David Van (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Walsh for her contribution. For once in this sitting fortnight—once—a Labor senator has actually mentioned the name Dan Andrews, the Premier of Victoria. Why have they been hiding from mentioning this up until now? I can tell you why: 19,000 cases of COVID and 500-odd deaths in Victoria. Premier Dan Andrews has failed Victorians and crushed the economy. You ask: how did he do this? I know Senator Ayres is very keen to learn all about this, because his great state, New South Wales—also Senator Keneally's state—has managed to avoid this. It did this—