As if we needed more evidence that state premiers have become a law unto themselves, Daniel Andrews provided it today in spades.
The Victoria Premier labelled people protesting his government’s handling of the pandemic as “shameful” and warned “if they try it on during lockdown then police will deal with them”.
The “shameful” protests that so upset the Victorian leader were those that took place in Melbourne last night, just hours after his government announced a snap lockdown – the state’s fifth.
But the protests were perfectly legal, taking place before the strict lockdown was implemented.
And citizens who took the chance to demonstrate...
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