Background: Parliamentary inquiry

[@Voice4Victoria]: Summary of the parliamentary inquiry

https://twitter.com/Voice4Victoria/status/1537313849560670208

That's it, we are done!

In close we've discovered that none of the experts support the widespread mandates are still being in place & also none of them are advising the govt so the question becomes are the govt lying & covering up that they've made up their own 'health advice'?

In short yes mandates are coming off in some way. It should be done tomorrow but won't be because the govt are absolute dogs who set their internal vx mandate 'consultation' deadlines as the 13th of July in multiple dep'ts. What a coincidence! 🙄 bunch of absolute swamp donkeys.

[ABC News Australia]: Victorian COVID-19 vaccine mandate rationale 'unclear' given dropped mask rules, expert tells committee

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-16/victoria-covid-vaccine-mandate-mask-rules-death/101159266

Announcement

[@Voice4Victoria]:

https://twitter.com/Voice4Victoria/status/1537951061709058048

Holy shit they just ripped off most of the vaccine mandates!

(Screenshot of government announcement with headline: "Sensible winter settings to keep Victorians safe")

[Daily Mail]: Article about the worker mandates being dropped:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10928981/Victoria-lifts-vaccine-mask-mandates.html

Australia's most locked down state announces end of workers' vaccine mandates, airport masks and other Covid restrictions - here's all you need to know

• Masks will no longer be required in Victorian airport terminals, just on flights
• Visitor caps at residential aged care and disability facilities will be scrapped
• Need for third dose of vaccine scrapped for workers in a range of industries
• People with Covid will be allowed to drive other household members to work
• The new Victorian Covid rules will take effect at 11.59pm next Saturday, June 24

Commentary

[Voice4Victoria]: Commentary about announcement dropping most of the mandates

https://twitter.com/Voice4Victoria/status/1537955736759992320

Interesting that 2 days after a public hearing into mandates, where every single expert stated that at no point have they given this govt any health advice within the last 6 months & all think the mandates aren't justified, they get suddenly ripped off. That's some great science.

[Voice4Victoria] The specific wording that "enabled" the mandates has been removed. Explainer

https://twitter.com/Voice4Victoria/status/1537983342356099072/photo/1

EXPLAINER

The mandates were worded that 'for general workers, nobody can work outside the home unless double vaxxed'. This was a legal loophole to technically not actually ban people from working. The reality of which was obviously very different - this is just the technicalities of it & the wording has obviously confused people a bit with these changes.

They have now removed this. So you can be unvaxd & work outside home. This means any general worker can now go back to work unvaxxed. Hospo, retail, beauty, etc. This is literally thousands of people.

This is obviously subject to workplaces trying to set their own policies, which are also subject to normal FairWork rules & principles with all legal protections that government policy provided gone. Please note this is somethine private businesses would always have been able to try.

A number of industries have lifted the third dose & we are waitin on clarity if they need two or can be unvaxxed. Based on wording it looks as if there are ONLY those specific frontline industries keeping a booster mandate & all other vax mandates go. Waiting for confirmation on this.

Most succinct comment about the explainer:

https://twitter.com/sp90a/status/1537985363305955328

Everything was purposefully written and verbally spoken of in a vague manner to get kneejerk reactions and wash their hands clean if legal issues arose.

Even collecting vax certs was never required according to written documents yet on the news and video pressers it was implied

Note: The Victorian state election is set to be held in November 2022.