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The premier is asked about Mikakos’ parting comments that she was disappointed in the premier’s evidence before the hotel quarantine inquiry Friday, when he said that he believed the health minister was accountable for the hotel quarantine decisions.
“I’m aware of my statement,” Andrews says. “It’s a statement of fact.”
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has begun his press conference by running through the daily case numbers which we already know, before addressing the resignation of the health minister. Jenny Mikakos.
Andrews says:
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