932K likes. daniel.andrews@parliament.vic.gov.au. No wonder it's taking time to sink in, Trump's campaign adviser refers question back to White House — where she works as press secretary, Canberra to unveil new aid programs in bid to reassert Australian influence in South-East Asia, Perth Skyworks 2021 axed amid COVID-19 concerns, Ethiopia's Prime Minister appoints new leader of Tigray region amid conflict. The Morrison government and business have reacted angrily to Daniel Andrews’ “cautious pause” on announcing the easing of COVID restrictions in Melbourne, suggesting it showed the state government lacked faith in its contact tracing. Ministry. Andrews insisted at his daily press conference the delay in making an announcement was “not a setback”. Premier Daniel Andrews reassures Victorians they will not be fined if they contract coronavirus and admit to contact tracers that they have been gathering in breach of the rules. It’s paralysis in decision-making.”. 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We would be slightly satisfied about that. 1 Treasury Place Home About Dan Positive Plans Education Jobs Transport Health Fairness Positive plans Contact Get involved Vote early Volunteer Vote today Our Team Contact Dan Name * “This is not anything other than a cautious pause, to wait to get that important information, to get the results of those tests.”. Andrews said that even if an announcement on easing Melbourne restrictions had been made on Sunday businesses would not have opened before Tuesday night or Wednesday. If you are deaf, have a hearing or speech impairment, contact us through the National Relay Service (NRS): TTY users phone 133 677 then ask for (03) 9651 5000, Speak and Listen users phone 1300 555 727 then ask for (03) 9651 5000, Internet relay users connect to the NRS then ask for (03) 9651 5000. 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"That both depends on your ability to find cases and to contract trace, but it also depends on the risk in your community.". He said police would only exercise discretion not to issue fines "in the most extreme circumstance and very rarely". The federal government said the pause was “a profound disappointment.”, “Victoria’s public health systems are either up to the task of dealing with future outbreaks or they are not. Andrews’ delay brought a sharp reaction from his former Health Minister Jenny Mikakos, who tweeted: “The set reopening is gradual & safe so any delay is unnecessary. "It's very important that if more coronavirus cases occur, that they're able to, as they say, pounce on them and deal with them very quickly and effectively or we could end up in a similar situation," she said. Epidemiologist Nancy Baxter, who heads Melbourne University's School of Population and Global Health, said the city remained at risk of a third wave.