It is time that the Police Minister, Lisa Neville, and the Andrews Government levelled with Victorians about the COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle. Premier Andrews today told a parliamentary committee inquiry that the Australian Defence Force was “not on offer” for hotel quarantine work. This contradicts his own 27 March statement Read more…
JMR WITH THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH GREG HUNT The Australian Government is providing an additional $12 million to ensure people in Victoria can access 24/7 mental health support through digital and telephone counselling services during this difficult time. The Government is making this additional investment to ensure that existing helplines Read more…
From 11:59pm tonight 5 August 2020, regional Victoria will move to COVID-19 Stage 3 restrictions. As the alarmingly high rate of community transmission continues, these restrictions imposed by the Andrews Labor Government are regrettably necessary. They mean that regional Victorians can only leave home for very limited reasons, students must Read more…
As the fight against COVID-19 becomes more serious by the day, there is never a more important time for Victorians to comply with all health advice and restrictions. A breach of quarantine or self-isolation orders by just one person can put the lives of many others at risk. A failure Read more…
Calling for regional-based public health teams in Victoria in the wake of the Colac Covid outbreak.
I have absolute confidence that regional Victorians will rise to the challenge and comply with new Covid restrictions announced by the Victorian Government. Today, there has been an alarming jump in the number of new Covid positive cases. As a regional Senator for Victoria, I have seen first hand how Read more…
As the number of Covid-19 cases linked to the Colac abattoir continues to climb, it is clear that numerous State public health teams should be established permanently across regional Victoria. Unlike some other states including New South Wales where public health teams are located in every part of the state, Read more…
The Morrison Government will help Victorian businesses as they move into the recovery phase of the coronavirus crisis by extending the Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme which supports small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to get access to the funding they need to adapt and innovate during the coronavirus crisis. Under Read more…