The Victorian government has “just done what China’s done” by locking up 3,000 people in housing commission towers in order to get on top of the state’s COVID-19 outbreak, according to Liberal Senator James McGrath. Police moved in, on Saturday, to secure the nine public housing towers placed into a five-day mandatory lockdown by the Victorian government amid the state's second major outbreak of COVID-19.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has taken the unprecedented step to lock down 3,000 residents in nine public housing estates in the suburbs of Flemington and North Melbourne for five days from Sunday. The extraordinary measures come as Victoria recorded 108 new coronavirus cases in the preceding 24 hours, the highest since March 28. “I can’t believe people aren’t more angry about this,” Senator McGrath told Sky News host Paul Murray. “Daniel Andrews has got to be held to account.
SenatorMcGrath It's nothing like China! They didn't get their doorways bricked up and left to starve. We have excellent, free healthcare if needed and have been financially reimbursed. How is this anything like the people in China?
SenatorMcGrath Lockdown works, no matter how badly media wants to bash China (who obviously did the right thing). Alternatively you could let them go free like Typhoid Marys and kill more people.
SenatorMcGrath It's on orders from xi jinping
SenatorMcGrath people are paying for his mis management Maybe he should join them and be locked up
SenatorMcGrath Looking at the results, doing what China has done looks preferable to doing what Texas has done.
SenatorMcGrath It’s almost like he’s trying to stop further outbreak 🤷♂️
SenatorMcGrath No its not the same - perhaps the revolting, lying McGrath didn't notice the incredible amounts of chemical sprays around the buildings, roads, people, pathways in China. covid19 covid19vic
SenatorMcGrath I think there is much different as China, Vic government supplies money, food , daily necessities and even drugs to those people . It is much better than china.
SenatorMcGrath Because 90% of the housing blocks are Chinese that got infected from china.
SenatorMcGrath I’m disappointed, but not entirely surprised. Labor andrew daniel = ccp
SenatorMcGrath Communist birds of a feather
SenatorMcGrath China welded doors shut Fake News the doors are still open at the flats only guarded. Do you have any jounalists working for your propaganda outift?
SenatorMcGrath Chairman Dan still making things pear shaped in the Communist Republic of Victoria.
SenatorMcGrath Just like the CCP... Herd immunity is working. Why is he doing this? Could it be.... Deep State being exposed and taken down globally. They need us in fear, distracted, divided, controlled, fighting amongst ourselves Nothing can stop what is coming! WWG1WGA AussieQ
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nessiejones22 SenatorMcGrath If he'd allowed infected ppl to go to shops, work, visit ppl he would definitely need to explain himself. But I suppose you're gutted because 1000s of Victorians aren't desperately ill with the virus. You ppl are despicable. You don't give a shit about public health. Shameful!
SenatorMcGrath Please let me know any wealthy communities hailing from the Rajasthan state of India. I am willing to offer 'Rudaali' (artificial mourning) service and participate in cremation rituals for Rajasthani casualties as a result of the virus. Thanks.
SenatorMcGrath China did much better in controlling the outbreak than most western countries.
SenatorMcGrath So what, deport them !
SenatorMcGrath this bs again..the Covid recovery rate is 99.25% why are so many people buying into the fear?
SenatorMcGrath Quite clearly any bozo journalism merits you claim, were off the back of a cereal box. You ignore facts, CMO's advise all politicians on methods to stop the spread. Imo it's time to shut down all of vic, you can't stop this freight train. ThisisNotJournalism covid19AU
SenatorMcGrath We should expect this rubbish from McGrath. All he's got is criticism, not solutions...struggling for relevance. Like Tim Smith.
SenatorMcGrath This is only the begging of the worst ITS BLOODY WINTER and theses people are freezing in these apartments 🥶
SenatorMcGrath Quite clearly any bozo journalism merits you claim, were off the back of a cereal box. You ignore facts, CMO's advise all politicians on methods to stop the spread. Imo it's time to shut down all of vic, you can't stop this freight train. thisisnothournalism covid19AU
SenatorMcGrath There was always going to be quite a few cases from these towers and the total was going to go up what do you expect when you have language problems, overcrowding, shared facilities. They just have to be locked down for a period of time until they are all non infectious.
SenatorMcGrath People in China were welded inside their buildings. Not the same.
SenatorMcGrath Hey now eventually Dan Andrews might get one thing right if he keeps trying enough dumb shit
SenatorMcGrath what a rubbish headline
SenatorMcGrath Daniel Andrews has form, why is anyone surprised. You vote in the government you deserve Victoria. Now those 10,000 Victorians are the only last hope to safe you all, South Of The Boarder. They got the truth. auspol melbournelockdown
SenatorMcGrath Cedar Meats - Labor donor No tender process for security (union mates) BLM Protest EID cluster but......fine someone taking their kid on driving lessons. see a pattern?
SenatorMcGrath Because this is what needed to be done.
SenatorMcGrath I knew... I could tell living in melb for 5 years. Bad deals.
SenatorMcGrath Where’s the (choice of the day)LivesMatter folks picketing this situation?
SenatorMcGrath Blocking these cockwobble as well
SenatorMcGrath So you'd rather we have a pandemic similar to that of USA? China has been doing its utmost to contain the outbreak. While not everything is perfect, I'd rather trust Dan Andrews than any conservative nut job at this point
SenatorMcGrath Liberals Senator thinks Daniel Andrews should go and have lobster 🦞 with mobster and completely ignore spreading of corona virus, for Liberals health of people is in relevant. Different between Labor and Liberals is, Labor cares for welfare of people and Liberals cares about 💰.
SenatorMcGrath What is it with the far Left & high density 'gulag' living for the poor? Give me a home amongst the gum trees... Or, if you prefer: ...the vision splendid of sunlit plains extended... And Melbourne is dotted with these monstrosities? And now police are crawling all over them?
SenatorMcGrath Can you pretty please get actual independent experts on your shows so we can have some critical thinking to improve the discourse in our democracy. It cannot be that hard, can it? After all, knowledge is to be valued is it not?
SenatorMcGrath I guess you’d rather them spread the virus to everyone around the state, which will lead to the virus spreading interstate which will lead to further lockdown nationwide. Maybe I’d you’d jump off of Rupert Murdoch’s dick for two seconds, you’d understand that b
SenatorMcGrath China got rid of the virus using such shutdowns.
SenatorMcGrath DictatorDan CedarAndrews
SenatorMcGrath Pity he couldn't lockdown the selfish Victorians who didn't stay home when they knew they had covid19
SenatorMcGrath Lock up 10,000 Vic BLM protesters as well.
SenatorMcGrath “Housing commission towers” Nothing wrong there...
SenatorMcGrath Everyone know what’s not being said in this situation? Exactly
Goatboy641 SenatorMcGrath And in other fact-based news....
SenatorMcGrath A Most despicable act from the most despicable State government. This is CCP in Australia. Time to step in and fix this problem Scot Morrison! DictatorDan
SenatorMcGrath Only saying that because it's a Labor state yeah? Congratulations on Labors win on the weekend.
SenatorMcGrath Comrade Andrews
SenatorMcGrath If it controls the outbreak, so be it.
SenatorMcGrath Sky News & the Sun & morrison have applied the blowtorch to Andrews, calling incessantly to lift restrictions too early. Andrews complied as Victoria had only 6 cases & it had been over 2 weeks since the protests. Now....14 days later they have over 500 cases, thanks to Sky.
SenatorMcGrath That’s really funny right? The media tries to blame every fault on China? Even the government’s own fault?
SenatorMcGrath But when the Chinese do, there are a lot of community officers provide help including organizing group buy groceries, checking every door to record the status of people and organize people who already got virus move to a specific hospital that can keep their families safe.
SenatorMcGrath It shouldn’t have got to this point, that’s the failing, not the lock downs, they will survive
wattlebee7 SenatorMcGrath I feel for the poor drug dealers, their main source of income is gone. drugdealerslivesmatter
SenatorMcGrath Resign
SenatorMcGrath Maybe if people did the right thing in the first place there wouldn’t have been an outbreak? If they’re not gonna do the right thing on their own then they need to be made to! Every other state has their shit under control, wtf is wrong with Victoria?
SenatorMcGrath And it needed to be done too. It’s reported that there are 11 kids living in three bedroom house. Wake up people this is what high risk looks like.
SenatorMcGrath He leading by Correspondance
SenatorMcGrath The delinquents should have played by the rules. Obviously no respect for Australia or its people.
SenatorMcGrath Good! Lock the whole state down! Fckwits!
SenatorMcGrath oh well we had whole states locked down ... they will survive
SenatorMcGrath Coles woolies ,IGAS,YOU ALONE COULD FEED THESE PROPLE ,YOU HAVE EVERYTHING NEEDED, FROM MEAT VEGIES ,FRIUT, MILK ,BREAD TEA COFFEE. EVERYTHING T THSTS DONT LOOSE YOU CAN CLAIM IT ALL BACK SO DO THE RIGHT THING. YOU THROW AWAY MILLIONS ,SO DONT WASTE IT
SenatorMcGrath What happened to 'we are all in this together'?
SenatorMcGrath Next thing, he’ll be welding the doors shut.
SenatorMcGrath If the people in the towers could be trusted then they wouldn’t of have to be locked down !
SenatorMcGrath Tim Smith would open up the pubs!
SenatorMcGrath Anybody out there got any better ideas how to protect the city of Melbourne not lots of choices here and soon it may be the whole of VICTORIA ,SO SHUT THE FUCK UP THOSE BIG NOTERS WITH THE TEO BOB OPINIONS AND LET ANDREW DO HIS JOB ,BY THE WAY ITS A FUCKING BIG ONE AT THAT
SenatorMcGrath 3000 people to feed,give medical assistance , mental assistance ,medications,druggie s thier help, alcoholics , THERES domestic violence situations , children can’t go out or parents or grandparents People can’t shop,can’t get fresh air, PEOPLE BE HELPFUL NOT CRITICAL auspol
SenatorMcGrath It’s easy to criticise isn’t it when your not the one to make the BIG DECISIONS POOR DANIEL ANDREWS YOU WOULDNT WANT TO BE IN HIS SHOES AND HES DOING THE VERY BEST HE CAN FIR VICTORIA AND ITS ITS PEOPLE ,OMG AND THOSE WHO CRITICISE ,WHST WOULD YOU SUGGEST ,PREY TELL auspol
SenatorMcGrath auspol springst what would the Liberal Party have done?
SenatorMcGrath Instead of welding their doors shut, they put cops in the hall ways like prison guards!
SenatorMcGrath What would you do better Senator McGrath ! It’s very easy to criticise and look at the bushfire recovery ?
SenatorMcGrath People must revolt. victoria do not let this happen in your atate🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
SenatorMcGrath meanwhile.
SenatorMcGrath This action by the state government is so shameful . China- like state policing for sure .
SenatorMcGrath That SenatorMcGrath is an embarrassment to his state, constituents and family. James' father made a living of developing trade links with the Chinese.
SenatorMcGrath springst VictorianLabor
SenatorMcGrath Let them all out. They are so close to the CBD and all those Greens voters.
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SenatorMcGrath Oh SenatorMcGrath has come out to add his piece of wisdom. Always criticising but no idea what to do. Remember RubyPrincess, he was quiet then. Stop politicising this crisis.
SenatorMcGrath This news reporting is trash. Offers no solution but only blame game. Check ur facts before saying “China-like”. I’ve read other countries were doing similar lockdown due to the high number of infected cases. Malaysia is one of them! Your reporting only incites hate but not fact!
SenatorMcGrath So Victorians are so in love with China that they now prefer the Chinese covid protection model to the Australian one? Why do we even bother with them. Send the F1 back to Adelaide and close the border up
SenatorMcGrath Just when you think Sky can stoop no lower - they take it to a new level
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SenatorMcGrath For the rest of world, it is simply not a choice between America and China but really a choice between justice and evil. Now is the time to unite the world against the CCP. Of course, courtesy of Party Secretary Xi for accelerating CCP’s suicide program in the last 6 months.
SenatorMcGrath It is not too late to make a U-turn for countries used to work with the Chinese Communist Party. President Trump has summoned the previously divided US with strong determination to defeat the CCP.
SenatorMcGrath Can bet your bottom dollar that hey have enough shit roll to last them.
SenatorMcGrath Fucking sky, I bet most of your sympathisers would like these towers locked down Pre Covid for being unemployed, migrant or any other “undesirable” to your mantra of hate
SenatorMcGrath What's next like the CCP? Sterilizing women of certain faiths to stop the spread This is also helping him keep focus off roads and belts. Using airline staff for security and not ADF? Can't make this stuff up.. Trusting Dan less and less.
SenatorMcGrath 'maybe if people did the right thing they wouldn't need to be locked up like zoo animals'-some guy on the internet
SenatorMcGrath That’s why Dan government signed one belt one road deal with communist party CCP! Same style same approach
SenatorMcGrath Singapore done same to protect their citizens also. Why so critical of this.
SenatorMcGrath Let’s see if the NSW leader has the guts to do the right thing and close the border between NSW and Vic. Any infections that take place while the border is open is now directly on her head as till Vic has this under control they should be locked out
SenatorMcGrath I guess as usual the answer is open the borders !!
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SenatorMcGrath Crime rates will reduce significantly in the immediate area.
SenatorMcGrath Dan Andrews Little China regime following it’s leader. 😡
SenatorMcGrath Chairman Dan shows you the power of Racism direct or indirect ozcrimenews If SenatorMcGrath wants to VirtueSignal, he needs to break the ghetto-cising policies of his mate RealMarkLatham from his WhiteEnclaves 🐷🐷🐷👹👌👌👌🔥🐲😤🤮🤢🦠🐒👇👇👇🙅♂️
SenatorMcGrath That's even pitifully low by Sky standards... But maybe it's a backhanded compliment. China handled Covid amazingly well, and the country has mostly returned to normal. I'd be much more worried if they called it 'the American Tower'. Then they'd be doomed
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SenatorMcGrath Meh. Victorians did this to themselves. Pay the piper.
SenatorMcGrath Then weld the doors shut
SenatorMcGrath Is it much different with the UK government locking down Leicester? think about it...or did you forget?
SenatorMcGrath Straight out of the CCP playbook
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