No blankets have appeared with Andrews’ portrait, though he looked as if he could do with a doona and a good lie down.
Some of the journalists diverted from the usual line of questioning out of what seemed to be concern for his health. Asked whether he was getting any sleep, the Premier actually missed a beat in his practised delivery.“This is not about how frustrated I feel or how tired I might be,” he said, appearing both frustrated and tired. “It’s not just about me standing at this podium every day.”
With his audience well aware that he was indeed standing at the podium every day for what sometimes felt like hours to listeners and probably days to him, he added that his government would use “every platform, every channel, every mechanism we can to get the message out”. Somehow, he maintained a certain wearied cool, though he drew on a reserve of heat at the skirmish of conspiracy theorists who have taken to refusing to wear masks and spouting nonsense about how the law doesn’t apply to them.The fools could keep Daniel Andrews up at night, if the greater emergency wasn’t already, obviously, doing so.Get our Coronavirus Update newsletter for the day's crucial developments at a glance, the numbers you need to know and what our readers are saying.
People need to put their political agendas aside and recognise we're in a pandemic, not an election.
My husband and I commented yesterday about how tired DanielAndrewsMP looked. He is carrying the Victoria. The physical and psychological weight would be enormous. For now we all need to StandTogether and worry about blame when we are no longer in a pandemic
Instead of the opposition criticising DanielAndrewsMP . Why don’t they help . We are supposed to all be in this together. It’s a pandemic . It’s a very worrying time. Do something instead of complaining and criticising . COVID19Vic coronavirus
Doing a Stirling job.
I don't see the logic in blaming the premier for the stupidity of some people.
Oh god, what utter drivel. This is a zee-grade opinion piece. Can’t you find someone who can write at least?
Well he wanted to be Premier so he can suck it up. The job is not all about 'look at me' and how many rail crossings I've removed or how much money I paid out to not build a road.' ResignDanielAndrews
Champion DanielAndrewsMP Please take the weekend off and delegate a couple of days. No job Is worth your health, and family is important.
good evil Dan Andrews with all his communist draconian laws!! We hate you and I will not be wearing a fuckin mask or obeying any social distancing. What a clever virus that it can distinguish if you are at home or in a pub or restaurant!!! What a joke!!! It's all about control!
I thought he was OK, certainly annoyed but as usual conducted himself in a measured, compassionate and professional manner.
Just resign DanielAndrewsMP and take your carona cultists with you so the rest of us can live and work in peace
Maybe he is over saying the same shit to the retards that continue to disobey
This is terrible journalism and you should be ashamed
For God's sake give Andrews a break. If infected people are walking around instead of in quarantine only bad things can happen. For the record l vote Liberal
All these negative comments, really? What would you all suggest? Dan Andrews has done an amazing job & putting our lives first. Yes some things could have been managed better but you can’t control human nature of those not practicing social distancing.
Let us UNITE together , Take Down Chinese Communist Party!
You gotta take the good with the bad
He's doing a great job despite the attacks from the liberals Skye news and Murdoch and Pauline Hanson's and Clive Palmer's brainless antics. We have his back.
'CUT him some SLACK'!! He has too work hard for HIS money!!😡😷👎🤪😷😡
1.Stage 4 lockdown. 2. Find more PPE for the health staff. 3. Communicate and encourage Melbourne to join together to go through it... he has lots of things can do.
And every day the press waste time he could be making decisions and seeking further advice about how to manage things with ridiculous questions like if he celebrated his birthday. He answers every question fully and clearly and then they ask it again.
Who’d want his job. Fronts up everyday, people expect some magic wand to fix it, media asking inane questions, community facets causing rising numbers. Most people wld say stuff the lot of you. Such resilience to get us thru
DictatorDan CedarAndrews DanMadeDisaster resignDanAndrews ResignDanielAndrews
Love him or hate him, he has been loyal and stayed at his post, which is more than I can say for the detractors in Canberra who make his efforts a political power game, so busy point scoring, all talk and no 'do'.
Its time to kick Andrews out...hes a dud
Even when MurdochMedia try to sound like they are empathisers of Dan their drivel is backhanded and negative. Who has experience leading during a pandemic?. DanielAndrewsMP and GladysB trusted the medics, compared to overseas and went their own way in March.
He should step down...a failure.
Is that a surprise... Dan Andrews has been working non stop since bushfires in Victoria.. no holidays... no breaks.. then Covid !!yeah he’s not perfect but he’s bloody human... I really can’t believe the roasting he’s getting..
yeah as if he would rather be doing anything than ruining this state and the people who live in! Imagine the horror of having to be a leader and act like one?! FFS
600+ community infections with no known source? When will Andrews deliver the bad news about the Black Lives Matter protest?
Meanwhile Morrison flys up to Queensland for electioneering purposes but can't go to Canberra. Why don't you ask Morrison about this instead of continually trying to get Dan?
These OPINION pieces are why I won’t subscribe!! I can get an opinion off the bloke next door if I want one!!!
What is going on at ?
We are very fortunate to have such a thoroughly capable and empathetic man as leader.
Is this what passes for journalism these days? There’s a family locked up on Christmas Is because of some fetish Dutton has costing us millions. We’ve got fed govt refusing to sit, but campaigning in Qld & flying to US, we have rorts from Taylor, Roberts and PM. Do your job!
The guilt looks like its taking its toll , own up to your mistakes Andrews!
Created and supported by? Yes correct the government
He's doing the job under extreme pressure.
Maybe he should resign then considering it's his fault the virus ran rampant again
Thank you so much to all the people who are working to save Victoria by expelling Andrews. Your efforts are clearly showing results. Keep it up, for humanity!
The fate of the hubristic leader. It goes back thousands of years.
At least he has an income!!!! HE HAS FUCKED SMALL BUSINESS
Jeff Kennett was CEO with Beyond Blue. If he was the right person for that role would you think he would be tweeting madly, disparaging the exhausted and lonely Dan Andrews the way he is at the moment? Kennett is showing his full colours - An absolute Arsehole.
New leadership is badly needed.
Feeling for you Dan, from over in WA. Unfortunately you can’t stop stupidity . You are a stand up man, and doing all you can. My family and long time friends live in Vic, and are all doing everything required to prevent COVID spreading. We are praying for you all.
A Premier who actually cares. The f*ck up was not his fault but wow, the Murdoch (sic) press is really going hard. Not nearly so hard on Glad and her shipping disaster. Seems the Border Force were at fault. Murdoch press not giving Dutton grief about it though. Quelle suprise.
Imagine where Australia would be if Victoria had not made a stand in April when all the pm wanted to do was football and church.
Not surprised he is exhausted- I am, we all are - just tired & frustrated that IDIOTS have spread this virus & they are continually doing so.
You’ve lost your way
Cant virtue signal his way out of it....and the media are starting to ask the hard questions.
He’s .... lost the room I’m afraid
What a pointless story. Any premier or leader would rather not be delivery daily death statistics. If he was dancing at the podium you’d call him a psychopath. Find some actual news to report, like spreading awareness of the threat this virus poses.
The Age looked and sounded exhausted, as if it would rather be doing anything but delivering gibberish masquerading as reporting.
Unlike the crimeminister he works hard and hasn’t taken off to Hawaii or a quick break during school holidays
I truely feel for him. And I support him.
Well it’s his fault so stiff shit China Dan
DanielAndrewsMP this has been an unrelenting year for you, bushfires, a 100 year event with coronavirus, we appreciate all that you do but take care, awesome leadership thank you from Victorians
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I feel for the man! Been criticising him a lot but now really feeling for him! He needs support and I hope he is getting enough support! I wish him all the best and we should all do the right thing to get through this!
Deserves a break!
There was too much jazz at the quarantine hotel where the new wave started. Maybe he needs to chill out by playing golf. Like Trump. People criticize because they expect him to be President 24/7. But its better than trips to Hawaii .
He definitely needs a break. Who is second in charge? Get em up!
It's like some are wishing for it yo get worse. How fucking perverse.
Irrespective of what you think of him, what he's doing is not sustainable. If he can't rely on his minister he should get a new one. Before this consumes him further.
Oh bullshit! i'm told on his off time he's hanging out the front of nursing homes yelling 'bring out your dead' Fear porn and dodgy science Dan. Last year they called it the flu and more folk died, no one gave a shit. No one fucked an economy over it or sent the Army to our door.
Premier, you r not alone, please take care and wish you well!
Oh cry me a river, the poor Premier on his 450k a year salary is tired. We would not even be in this position if his decision making wasn't so flawed and compromised by his unwavering need to be deliberately obstinate and difficult with the Cwlth ResignDanielAndrews
...and the left criticise Donald Trimp, yet here it is in Australia, out of control. Maybe it’s not all Trump’s fault after all?
So fucking over this bs. DanielAndrewsMP is doing an amazing job. The murdoch crap needs to stop
C’mon just pathetic. The Age sadly is now like the HS with nothing stories with no substance, just made up with anti Labor rhetoric
He gets up there every day, makes life changing decisions, tries to put the lives of Victorians first, sleep & his family are likely a long way down the list. Add in the other side putting politics first & Victorian lives last, & having to combat that. I’d be fricken tired too
He cannot control what people do. But he is being held accountable for what people do. Seems unreasonable to me.
This moron is making the QLD premier look like an absolute genius, now that’s telling you something.
Look at him! What a failed leader
how about some support for DanielAndrewsMP? Maybe a story about his resilience and his dedication to his leadership role. Or is that too positive for you?
“...knowing the graph that would appear on every news outlet would look akin to an engineer’s drawing of an unfinished Eiffel Tower.” Omg. Really? Not even poetic. wordcount
He's actually loving it. He can gain more praise for all of his supposed heroics that his deluded worshippers claim.
This virus is unseen. No one in government has ever had to deal with this situation before. Give the Premier some slack please. Too many critics.
you clowns are showing yourselves up as the apologist that you are.
Australia needs to get behind Victoria in more thorough, sincere way. Press are diluting COVID safety message, running trivial pieces seeking out disgruntled - press being irresponsible
More drivel from right wing media that is desperate to find ways to attack a premier that is doing an outstanding job at providing leadership during this crisis.
I belive he would find a job if he resigned.
It’s not the blues, it’s eye of the tiger. 💪🏽 Dan the man.
Calling him to quit sounds easy, but who‘d b da best candidate to fill in his job? We all knw it’s extremely challenging when dealing w human - human frm all walk of life w different beliefs. Yea he made mistakes but others won’t make mistake? No one knw prob better than him now!
Clearly, one bloke banging on at a lectern isn’t working. It’s time to get creative. We have talented people out of work. It’s time to engage them! thearts
Victoria's Infections expert!!
Like him or not: Faces the music.... Every day, Day in, day out..... ScoMo: Where is he? Elderly care is a federal issue. His problem, left to this guy.
The best leaders are those ones who can delegate responsibility and tasks. The worst ones are those who try to micromanage everything. Andrews fails both marks
He desperately needs a break. Surely James Merlino can fill in for a little while.
have you ever lead a state during a pandemic?
His human and has been holding a press conference daily for weeks.
This helps.
What a ridiculously stupid headline
Honestly, how useful are these daily pressers if their is no rule / procedural change to report. The day to day numbers are not reliable to go by, maybe a weekly summary is more efficient.
Pointless, puerile story award goes to ... Because, 1. Can’t IMAGINE why he might be tired 2. Can’t IMAGINE why he might wish he was doing something else. So great that we’re AllInThisTogether Really getting that from all media.
Doing his best - not his fault his people are thickvicks 🤷🏼♀️
So he should. He is responsible for this mess. ResignDanielAndrews 👇👇👇👇
Looking for clarity does this mean in September his run out of options?
Fuck off - the lies just don't stop from the age
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