Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has publicly apologised for the state’s triple zero call delay failure that directly led to 33 people dying. The Victorian inspector-general for emergency management investigated the state’s emergency call response performance during COVID-19, where demand for the triple zero line surged. The final report revealed 40 potential adverse events associated with…
Victorian Premier Apologises to Families of 33 Who Died From Triple 0 Call Delays
Australia’s State of Victoria Continues to Extend Pandemic Declaration for Another Three Months
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews has extended the pandemic declaration for another three months, a decision that the opposition warned would lead to a “slower road to recovery.” Under the pandemic declaration, which was introduced late last year, the Victorian government can continue to impose pandemic rules such as mask and vaccine mandates as well as…
Victorian Premier to Take Home $465,000 a Year
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will retain his position as Australia’s highest-paid state leader after an independent tribunal granted all members of Parliament a 2.75 percent pay boost. Andrews will pocket A$465,000 (US$322,589) a year, including up to $58,435 in expenses and allowances. Victoria’s incoming deputy Jacinta Allan will take home almost $400,000. Meanwhile, all Victorian…
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews Locks in New Cabinet
Victoria’s ministerial newcomers will be sworn in at Government House after being unveiled on the weekend as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Premier Daniel Andrews unveiled a new-look frontbench on Saturday and crowned a new deputy premier as the government gears up for the November state election. Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan is James Merlino’s…
Parliamentary Committee to Investigate the Effects of Victoria’s Vaccine Mandates
June 15, 2022
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An investigatory committee of the Victorian parliament will launch an inquiry into the COVID-19 vaccination mandates implemented by the state government since October 2021. The Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee, which is chaired by independent MP Suzanna Sheed, will hold a live public hearing on June 16 with the participation of medical experts and…
‘Absolutely Critical’: Victoria Premier Pushes to Redefine Full Vaccination as Three Doses
Australians might be mandated to get their third shot of the COVID-19 before being considered “fully vaccinated,” as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he was pushing for a redefinition of the term. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the National Cabinet on Thursday, the premier said “only three doses” could help people be “properly protected…
Australians Mount 2 Large Protests in Victoria State Against Government Pandemic Measures
Australians in the state of Victoria took to the streets over the weekend to protest against ongoing vaccine mandates in the state, as well as an incoming law that would give the Victorian government unprecedented pandemic-related powers. Thousands took to the streets of Melbourne for the fifth Saturday in a row to voice their opposition…
6th MP in Victorian Government Announces Resignation in Two Weeks
A sixth MP from Victoria’s Labor government will call it quits at the next state election following the surprise resignations of five other MPs in the past two weeks. Mark Gepp, a member of the upper house representing Northern Victoria, made the announcement via a post on Twitter on Dec. 2. “This job is without…
Victorian Parliament Passes Sweeping Pandemic Management Bill
December 2, 2021
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The Parliament of Victoria in Australia has finally passed contentious pandemic management legislation in a 20-18 vote, following a marathon 21-hour debate in the upper house. The laws have been the subject of protests and amended several times after concerns over the extent of the powers it grants the state’s premier and health minister—many legal…
Victorian Parliament Passes Sweeping Amended Pandemic Management Bill
December 2, 2021
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The Parliament of Victoria in Australia has finally passed contentious pandemic management legislation in a 20-18 vote, following a marathon 21-hour debate in the upper house. The laws have been the subject of protests and amended several times after concerns over the extent of the powers it grants the state’s premier and health minister—many legal…
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