‘Groundhog Day’ as Leaders, Business Groups Slam Vic Restrictions

A man runs along a waterway amid lockdown restrictions in Melbourne, Australia, on July 10, 2020. Sandra Sanders/Reuters

The federal government, Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp and Victorian business groups have hit out at another pause on easing COVID-19 restrictions, with some left feeling it’s Groundhog Day.

Premier Daniel Andrews opted to pause unveiling rule changes in metropolitan Melbourne on Oct 25 while awaiting the results for over 1000 tests linked to the growing northern suburbs outbreak.