Hansard debates

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:36): For 39 consecutive days now Victoria has not acquired a single new coronavirus case, yet still restrictions remain on businesses, community groups and individuals’ lives. The Premier must realise that the pandemic is not a justification for government to intervene and control every aspect of our lives in perpetuity. With an absence of substantial risk, the government has no right to dictate to businesses at what staff capacity they should operate or dictate how many people families can have over for Christmas lunch or how many patrons a pub can serve. The government claims they want the economy to be revitalised, but these rules are still in place. Clearly their real intentions are different. The government should immediately repeal the health directives and cede control over Victorians’ lives and let us get back to normal, not COVID normal of any form.