Melissa Skilbeck

A senior public servant in Victoria is now stripped of her responsibilities as the state struggles to come to terms with the fact that it let the deadly coronavirus back out of the bag. A Victorian government minister needs step up now and take some responsibility for letting the state down and for jeopardising the rest of Australia.

The move follows Premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement of a judicial review into the hotel quarantine system after a number of coronavirus cases in the community were linked to an infection control breach in the scheme.