Comment: As war broke out between the federal and Victorian governments, one thing became very clear, writes Waleed Aly
, which have had tragic consequences. But otherwise, the federal government's point is overwhelmingly correct.
Doesn't this merely prove Victoria's contact tracing was inadequate in the first place? He simply avoided those questions, saying something about always looking to improve. That's a problem for a government asking its citizens for a high level of trust in a very difficult time. But this is what Victoria's Chief Health Officer called a "convenient misinterpretation" because whatever Victoria's failures coming into the second wave, it's very likely a much better tracing operation now.If the federal government wants to detail what it would do to improve Victoria's contact tracing that the Victorians aren't already doing, it's welcome to do so. But that sort of contribution is scant.
stood out because it invited such an obvious retort: that the two states are in completely different situations with completely different levels of community transmission.Now it was Andrews' turn to be correct. Morrison's attempt to celebrate a Coalition state government while lambasting a Labor one by drawing false comparisons was just too conspicuous. It means no serious public discussion could take place.
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