In a rare consensus, four former premiers put aside political differences to defend Victoria from attacks by interstate leaders
if it opened its borders, NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro suggested on Monday that NSW could step in to host the Melbourne Cup and AFL grand final."How very kind of him," the Premier quipped, adding: "I haven’t got time for those really silly games, and that’s what they are."Credit:Following the closure of the NSW border last week, every state and territory has blocked the entry of Victorians.
As the state continues to battle outbreaks, with 177 new cases recorded on Monday, former Labor premier Steve Bracks called on Australians to heed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s message that “we are all Melburnians now”. Jeff Kennett, who preceded Mr Bracks, compared the anti-Victorian sentiment to when he became premier in 1992 as Australians "laughed at and ridiculed Victoria because of the economic condition we found ourselves in".
Former Labor premier John Brumby pointed to emerging outbreaks in NSW, where 10 cases of community transmission were reported and a cluster linked to a pub in Sydney’s south-west grew to 21 on Monday, as evidence of how quickly Australia’s coronavirus situation can shift. However, Denis Napthine, who preceded Daniel Andrews as premier, said the recent anti-Victorian sentiment was "self-inflicted".
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