Daniel Andrews fined for not wearing mask as Victoria records Australia’s highest daily case numbers
by Caitlin Cassidy from on (#5QG0T)
The state government has also had to walk back from controversial Covid vaccination mandates for commonwealth and court system employees
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The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has been fined $400 for twice not wearing a mask outside parliament in Melbourne, as the state reported a record 1,838 local Covid cases and five further deaths.
Andrews on Friday apologised for breaching the state's mask mandate on Wednesday and Thursday morning as he walked across a car park to address journalists.
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