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Government’s arrogance in refusing to apologise
December 18, 2020 — 11.35pm
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THE HIGH-RISE LOCKDOWN
Government’s arrogance in refusing to apologise
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found what any right-minded person should have thought at the time – the lockdown of the high-rise towers, which occurred with only 15 minutes’ notice to tenants, breached their human rights (The Age, 18/12). She did not find there should not have been a lockdown, only that the manner in which it was implemented was against the medical advice and breached human rights. When it occurred, I was appalled, both as a lawyer and a ....

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