Damien Bates

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@vickstarZ @MatthewGuyMP Couldn’t agree more!

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Great news! Vaccines capped NSW’s hospitalisations. It’s Victoria’s turn next https://t.co/IhZniHq9Ou #DanAndrews good at ratcheting up restrictions - let’s see how good he his at ratcheting down #lockdown in view of these data

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@AussieVal10 Yup - just wait for the bait n’ switch!

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@_davidlimbrick Totally agree. In the absence of being able to peacefully protest we need to find other ways to push for a rapid unwinding of #lockdownmelbourne please sign this petition https://t.co/ivJAAECeeV

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@emma_os How convenient! Democracy is overrated.

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Finally some sense!

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Stick to the national plan or pay the price, PM tells states https://t.co/4D9UsW7AtU

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Why is Australia so poor on decision making and execution? #ozbureaucracy

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We score an F for COVID-19 testing https://t.co/SlIp1A9G2J

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@jeanettekenne @DanielAndrewsMP The decision to tighten the lockdown is not an inevitable consequence of these actions. It’s not a natural law. The premier’s hands aren’t tied - this is his decision. Scapegoating individuals to justify grabbing more power is not OK. Don’t let this government divide us. #freedom

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@wynnumboy @DanielAndrewsMP Draco was decisive too

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Finally something rational

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Calls mount for Sydney restaurants and retail to reopen https://t.co/Cyeodom7o3

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@VictorianCHO @PKelly_CBR How about encouraging protests in the spirit of democracy but impose constraints in the way it is conducted (eg face masks, distancing etc)? That way you convey interest in public opinion and receive vital input to better inform your decisions as a servant of the public.

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Blanket indiscriminate #lockdowns are not sustainable nor desirable, so get #vaccinated and Plan on living and dying with the virus https://t.co/SFd0up4kSw

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“Scientists alone can establish the objectives of their research, but society, in extending support to science, must take account of its own needs.”
— John F. Kennedy

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Democracy eliminated by leaving restrictions to the health experts https://t.co/axJzeT1Ptu

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Our leaders & media must start considering questions of individual freedom, economics, mental health, and social sustainability rather than reflexively defaulting to a unidimensional lockdown approach if we are to retain a credible democracy.

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This is what the PM should have told you about Singapore https://t.co/3XRqEeD940

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Good point that begs the question - is it also justifiable to limit individual freedoms by imposing lockdowns as a means to an end? The moral quandary of vaccinating children against COVID-19 https://t.co/uFvd8HNZLf