Why do half of voters believe Victoria is doing a good job on virus?

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As we know, the Victorian Andrews Government’s epic hotel quarantine failure has unleashed COVID-19 on Victorians, resulting in another hard lockdown, loss of jobs and life.

With community transmission of COVID-19 virtually eliminated across Australia, our governments had one key job to keep us safe: running robust quarantine arrangements for returning permanent residents and citizens.

Being an island nation, effective quarantine is Australia’s single most important defence to prevent COVID-19 from spreading into the community from overseas.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.