A new study finds fewer than one in 10 people thought lockdowns were 'definitely too restrictive'. 9News
Coalition voters were three times as likely as Labor supporters to view the lockdowns as too heavy handed, while attitude differences between men and women also emerged in the peer-reviewed paper, published in theOverall, 24 per cent of men believed the lockdowns were over the top, compared with 15 per cent of women.
Former head of the federal Department of Health Stephen Duckett told 9News.com.au it was hardly surprising Victorians were more negative about lockdowns than other Australians, given Melburnians were living in what outgoing Treasurer Josh Frydenberg described as the "most locked down city in the world"., more than double the total number of days New South Wales was locked down.
Duckett accused the federal government of "right from the start, undermining the state responses" to the lockdowns, with some senior ministers issuing public criticism of school closures and what Canberra often framed as overly long border shutouts.
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