The Australian’s Dennis Shanahan has assessed each state premier's performance in 2020 and handed down his own "report card" on their handling of this testing pandemic year. "Tasmania took advantage of its isolation, its island-status very early," Mr Shanahan told Sky News host Cory Bernardi. "When there was an outbreak, they actually took federal assistance". "I think Tasmania has done very well; it had a good start".
Western Australia utilised a very "secessionist attitude" under Premier Mark McGowan, who scored a 'C' in Mr Shanahan's rating index. He said Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk "read the mood" and also scored a 'B'. Gladys Berejiklian in New South Wales scored a 'C' as she "basically kept the economy going" but also was involved in other issues throughout the year. Victorian Premier Daniels scored an 'F'.
Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)