In fully vaxxed Victoria we've seen over 1900 cases and 25 deaths, by far the worst day of the current outbreak
Here is the Guardian Australia's front page reporting on the subject
The main headline is about the government banning cow's farting to combat climate change.
I remember just a few months ago a dozen or less cases and no deaths would be covered on this website by 24/7 live news and non stop fear porn.
But the people catching and dying from Covid are now vaccinated so it's become background noise.
It's amazing watching the narrative change in real time
Dan Andrews is facing push back from his decision to declare himself a one man dictator over 6.5 million people
Bar President Christopher Blanden QC launched an unprecedented attack on Dan Andrews' 'draconian' new state of emergency legislation now going through the Victorian Parliament.
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Dan Andrews' pandemic power grab has been torn apart by the Victorian Bar legal association, which has 'grave concerns' about the premier's 'draconian' new laws.
Bar president Christopher Blanden QC launched an unprecedented attack on the new state of emergency legislation now going through the Victorian Parliament.
And he flatly denied a government claim that the Bar was consulted on the new law, calling it a 'gross misrepresentation'.
Not that it will make any difference, the bill is guaranteed to pass.
Among other measures the legislation will allow health orders to be targeted at certain groups and individuals and overrides all anti-discrimination legislation. Instead of having to go to all the trouble of arresting someone on trumped up charges and imposing erroneous bail conditions the minister can simply issue a direction that trouble makers must stay in their homes indefinitely or alternatively are carted off to quarantine facilities. There is no right to appeal or judicial review.
Any breach of public health orders can carry fines of 21K for minor offences like forgetting to wear a mask and 2 years in prison if the government really wants to hammer you.
Essentially Dan has given himself carte blanche to issue any law by decree. The police will be able to enter any premises or private home without a warrant. The public have no right against self incrimination, refuse to answer any question from the cops and you will be arrested and imprisoned. Once imprisoned you can be held without trial or due process if you are there as part of the public health response i.e. at the whim of Dan. "Authorised Officers", which is a term used here for deputised public officials, will be given full police powers, including search and arrest.
The new law will take effect in December, just in time for Christmas. Andrews is expected to table his declaration of a pandemic under the law before that so we will be living under these conditions by Christmas and at a minimum for the whole of next year.
The Federal Prime Minister Scott "Scumo" Morrison, a nominal conservative, has been fully supportive and hasn't said shit against this madness. To their credit the Liberal opposition in Victoria is speaking out strongly against it.