Health Minister Mikakos Evades MPs Questions on Victoria’s COVID-19 Handling Then Writes Responses

Health Minister Mikakos Evades MPs Questions on Victoria’s COVID-19 Handling Then Writes Responses
Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos speaks to the media in Melbourne, Australia on July 23, 2020. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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Victoria’s health minister provided a number of written responses to questions posed to her about the government’s public health response to the CCP virus pandemic that she evaded during Parliamentary Question Time the day before.

Victoria’s Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos refused to answer most questions for an hour, creating outrage among cross-benchers and upper house ministers.