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2020 G’Day From

7th,
October

| Downunder
EXAMINER Mike Bowen With all The Latest From Irish-Australia

Dictator Dan and his
IRISH ust when you’d think private operators. Premier authorize a lockdown. a day in July to the average advisers must have been wor-
The jackboot style of his
Dan Andrews, commonly
numbers of 13.8 a day as of
and hope things might
Jget better, well guess referred to as “Dictator Dan” government has everyone on October 3 one only needs to ried, when they came up
what, Victoria and has now set up an inquiry to edge as to when these dra- ask why is Dictator Dan with that idea that we might
Melbourne, are still under look into his own govern- conian laws imposed on us imposing harsher rules and catch the virus from the
A STATE OF DISASTER. ment’s handling of the Hotel will or might be lifted, so we jackboot style draconian laws grave? He has now allowed
I’m very concerned for my quarantine debacle. A lethal can feel like the shackles of to a population who has done us two hours shopping but
fellow Irish expats and all litany of mistakes were iden- this dictatorship have finally enormously well to contain only to buy necessary items
those who arrived here on tifiable and preventable the been uncoupled. This unnec- what he and his government and we can exercise for up to
short term visas. I am con- inquiry was told by Ben Ihle, essary burden has been couldn’t do. two hours. We are still not
cerned for their mental state counsel assisting the inquiry imposed on the citizens of Australia has never had allowed to travel more than
of mind, loss of jobs and also into the bungled program. Melbourne and the whole of any lockdowns or curfews in five kilometers from home. If
the isolation that they are He went on to say that: “One Victoria due to no fault of its history, not even during these rules are breached the
experiencing. Even if they only needs to pause and their own and it would be World War 1 or World War fine is just a few bucks short
do, like me, hold Irish pass- reflect on those figures to nice if Dictator Dan could 2. And here we find ourselves of $5,000.
ports, we are not allowed to appreciate the full scope of shine a little light to show us having the most severe of Golf is off the menu. You
travel more than 5 kilome- devastation and despair”. there is light at the end of the restrictions in our history, are allowed to fish, but not
ters from our homes. As you Under oath at the inquiry, tunnel. That would help, but supposedly to protect us more than 5 kilometers from
may well understand, us Irish Dictator Dan and each of his that looks as likely as me as from a virus; the truth being your home and tough luck if
are not used to such restric- ministers and their secre- trying to fly to the moon that this is his grab for ulti- you happen to live any fur-
tions of movement. We have taries all gave the ‘I know with a bunch of feathers mate power. This grab for ther than that, then your
always fought for our liberty. nothing’ answer to the Chair stuffed up my ass. ultimate power is a violation only hope is if you can find a
This situation we find our- of the inquiry Jennifer Coate Dictator Dan has put a of our human rights. fish and chip shop.
selves in is not because of (the line regularly used by frightening bill through the Especially when you look at The fallout from this disas-
mindlessness or bad behavior Sargent Schultz in the old lower house of government the hardline actions his gov- trous situation that Dictator
of ordinary citizens, this is classic Hogan’s Heroes) that has been passed and will ernment has taken, consider- Dan and his government
because of the mismanage- Melbourne, Victoria has go to the upper house to be ing it is his governments who have created will have cost
ment of the Premier, Dan only a few hundred thousand signed off in the next few is 99.9% guilty of this virus Victoria and also the
Andrews and the State less population than the weeks. This bill if enacted, going wild. He continues to Australian government bil-
Government. In Australia to whole of New South Wales will give him the power to put the boot into the citizens lions of dollars. There will be
date, there are 880 deaths and that also includes Sydney, yet nominate any union official who are the victims of the thousands of businesses
802 of those are in the state Melbournehas 802 deaths or almost anyone he sees fit disaster his government cre- bankrupted and millions of
of Victoria, which leaves while Sydney has only 53 to be an authorized person to ated. lost jobs. There will be thou-
only 78 deaths for the rest of deaths, why? Because New be able to arrest and detain Last week he threw a few sands of people and children
the country. Along with the South Wales accepted Prime anyone indefinitely who crumbs to us hoping it might affected by mental health
802 deaths in Vic, there are 7 Minister Scott Morrison’s might be suspicious or even relieve some or the pressure issues as the unnecessary
new cases, 38 people in hos- help of trained personnel. thinking about a crime and the media and others have death count continues to
pital and only 4 in ICU units. What has happened here we all know where that leads bombarded him with. He lift- rise.
Of the deaths, 99.9% were in Victoria has outraged the to. You only have to look at ed the curfew on Sunday; In July this year, Dan’s
the result of the Victorian population because of the what history has shown us coincidentally the lockdown Victorian government intro-
Government’s hotel quaran- negligence that caused so what happens when we sur- rule was being challenged in duced a law making any com-
tine failure program they set many unnecessary deaths render our power to dictators the court on Monday. He pany culpable for deaths that
up to protect its citizens and and adding to that, there has such as in Germany last cen- now wants the courts to happen on their watch. I
incoming travelers. been a huge rise in mental tury. throw out the challenge await with breathed breath if
Instead of protecting the health issues and a bump in It is a concern and fright- because the curfew was lift- he or any of his ministers will
citizens of Victoria from the suicide rate due to the ening to all, as to what could ed. The court case is continu- be caught in their own net, I
Covid19, Dan and his gov- loss of business affected by happen when our liberty is ing and hopefully it will suc- hope so. Considering all the
ernment are totally responsi- the unnecessary rules taken away. Will we become ceed and then the businesses sorrow and misery they have
ble for letting the virus imposed. Schools are not another tragedy while the that have lost vast amounts caused to thousands of fami-
escape into the community immune to this lockdown as rest of Australia and the out- of millions of dollars can lies and all the businesses
by employing private securi- they have been reporting side world looks on? have some satisfaction for that they have sent to the
ty firms who had no experi- major concerns about chil- Dictator Dan’s reason for their loss and pain. wall
ence in dealing with a health dren suffering mental health having this bill introduced is Whoopee, we can take our Before signing off, I and all
pandemic, or any health situ- and suicides cases. We were to protect us from Covid-19. dog for a haircut and mani- my associates’ here send our
ation for that matter. put into lockdown curfew Introducing laws like this has cure, but we can’t have our best wishes to President
The Australian Prime from 8pm to 5am not no place in a democracy hair cut at the barbers. We Donald Trump and his wife
Minister Scott Morrison had because of Covid-19, it was unless he has alternative can visit a cemetery to mark Melania, wishing them a
offered to supply trained because it would be easier for motives. a deceased relative’s birth- speedy and full recovery.
army personnel but, stub- the police to handle the pop- As we have reducing our day, date of death or anniver- Until next time, be good
bornly Dan rejected the offer ulation. This made no sense contaminating rate of the sary but only if it’s within the to those who love you and
in preference for untrained as the health officer did not virus numbers from 700 plus 5 kilometer rule. Sainte from Downunder. C