Daniel Andrews says Scott Morrison should to pipe down on matters of vaccines and lockdowns given his record over the past year.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has told Scott Morrison he’s in no place to offer lectures on coronavirus restrictions given the federal government’s troubled handling of the vaccine rollout.
A furious Mr Andrews unloaded on the Prime Minister on Friday morning, saying Mr Morrison should consider his own track record before attacking states over their reopening plans.
Mr Morrison earlier this week knocked a plan by Labor-led Queensland to ban unvaccinated people from venues once the 80 per cent double-dose mark was achieved next month.
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles was among those to hit back, accusing Mr Morrison of cosying up to “a coalition of anti-vaxxers” and putting people’s health at risk for his own political ambition.
Mr Andrews joined the fight during an interview on Sunrise on Friday morning.
“I have not come on your program this morning to have an argument with the Prime Minster, but I will say this. He is right to say that we have been in people‘s lives,” Mr Andrews said.
“Why do we have lockdowns? Because we did not have a vaccine. Who forgot to order the vaccine? It wasn‘t state premiers. I do not need to be lectured by Scott Morrison about these issues.”
Victoria last night eased Covid restrictions, meaning the state now has more freedoms than NSW.
Mr Andrews also said it “was a bit rich” for a prime minster from Sydney to be lecturing people about freedom.
“We have done the hard yards because there was not a vaccine. If there had been a vaccine earlier, when the virus came from Sydney this year, we would not have needed to lockdown.”
Originally published as ‘I do not need to be lectured by Scott Morrison’: Dan Andrews savages PM over Covid commentary
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