Andrews admits mistakes, but declares Victoria’s pandemic response a ‘triumph’

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In a rare and expansive one-on-one interview to a little-known left-wing podcast, Mr Andrews accused Victorian federal ministers of disloyalty to their own state by “bagging” his government amid lockdowns auspol COVID19Vic

hosted by former Labor campaigner Stephen Donnelly. “We’ve got some people who just can’t find it in themselves to say ‘well done’...“I wouldn’t want anyone to think that we regard our pandemic response across the board as having been perfect – of course it wasn’t. There are things that if you could go back and change them, you would.”

Comparing deaths from the disease that has killed millions globally, Victoria has recorded 1374 compared to NSW’s 630. Much of this discrepancy is due to Victoria’s second wave of cases in 2020 which was sparked by leaks from two quarantine hotels, prompting a jto stem its Delta outbreak.. While he said these were key to communicating public health information, he also revealed the large audiences they attracted that political leaders before the pandemic could only dream of.

‘The audiences were just absolutely phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal … you’re talking to a million people, live.

Without naming any of them, Mr Andrews took aim at federal ministers who he said had made “obscene” attacks on Victoria’s pandemic approach. Treasurer“The worst part about it is we’ve had people who are Victorians and would claim to understand Victoria, who’ve got leadership positions within various governments, who’ve not necessarily been faithful to their own state,” he said.

 

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Thank you for promoting the “little known podcast”. I now subscribe to it. There is more accuracy and truth in the podcasts than can be found in any of the MSM.

Meanwhile, Lobster gets a belly rub from the Age.

It's a

Thanks for highlighting another podcast to follow.

Far from being a triumph, Dan Andrews has been a disaster by every measure. Over 50% more cases and over twice as many deaths compared to NSW, plus a slower vaccine roll out. Appalling impact on economy, jobs, kids education and mental heath incalculable.

I am bewildered how this dishonest creep is the preferred leader in Victoria. We need to realign our values for the sake of the next generation.

6 MP's have stood down, more will follow, then Dan can fall on his sword, his delusional!

Of course he did.....

Yeah. And he’d be right. Federal liberals have well and truly betrayed and abandoned Victorians

No he accused LIBERAL federal ministers of disloyalty to Victoria! FromVictoriaNotForVictoria

Please go away ,I cannot stand listening to your BS anymore .

“Journalists at the Age express alarm over increasing politicisation and loss of independence”

Would you rather they were right wing? 🤪🙄 What gutter journalism

Its a good interview, quite revealing. Perhaps if some dodgy journos & publications had performed with less obvious bias they might have scored an interview... I guess you missed out😂

Thank you for making the 'little-known left-wing podcast' known... brilliant IStandwithDan

In other words Andrews minions wrote the questions have them to host and pre prepared answers

Hey kazza264 is this how you found out about it?

And he is right

FFS. The Age is just a rag now...

Fixed your tweet: ‘Premier goes on podcast, which is a popular form of media for young voters, rather than speaking to Melbourne’s bias journalists who’ve called him a dictator, had daily access to him for 2 years & have insulted Victorians over & over’

The Age has a lot of bots on this page agreeing with there bullshit.

Sad to see the garbage commentary of what was once a great newspaper. There was a time when media reported just facts and let their readers form their own opinion. These days readers are bombarded with opinions by so called journalists demanding the public conform to their views.

There still dropping like flies in Melbourne......and this dick is still pointing the finger. Please.

This is exactly what happened. No 1 culprit is Josh Frydenberg. A disgrace to Victoria. Never once asked what he could do to help. Only vitriol, scorn and zero empathy at all. Victorians should not forget what the this bastard said at every opportunity. Josh MUST GO. UnVictorian

Andrews is 100% bang on correct. The way Victorian federal LNP ministers like Frydenberg, Wilson, Allen, Henderson, Sukkar, Hume et al have constantly shit all over Victoria/Victorians for the past 20+ months has been nothing short of APPALLING.

As do many Victorians.

Did you need to hear that one on a podcast? The feds said it on the telly and the radio. Didn't try to hide it, you ran dictator Dan a lot.

Hello, is anybody home? We saw and heard the regular bagging with our own eyes & ears. I, along with majority of Victorians FULLY agree with these accusations. 💪

Pretty much nails it. VIC LNP (federal members and State opposition) have been toxic and actively working against public health and all victorians. They will never be forgiven for this. Ever.

✅ most cases in Australia ✅ most deaths ✅ most days in lockdown ✅ longest period with HQ closed. A ‘triumph’.

NSW's tardy lockdown spread the pandemic to all of their state and to Vic. What's economic management about that?

The new hypocrisy... 🙄 If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster... If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools...'

I agree! Just ask the author of book below- Book Review 'Butter: Gateway to the Anus' By Dr R.Sole Proctologist There will be someone like that with that Surname Joke for sure in Diary;)

The Age is rubbish.

Next election vote these imposters out COVID19 corruption lcac

The Age very salty that ALP will win next election in a landslide.

I saw the lead of this story on the Age website, and got the impression he had given the exclusive interview to the Age, which was confusing. Why would he give today's Age an exclusive and Paul Sakkal of all people. That it was actually a 'left wing' Podcast at least made sense.

How dare anyone have an opinion against lockdowns which to this day he refuses to release the documents behind them. How could anyone question it.

That man-baby 3AWNeilMitchell would be in the fetal position after reading this 🤣

Far too polite. The behaviour of federal Liberal Victorians is disgraceful.

Jurno forgets to add that all the current Delta deaths due to the NSW outbreak?

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