'Use your common sense now' Bill Shorten's warning to Australia as Victoria's new lockdown begins

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Bill Shorten is urging all Australians to avoid big crowds and wear masks as the country faces another coronavirus disaster. 9News

"I'm worried about the fatigue of the frontline health staff, the nurses and also I worry there will be a tsunami of mental health conditions," Mr Shorten told Today.Victorian Police have begun patrols of Melbourne as the city enters a curfew to protect against the coronavirus.

His daughter is one of thousands of Victorian students entering a second phase of at-home learning as schools, childcare centres and universities close from this morning. When asked about large crowds seen at football matches in other states, Mr Shorten said Victoria's situation should be a warning to everyone.Bill Shorten has urged Australians to take the coronavirus seriosly by using their common sense when out in public.

"If people in the rest of Australia don't want to go through six weeks of curfew and lockdown and businesses shut, public transport services down, and jobs under threat, if people don't want that then use your common sense now," Mr Shorten said.

 

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Maybe your reporters could use their common sense when reporting? IStandWithDan

He is non-quietly hanging around waiting to pounce for the leadership again.

Fancy this comes from the person who never ever applied any common sense in his entire life.

Well said captain obvious

We did use common sense and that's why labor lost

He’s just after AlboMP job full stop

So, basically what everybody else is already saying? Ok. Got it. (This is why you’re a nobody, Bill.)

When he’s next on would you please ask him about the media reported Reopened Kathy Sheriff rape case Is it still going ahead What’s happened since May last year

The 5AA talkback line must be quiet, seems you’re all Tweeting.

Who?

Looks like puppet show

I’ll be avoiding Bill...

It's a pity you didn't tell Dan Andrew's to use common sense and not to use private security guards,worse still when he was advised after 24 hours that it wasn't working,he continued to use them. He and his ministers should own up to their mistakes and resign

Go away

Bill who

He should be telling Melbourne people to stay in the city & not spreading the virus out to the Regions that they are doing.

just challenge for the leadership already. King of muppets

Bill wants his old job back

We have a Prime Minister, and Premiers, to tell us these kinds of things.

Bill who?

De facto Prime Minister speaks to the nation.

Unpopular and shouldn’t be starting anything

Ah Billy is giving us his good advice..

Recycled Shorten.

Lol who would listen to Shorten

Go put your socks on!

Lol. We used common sense when we rejected this idiot.

If BillyFromLanorYouthCamp is telling us who to avoid then.....

FakeNewsMedia DictatorDan 9NewsMelb

Who?

An ex ALP opposition leader? Aren't there any real scientists you can promote.

ScottMorrisonMP mirandadevine AngusTaylorMP kelliekelly23 Unions run Victoria

Trust you to pop up Bill with more useless advice. We've already had a dose from Albo, and that's enough thanks. Of course there's still Chalmers & Marles. We'll wait with bated breath.

I bet you hate wearing a mask Bill. You must miss eating those pies from your favorite shop in Carlton .

The wannabe PM 😂

Obviously the Clown Shorten has photos of someone at channel 9 to be invited to talk his crap.

WittaTwitta Bill has had more air time on Ch9 during the Pandemic than for his whole time as Opposition Leader...

Is this guy still around. Please no one should be listening to anything he comments on.

Avoid crowds like avoid rape allegations billshortenmp

stage4lockdown COVIDVIC19 WELL GET SERIOUS AND SHUT CONSTRUCTION DOWN

Why would you broadcast this shit? No wonder people are turning off. Which part of Australia’s don’t trust this imbecile don’t you understand.

Where's albo?

He's clambering for another Beaconsfield.

What, is Bill Shorten Prime Minister? Federal Health spokesman? I must have missed the announcement.

Yawn... is he still in politics?

Has Scott got out fr under the doona yet?

LMFAO.he is a complete and utter fckhead same as 9 news

Take Down Chinese Communist Party, the only way can solve CCP Virus.

I never knew Tits Shorten was a medical expert?

Where’s Albo?

meanwhile in sydney people can congregate in groups of 400 just ask brad izzard 👍👍👍👍

Is this what Billary dreamed he said as PM in his sleep last night?.

Bill Shorten has nothing to do with anything. Since when has this two-time loser been anybody?

So much disrespect shown in the comments towards those trying to curve and put a clamp on this terrible virus. Grow up you lot and stop being so selfish because COVID-19 does not discriminate with who gets it or dies from it next. Just saying ! COVID19Vic COVID19Aus

Well Said, billshortenmp. 9News COVID19Vic

U had ur time in the Sun. Give a youngster a go!!

As the result of Victorian Labor utter incompetence. Did he mention that?

Why does any mainstream media have this cockhead on...he’s pathetic and painful and people simply turn away from what ever he’s saying....

That man Bill should have been our PM but unfortunately it was stolen by Scott Morrison with all the sports rorts.

Piss of Bill the Knife

Narjen53 It's simple, stay at home or wear a mask, get tested and wash ya damn hands. COVID19Vic

Who cares?

He just refuses to go away little Bill.

It’s not to much to ask and it ain’t difficult. Plus, it works!

pallisier tell that to NRL again , do they have australias dumbest supporters

We need to be very grateful that Shorten is not the PM of Australia.

Captain Irrelevant!!!!!

Bill Bollocks !!!

Like that SA Nurse who got COVID while working at a drive through testing clinic she was wearing more than a mask.

Who cares what this guy thinks?

Who is Bill Shorten?

If only someone thought of this earlier 🤦‍♂️

VOTINGindepend 🤔

It's a sensible suggestion.

Good on you Bill. Now we have some real talent rising out of the ashes. We have a bloke who crawls out from under a rock and pokes his head out to compete with the incompetence of Captain Scomo. Two men competing head on for the most leaderless leadership awards 2020.

In other words stop listening to the commonwealth govt they don’t have our best innterests at heart.

What can we do to avoid Bill himself. He is no longer the Opposition Leader. And yet again, he is give us his two bobs worth.

Do Labor have a leader or has Bill usurped that power?

Dear Bill. One new case of corona in Queensland population of 5 million. How does get fucked sound? Fair enough for those states on the increase but don't pigeon hole the whole country into that shitfest down south.

Well thanks for that Bill, why didn't we think of that?

But Bill knows how to make face masks out of old work socks. Please see his instructional video.

About time Bill spoke. He needs to do more

Those in the east are totally ignorant of all of us living in the West.

Reall. Avoid crowds Shit that’s novel

Thanks Bill 👍

Classic example of the media wanting to be a political player rather than report something newsworthy. Who cares what Bill Shorten has to say on this matter?

Yeah thanks Bill. Irrelevant

Bill who ?

Nice to hear from Bill seeing as Albo is MIA. BringBackBill

It is time to give this character a proper political burial so he does not go around like a miserable ghost any more. What the hell got in his head with the masks? auspol

A time to follow the example of President Kennedy and eloquently inspire the Australian people. Ladies and gentlemen I give you Bill SHORTEN!...Bill SHORTEN!! 'Avoid big crowds and wear masks.'

Bill please go and buy a cold Boscastle pie without f'ken sauce and abuse that Chinese milkbar owner ! - 'HUMBLE PIE: Shorten apologises to pie shop owner' ! 🤬do you know who I am

Thanks captain fucking obvious!!!!

Where is Albo the great, why are we being lectured by this half wit again.

Lol. It's time for another run with... double mask on his chest.

Yes wear your shield.

Why not make it mandatory on public transport and in shopping centres? What are we waiting for?

Sorry nine news but how about getting a guest who is actually half relevant on next time lmao

Bill how about grow a pair and push for Dan to step down

Why the fuck does this muppet get air time? He’s a failure and partly to blame for this mess! Piss off shorten! resignDanAndrews RIPdanAndrews

Bill who ? I recognise the face but I can't help associate it with an over milked cup of tea. (weak , insipid and best poured down the sink ) But hey I thank him for stating the blatantly obvious.

Wow the numbers are so low--WTF is going on in Australia.

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