Scott Morrison may not want to publicly berate Daniel Andrews. The rest of Australia should not be so restrained. Everyone is now paying the price for the incompetence of the Victorian government in the practical management of COVID-19 over a long period of time.

This was not just a one-off debacle like the Ruby Princess cruise ship in NSW, but repeated failure at the heart of the Andrews government, along with a stubborn refusal to heed the warning signs or to accept offered assistance from federal authorities. Even worse, much of this flawed approach is continuing despite all the tough rhetoric from the Premier.