can tell you that the daily pressures on any leader are very great.“I wonder, with the benefit of hindsight, if Mr Andrews would choose this approach again.”Denis Napthine“Daniel Andrews gets no sympathy from me,” says Denis Napthine. “We see evidence every day of the total and utter blundering and mismanagement that led us here.
“It’s a bit like an arsonist, having lit the fire, seeking praise for trying to put it out,” he adds.Credit:Andrews should devote time each day to listening to good music and reading books that have nothing to do with the current crisis, according to former prime minister Kevin Rudd. Rudd finds no fault with Andrews’ decision to put himself at the centre of the COVID-19 crisis strategy every day.
“But none of those doing the attacking are asking what the consequences would be of abandoning the lockdown and allowing the virus to spread unchecked.” “Even though the failures in coronavirus quarantine and contact tracing in Victoria have already led to the greatest public policy disaster we have seen, even bigger mistakes may be made as the extent of the economic disaster unfolds,” he says.
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