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Jim’s Mowing, ABC moaning

5 August 2020

3:31 PM

5 August 2020

3:31 PM

If you continue to work – even safely – during the Victorian lockdown you are irresponsible, according to ABC journalists who continue to work during the lockdown.

Hosts of ABC News Breakfast, working from their Melbourne studio, this morning berated the founder of Jim’s Mowing for encouraging his Melbourne franchise operators to mow lawns. 

Host Lisa Miller wanted to know why Jim Penman was encouraging his workers to “flout the rules” and to “go against the clear advice of the Premier”.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews had “made it very clear he does now want cleaning and mowing contractors at people’s houses”, she chastened.

“He...

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