Dan’s freedom roadmap promises to be no picnic
Premier Daniel Andrews thinks what we need most are picnics. But his freedom roadmap promises to be more like a tour of dead ends than a day in the park.
Premier Daniel Andrews thinks what we need most are picnics. But his freedom roadmap promises to be more like a tour of dead ends than a day in the park.
Melbourne is too big, too good and too important not to survive Victoria’s Covid mistakes, but it won’t come back without our help.
After being stolen from the roof of the MCC in 1964 by a cheeky kid, and used as a bedspread, the Demon’s “grand old flag” has been found. This is the incredible, secret story.
Give us a chirpy Merlino with a smile instead of grumpy, bearer-of-bad-news Dan trotting out dreadful numbers and lecturing us on how lockdowns are for our own good.
The 80 per cent vaccination target will be achieved by November at best, and even then there is zero guarantee all states will abide by any freedoms.
Keeping the AFL grand final in Melbourne, with only vaccinated fans allowed a seat at the game, is the shot in the arm we need.
It appears the AFL is being tipped off to looming lockdowns, while celebrities are being granted privileges average Aussies are denied — and it’s starting to grate.
Melbourne is one big village largely working together, while Sydney is a group of villagers throwing rocks at each other — and it’s costing them lives.
Did the Premier’s back injury cause memory loss? He needs to remember the months we spent in lockdown and stop gloating.
The 2021 equivalent of Big Brother is more addictive and a bigger ratings success than any reality show. With a cast of egomaniacs and Big Brother-style losers, we just can’t switch off Covid-TV.
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