Daniel Andrews’ government had one main job, more or less. It was up to the Victorian community to manage social-distancing and self-isolation. But as soon as it became clear the vast majority of Australia’s coronavirus cases were coming from overseas arrivals, the need to create an inviolable hotel quarantine system was laid totally bare. That was on his government.
What’s done is done, and the federal government will assist with paid pandemic leave and a childcare bailout package to Victoria. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says we are all Victorians now. On Thursday he admitted he wasn't sure who was in charge of the bungled hotel quarantine process but said that ultimately he would take responsibility.But it is becoming clear that political accountability in the midst of a disaster, one that rolls and crashes in waves, is a fraught issue itself.
The pandemic has suspended many normal rules. It is precisely for this reason the ordinary rules of journalism – relentless questioning, the dogged pursuit of transparency – should be followed even more closely than usual.Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has barely landed a blow on Morrison since March, which seems unfair given the government has ended up adopting some of Labor’s ideas.
Don’t have time to be mad at Dan too busy isolating and trying to breath behind my mask.
Gosh, remember when was proper journalism? RIP old friend. RIP.
Let's start holding journalists to account too - how do you suggest we do that?
I am not mad because how can we blame him for the actions of individuals? It's not like he has a template to follow either.
Both Dan and ScoMo have got the strategy wrong. The death rate in Sweden when 97,000 people died in 1993 (a bad flu year), was 11.1 per 1000. In 2019 it was 9. In June 2019, 1789 more Victorians died than in June 2020. Both are way in front. S4LD is OTT lockdownMelbourne
Everyone should be furious not just mad. Vic Govt cut funding over successive budgets to public health areas responsible for dealing with outbreaks like this - look it up. Protocols and systems were not equipped to deal with the outbreak.
We are mad as hell at Chairman Dan & Co...mad...
The 'independent' Age is doubling down on its efforts to discredit Dan Andrews. Does that mean his popularity is on the rise again?
Simply because people in Victoria are smart. Media creates imaginary stories to get advertising money, or increase subscriptions. What happened with reporting stories, doing real journalism? Media should look into root problems not instigate blame game.
Incompetence in implementation of quarantine measures & Ministerial oversight leading to 2nd, even more restrictive lock down. Andrews blamed Victorians after they had complied with 1st lock down restriction knowing full well the fault was his gvt's. Poor show by Premier.
I might start reading again.
Why can't The Age refrain from political polarization? Oh, I know - check who owns it...
This is such poor writing.
Why aren’t more people mad at ScottMorrisonMP ? DanielAndrewsMP is working with what he has.
My guess is that all the blinded Andrews’ followers are loving getting paid to sit at home. Wait until the JobKeeper tap gets turned off, maybe this woke cult will have a epiphany then about their beloved Chairman Dan nohope DanMadeDisaster worstoftheworst
We tried and it failed.
About time The Age says or asks what is wrong with the way this thing has been managed by Dan Andrews and the Labour government and various departments, there is more to this, there were emails sent by whistle blowers earlier on and ignored because it was politically damaging..
'How to hold politicians to account' News Corp's response to the Federal Government and NSW Government refusing to fully assist with the investigation into the Ruby Princess bungle:
Why is Dan no being put on the stand for the security guard fiasco, why is he refusing to do this.
Dan Andrews used the same security firm that the federal government uses. This article is proof that your newspaper has lost all credibility. Get in the bin 🗑🗑🗑
You are not speaking on behalf on me!’ I have no more faith on what you report. This isn’t objective journalism but just an attack. I’m more mad with your reporting. Looks like the Guardian is where the real news is. Your loosing popularity..great!
I am loosing faith in the The Age, your reporting appears bias. The government can’t control everybody. You can’t control everyone who has failed to practice social distancing. It’s not just the security guards guilty of this. Bad reporting
Filth like this is why journalists are, sometimes, held in such low regard.
We are mad with the media's biased reporting and the relentless attack on Dan Andrews. And the Age misleading its readers by claiming it's independence when it is not.
Is danielAndrews resigning?
The Age is starting to do what the Heraldsun does 😡😡😡😡😡 Sensationalist journalism 😡😡 Its lost my readership unfortunately Not the time or place when we are in the middle of one of the most serious health crisis on planet earth
The catastrophic coronavirus in Melbourne is the result of secret poison uncountable Worksafe put Bosses OH&S breaches bad practices profits over workers/public well being,Industrial Relations Legislation freedom to Employers workforce choices,very immoral unethical authorities?
Well that certainly is an opinion
You ask the question ... we trust him ! Sure it’s hard for you to believe but we’re looking for leadership
All Vic Liberals do is complain. They don't really say much, except constantly criticise Dan. He may deserve criticism, but the Libs lack traction with the public, because they are always complaining and never cooperating.
The lock downs don't work
JacquelineMaley An opinion piece that stinks of like a malfunctioning sphincter. Yours stinks to high heaven given your obvious bias to your masters.whathsshappentotheage scarefearmongerer
Another LNP idiot shill who still doesn’t fucking understand that the MORRISON GOVERNMENT & HIS HENCHMAN DUTTON ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BORDER CONTROL WHICH FAILED WITH THEIR INCOMPETENT HANDLING OF RUBYPRINCESS Covid19Vic
The rambling gibberish of JennyMikakos from last night suggests that she needs to stand aside and take a break. Her accountable leader, DanielAndrewsMP, would do well to do likewise. VictorianLabor have failed, and failed miserably. Stand aside and give VIC a chance. springst
Could you print the times Andrews dodged questions, I've watched almost all of his press conferences and he answers every question clearly and in full.
An inconvenient truth for the lefties that have swarmed this tweet 🍿
Disappointing journalism. Yes a monumental mistake was made and an inquiry will address it. Meanwhile we are in a pandemic and will only get through it if we remain united with Dan and team and stop carping about the things we can't change.
SebCostello9 Please tell Daddy to Suck It Up. Another scoop of concrete with his Corn Flakes should do it.
You dare criticise a left wing government you must be losing the plot as a newspaper lol Idiots! Daniel Andrews f*cked up and has made an absolute c*nt of himself if you can see otherwise you're deluded and bigoted beyond help
I would have thought the common enemy is the Coronavirus. I agree with the hard line questioning but am totally bewildered as to why the Age hasn’t called out Newscorp and the LNP for a personal pursuit. You’re encouragement of hate is not helpful!
Because Murdoch's media campaign is not working. People can see and hear a good person when they're in front of us leading day after day after day. Just like we can see the opposite in those denying any responsibility.
I am NOT mad wt our Vic Leader Dan Andrews!!!!
How about you leave Dan alone. Few could do anywhere near as well as him.
Write articles about the narrative that has been driven by Murdoch media, the libs and their supporters for months. They constantly undermined the severity of Covid 19 The public were fed these messages which were detrimental to taking on covid 19 and Andrew's measures.
Covid Dan 19 is a complete bloody failure!!!!
General Dan Clusters!!! Clusters Last Stand in Covid 19 Victoria!!!!!
Had enough of negative twaddle about Dan Andrews.. use your commonsense as most Victorians are in order to keep covid free.Our Hospitals and ICU staff are stretched to the limit who do you think you are reporting irresponsible nonsense
protect_the_CFA Most smart people are furious at him. Dopey sheep morons that believe all the nonsense they’re being fed are quite happy.
This is bad journalism
Maybe cause it isn’t his fault but ours, complacent behaviour is what got us here. Dan trusted us, we failed.
Blame game rhetoric is not helping JacquelineMaley Time to offer support, stand together (1.5m apart!) to get through this Vic sole traders in dire need of springst support too. Pls sign & share auspol COVID19Victoria COVID19Vic lockdownMelbourne
We are in the middle of a crisis and now it is not the time to attribute blame. Journalists and the opposition constantly voicing no confidence in the Andrews Govt taints the health messages of the Andrews Govt and encourages non-compliance. Please stop undermining efforts.
Careful, : your Channel9 is showing
Poor . After all your contemptible, mini-me efforts to join the Newscorpse campaign against Andrews, how galling it must be to realise he’s still respected & your former readers pity you. NineFax journofail ThisisNotJournalism SpringSt IStandWithDan
More rubbish reporting from The Age. Focusing on the wrong issue and blaming Dan Andrews for no reason. This paper has become trash.
...the left can’t see anything wrong, as always.
The Age is dead to me. Now just another bunch of RWNJ's.
Come off it! Quarantine - Fed responsibility, appalling state of PRIVATE aged care nursing homes- LNP disaster, the relentless campaign against Andrews by Morrison and Murdoch to reopen during first wave and 'accountability'!!? We have a corrupt LNP who journos refuse to question
Numbers stabilising: Keep up the good work Victorians... - Stay home - Wear a mask - Get tested if sick - Pysically distance - Don't vote Liberal IStandWithDan
People I am mad at, Smoko, Ruby Dutton, foolish fryndenberg, trump, Gladys Koala killer, murderous Murdoch, every journalist who has sold their soul to Murdoch or Morrison. The Age... I just weep for what you used to be.
Because they have excellent RW propaganda Bullshit radars....loosening restrictions learning to live alongside the virus all for the sake of the economy That is on Scott Morrison That is what He wanted and look at the result Scott Morrison is the Failure I’m Angry with Him
Because he’s doing an amazing job
Because we’ve been hollowed-out and completely humiliated & diminished by this elephant.
Libs desperately looking for a Scapegoat haven't seen this in any other parts of the world experiencing second waves. Pathetic.
Because people realise the Virus doesn't come with instructions we are still learning about this Virus
One must never put their total trust in a person because they have limits regardless of their omni-intentions that lacks the power, authority to do so
Accountability in a pandemic? The virus didn't start in Melbourne did it . So far i haven't heard of any accountability from China. Stop pointing the finger at Dan Andrews with B grade journalism. You're starting to sound like Murdoch gutter trash.
You guys are the reason why we are at level 4. Constantly coming up with negativity that influences the public. Pathetic.
I think the government has been a bit short sighted and not fair for all.
Because he’s doing a great job
Belly of a bitter winter? 16 degrees and sunny. Entire article seems overblown.
...Because the harder the 'independent' Age & News Corp try to discredit Dan (and boy, has it become just a little too obvious lately...) the more we will stand behind him.
The Age banging on like a dunny door in a gale.
istandwithdan Andrews is doing everything possible to get cases down.. Meanwhile media is playing havoc with restrictions messaging. it’s tiresome the way media is pursuing Andrews, trying to catch him out, while he works tirelessly to stop spread
“When the retired judge in charge of it, Jennifer Coate, said on Wednesday there was no legal reason Andrews couldn’t answer media questions about it, his cover was blown.”
Scurrilous gossip rag
It is a special kind of hell to have media-ownership restrictions loosened over the past decades, and see disaster glimmer, only to have the curtain fall, and The Age indeed becoming identical to a Murdoch tabloid
First we get this under control, then maybe we have indulgence for strategic blame games. Until then, get with the program. iStandwithDan
Victorians ALL are responsible for wave 2 because sufficient number of VICTORIANS have ignored the rules and spread the virus, which has killed people.
Author Jacqueline Maley, you are way off the mark. I applaud DanielAndrewsMP ´s work. Dont forget many people have not followed the rules. Consistently. And made a game of it. DA appealed to people’s morals. People flouted the rules. Security guards misbehaved.
It’d be a worse kinda hell if you’re intubated. Does the writer of this understand how viruses work? The second wave was always a high probability.
Accountability is fronting up to the public every day and answering every question. Something we’ll never see from Morrison or Dutton, who abuse and gaslight their questioners. Maley should stick to Marrikville - she clearly knows nothing about Melbourne.
There was never anything to be so deranged about, it's only the stupid media publishing the deranged Ferguson model and never correcting the record that IT AS KNOWN TO BE FAKED,
Oh fuck! Our newspapers are now unreadable.
A particularly vapid piece of uninformed gossip penned in Sydney, about Melbourne. Hints at Stockholm syndrome. 'Andrews fails, Feds ride in on white horses to save' As close to a showbag as newspaper writing gets. A once credible publication stoops to new lows, to all our loss.
I think some other states also used security guards at hotel quarantine.
Lol the article is getting obliterated by the commenters, glad to see some Fairfax readers who have enough of a brain to spot vile LNP propaganda!
JournalismIsDead crapjournalists IStandWithDan
Dan Andrews has fronted the press day after day & answered every question & still gets slammed. This article is irresponsible. We’re not mad bc we know he is doing his best in unprecedented times & a libs campaign against him. Why aren’t more mad at Morrison? IStandWithDan
This is horrendous journalism. We need to stand unity so that we can defeat COVID-19. Instead, The Age seeks to incite division in our society; that is anathema to the public interest.
Thanks to irresponsible Liberals in opposition & their support group run by Costello and Murdoch putting grubby agendas before the wellbeing of Victorians.
We’re mad at the media for your constant nit picking and negativity. Let Andrews do his job and support the health advice
Good article. Blind faith is the right description. How many of those people who are heaping criticism on journalists questioning the quarantine set up would be doing the same thing if it was a Victorian Liberal Party govt who had bungled it?
Once my cat died I stopped subscribing to The Age cos I don't need to line the kitty litter tray. Miss the cat but The Age can kiss my hairy butt. This pandemic has shown what a rag you've become.
Maybe, but l am one Victorian who prefers any form of social cohesion to help us get through this really terrible time of virus and isolation. Reporters self congratulating with the ongoing pile ons of this week but l just don’t want to know about it
The good sheeple of Victoria love being told what to do by a daddy figure. I'll leave the non flattering analysis of that situation to individuals.
Pathetic article . Honestly embarrassing for the age news paper. Anyone would think this was a London tabloid magazine article if I wasbt about Dan Andrews and Melbourne . Idiot . Quit your job and jump on job keeper
This rubbish just undermines all of us, at a time when we desperately need to be “all in it together”. If you need to kick the boot in, do it when we’re through this crisis.
Why aren't more people mad about the positive cases out and about, working? Shopping? Visiting? Or whatever when THEY know they're positive instead isolating. That's why we are where we are
because YOU CANT BLAME HIM 4 the stupid fools who has a disregard for lockdowns social distancing etc
Dear Age, would you just give over with your politically biased Dan-bashing? Cheers!
Why aren’t more people mad at Peter Dutton for overriding the Sydney Port Authority & allowing pratique of COVID19 stricken Ruby Princess & disembarkment of 2700 passengers w/o COVID19 checks or quarantine. One of reasons given was so they could catch their flights! Dwell on that
I dunno, cause many of us are adults and you fuckers have underestimated our resilience and underminded us enough. Must be galling that your clickbait isn't working on us. 🙄
Special kind of hell - like Beirut?
Massive over reach here. You’re hardly Woodward and Bernstein uncovering Watergate on this. And your readers can legitimately tell you we are angrier with you than Dan right now.
So we are mad at DanielAndrewsMP and then so what? Blame him and his government then the situation will just improve? Dividing people in Victoria from fighting against covid is not in our interest at this moment. We want to get out of this and fast and there is no other ways
Why is the headline on the app for this 'should WE be angrier at Daniel Andrews'? This was written by a writer I understand is in Sydney who isn't under lockdown. What 'we' is she referring to? Why are you getting Sydney writers to write about the Melbourne experience?
They are angry .
Liberal party wanted everything opened up
Bcos this State has been infiltrated with Left BS over the years, that it's now Deluted enough , to make the Sheeps following their Dear Führer Andrews. Only a dumb Pig, picks its own Butcher ! The Lefties can line up first for their 'Back to Normal Cocktail'. 👍
Let the arrogant self centred Victorians out of their homes NOW! Let them run wild and free to spread a virus as they please. Shortly thereafter, there be a much smaller population, less burden on the public purse and a whole lot of dead people with no one to mourn 😡
It's a special kind of incompetence that mismanaged the only source of the virus....
Keep trying The Age, but I’m not turning on Andrews just because your chairman is Peter Costello.
‘Hell’ was reading this article
DictatorDan CedarAndrews DeadlyDan DanMadeDisaster ResignDanielAndrews resignDanAndrews
Not his fault theses security guard sleep with hotel quarantine n went home spread it .. we need to take it seriously otherwise we are going to have this summer in lockdown want be able to have Xmas with our family nor go away for Xmas holidays..
Because, you, the media are so out of touch with the people. You only hear the noise, the loud mouths, not the reality, and not the majority in his own state. thisisnotjournalism
Far out, Costello will be happy with this stuff.
Sorry JacquelineMaley. You lost me here: “Daniel Andrews’ government had one main job, more or less...” Assume the next line is “...if everything just went like clockwork..” It’s a waste of words trying to simplify a global heath crisis.
Think of it as an afl game. As a journo, you're a player (member of the community) and a prof observer at the same time. You're getting flogged by the COVID U18s. It's quarter time. Got problems with the captain? Leave it till after the game. Right now, help.
ohh FFS, stop being so melodramatic, if people do the right thing you will get through this short period of restrictions. How about having a crack at getting the corrupt fed LNP to provide people with enough $ so they don't have to go to work sick?
Why do some age journalists keep writing the same opinion? Again and again? No context? No reference to state and federal responsibilities? No reference to other jurisdictions where private security services were used? No discussion of where hotel quarantine idea arose?...
Reminds me of why I stopped buying the Age.
It’s a special kind of hell to be hit by a plague. Don’t you think.
Because Victoria is a VERY progressive state and many people will follow party lines.They might agree that he made a mistake but will stay quiet as their sign of loyalty.Then there are the blindly loyal minions on Twitter who blame everyone one else for DanielAndrewsMP mistakes.
Must be galling to be running such an obvious campaign against a political leader and yet find it just won’t stick. Maybe the Victorian people by and large understand the complexity & shared Commonwealth responsibility of this pandemic better than a majority of the press.
Nine Media, owners of The Age are major liberal party fundraisers and supporters. Their aim is to remove the ALP from government everywhere. I think the question is - why aren't more people mad at Nine Media for leveraging the pandemic for their own ends daily?
What a fxcken load of LNP/Murdoch propaganda. Shameful ‘journalism’.
Because we know he’s doing the best he can in a situation that has never happened before.
Victorians are not mad because now is not the time for stupid games and inane questions. People are dying. Everyone knows mistakes were made. Dan has said he is ultimately accountable. Journalists just don’t know how to react to a politician who has honesty and integrity.
Because he is doing the best he can ... he’s never done this before either and it’s not his fault people don’t follow the rules!!!!
Typical Age propaganda by unethical journalists!
You undermine your own argument. The Vic Gov is being scrutinised. I dont think any reasonable person is arguing they shouldnt be. Feds arent to anywhere near the same degree. The issue is double standards. Libs get a free pass with Murdoch press. Anyone else gets hammered.
The question is why aren't more journalists actually doing their job Oh that's right, Murdoch doesn't employ actual journalists. Never mind ... as you were.
*Thinks about subscribing to The Age *Sees this piece criticising Victoria's Premier *Doesn't see anything holding Morrison and Dutton to account *Doesn't subscribe to The Age
Most people aren't mad because they know how important this is, they respect DanielAndrewsMP & most importantly they value their health COVID19Vic
Absolute shithouse article. Back to the Guardian I go.
Are you joking? This ‘opinion’ piece is trash. It would be better if this writer didn’t have one.
1984 - from Fiction to Reality in Victoria. Big Brother is watching YOU.!.
It’s a special kind of idiot that wants to blame one individual for the failure of many
The Age now sounds desperate, your smear campaign is failing, next you will be pleading for people to be ‘mad’ at Dan.
Also, what was DanielAndrewsMP supposed to do? Ensure the security guard training course included *checks notes* ... instructions on the importance of not having sex with the infected?
Love letters to Dan will continue.
Because we’re not all as grubby as you!!!
It’s a special kind of hell to see the once excellent Fairfax mastheads reduced to such gutter opinion under Nine News.
Why arent more people angry that the State had to step into private aged care facilities and use nurses because they were literally killing their patients
If Morrison did what New Zealand PM did closed borders, implementing contacts testing and tracing many parts of the domestic would be operating at pre- covid levels, public life would be returned to near normal. It took NZ 103 days of lockdown to achieve that.Failure of PM to act
Dear The Age we need fact checked journalism in this country at this time of stress. This opinion piece is not only full of inaccuracies but politically biased.
I think because it won’t do any good to start pointing fingers, it will put a stranglehold on Andrews’ ability to act in the face of a deadly pandemic, having serious consequences. Of course we need oversight, but if it’s too heavily partisan, it’s going to be ineffectual.
When you fundraise for the LNP, take orders from the LNP & fill your journo ranks with LNP friendly Murdoch hacks accountability goes on a cruise. What is your subscription actually funding? auspol
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