As infected Victorians from Melbourne’s hotspots start to appear in other states and territories, much to the annoyance of the authorities there, Daniel Andrews and his government are attracting national headlines, the sort they do not want.
If a week in politics is a long time, then two months in a pandemic is an eternity.
That behind-the-scenes political triumph was pulled off in late March, long before the Premier and his government got a taste of the Ruby Princess-style blowtorch over Victoria's largest cluster at the Cedar Meats abattoir in Melbourne’s west.60 Minuteson national TV. He had to call in Labor's executive to take control of the party’s branch in an effort to root out the endemic corruption of its internal democracy.
When the Premier confirmed this week what had been long suspected, that many of the new clusters could be traced back to the security guards in the government’s quarantine hotel effort, along with lurid revelations about what had been going on behind the scenes, he looked in danger of losing yet another minister.
As infected Victorians from Melbourne’s hotspots start to appear in other states and territories, much to the annoyance of the authorities there, Andrews and his government are again attracting national headlines, the sort they do not want.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Security industry review exposes little training, sham contractingA review of Victoria’s troubled security firms, released by the Andrews government amid coronavirus outbreaks spread among guards at the state’s quarantine hotels, details an industry beset by poor hiring practices and contentious subcontracting policies.
Read more »
Sutton warned of hotel quarantine risks a month before first outbreakVictoria's Chief Health Officer was told of poor protocols and lack of protective equipment in quarantine hotels in April, but standards were not reviewed until after an outbreak a month later.
Read more »
How Melbourne’s virus spike affects youVictoria has endured another horror week of its worsening coronavirus situation, with new case numbers hitting record highs and fears brimming that Melbourne’s outbreak could signal a dreaded second wave.
Read more »
‘I will have no choice’: Andrews’ lockdown warningAs Victoria recorded another 66 cases of coronavirus overnight, the state’s Premier Daniel Andrews has issued a fresh lockdown warning to residents who aren’t taking the growing crisis seriously.
Read more »
More suburbs in lockdown as Victoria records 108 new coronavirus casesMore suburbs in Melbourne's inner-north will be placed in lockdown from midnight on Saturday after Victoria recorded 108 new coronavirus cases and an outbreak emerged in large public housing estates
Read more »
'This isn't an inquiry, this is a cover up': Vic Opposition | Sky News AustraliaVictoria’s Opposition Leader Michael O’Brien has criticised the Andrews government for its handling of Melbourne’s hotel quarantine fiasco. \n\nAn inquiry has been launched into Melbourne’s failed hotel quarantine system after it was revealed more than 50 new cases of the coronavirus in Victoria have been linked back to breaches. \n\n“This isn’t an inquiry, this is a cover up,” Mr O’Brien said. \n\n“There is no indication this inquiry has any power to compel people to attend, compel the production of documents either.' \n\nExplosive reports emerged this week of security guards hired to enforce quarantine procedures rorting the system by sleeping with hotel occupants and charging for shifts that were never worked. \n\nVictoria Health Minister Jenny Mikakos on Friday insisted the mismanagement of the system was not the responsibility of her department. \n\nWhen pressed on the matter, Premier Daniel Andrews also skirted blaming the health department, saying “it is not a matter of necessarily one single department being responsible for this.”\n\nThe Opposition called for Ms Mikakos to be sacked over the incident. \n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »