A Chronology of The Stupid & Wrong Things @AlexanderDowner Has Said About COVID

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March 10, 2020 "The panic about coronavirus is madness..."

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March 10, 2020

Compares COVID to the flu

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April 3, 2020

Downer suggests Australian States can't legally close borders.

Borders did close borders and it was legal.
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April 7, 2020

Downer ponders "the moral dilemma of our time"

His most unconscionable tweet - there's no moral dilemma - human existence must come before capitalism or life on earth will cease to exist.

There's no moral dilemma for those of us with morals.
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April 20, 2020 & April 30, 2020

Downer congratulates Australia for banning visitors from COVID hotspots then ten days later advocates for travel from COVID hotspots bcuz it suits his lifestyle - i.e. he commutes regularly btwn South Australia & London.

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July 23, 2020

In a subtle attempt to undermine Dan Andrews in the middle of a 2nd wave, Downer compares VIC to UK

Downer was awfully quiet about UK's statistics later in 2020 when UK recorded massive numbers of cases & deaths & VIC was virtually COVID-free
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September 11, 2020

Downer continued his COVID gaslighting, ill-informed comments & attacks on Australian states for their successful COVID action despite losing his otherwise healthy 41yr old friend to COVID.

Remember he said COVID was 'madness'?
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September 16, 2020

Downer again talked down the enormity of the COVID problem.

He was as quiet as a church mouse when just weeks later the UK's COVID cases & deaths went through the roof - he chose not to compare statistics then

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September 27, 2020

Downer became an armchair epidemiologist.

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October 14, 2020

Downer still giving out COVID advice from his comfy self-appointed epidemiologist chair while lamenting the fact he doesn't know the facts

Despite every trapping of privilege Downer chose not to inform himself of the science. Still hasn't
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October 27, 2020

Downer still comparing COVID to the flu.

A man in his position who uses his platform to dismiss the science of COVID when he has zero medical training is dangerous & proves a lack of intelligence & moral fortitude.
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November 26, 2020

Downer boasts of Australia's restraint while simultaneously using every opportunity to undermine the science & criticizing every action that helped to achieve that restraint.

Would've cost us a lot more without States' effective measures
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November 29, 2020

Downer continues to boast on the world stage that Australia has handled the pandemic quite well.

Despite that, he continues to attack Australian States (predominately Labor States) & lockdowns that helped to achieve that success.
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And finally, despite everything Downer managed to fly back & forth to Australia during the pandemic.

His privilege ensured he was prioritized over #strandedAussies & those missing out on family funerals & other important occasions.

He flouted his privilege
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@AlexanderDowner you accuse Twitter of lacking manners while you yourself accuse ppl like me of being 'Feral Lefties' I put it to you that you have consistently been wrong, divisive & duplicitous about COVID while omitting facts that don't fit your narrative.
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Is that a well-mannered enough take-down for you @AlexanderDowner?

You should spend less time worrying about manners & more time searching for your moral compass & facts about COVID before using your ivory tower platform to misinform & undermine Australians
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I took one for the team & transcribed Morrison's speech to ACC National Conference, all 23:20 mins of it!

A few words were inaudible but I got the vast majority of the PM's ecclesiastical word salad

Here's the transcript, hope you're sitting down
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I don't know what the answer to the epidemic of DV in Australia is, but I've had a go & thought of some ideas to throw into the mix for discussion

I'm intimately familiar with this subject, an intimacy brought about by experience

I believe we can solve this
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1. 10 days paid DV leave for victims with 10-20 hours of free intensive counselling over those 10 days.
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2. 10 days paid DV leave for perpetrators with daily or twice daily check-ins at a police station and 20 hours of free intensive counselling over those 10 days.

This 10 day period is critical to diffuse tensions.
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Here's an interesting little tale...

Way back in December 2019, remember @senbmckenzie was the then Agriculture Minister?

She resigned in disgrace from the Ministry in Feb 2020
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When Bridge was Minister for Agriculture, she approved this 'Ad hoc/One-off' grant to Rural Business Tasmania for $349,999.99 for the purpose of: 'Support Rural Financial Counselling Service Programme'

They are currently promoted on the Dept of Ag website.
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Now, here's the interesting part

You may recall that Bridge was once married to Tim Edwards & they had four kids before divorcing.

In her first speech to parliament she paid tribute to her children.
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12 Feb
Dan Andrews presser on @abcnews now about emergency Cabinet meeting this morning

5 new cases (3 of those were announced y'day) - latest cases are close contacts of previous cases

19 total cases in VIC - 13 linked to Holiday Inn Cluster

24K+ tests yesterday
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Dan Andrews says the medical advice given to him is that they must assume there are more cases in the community, bcuz current cases are the UK strain which transmits so fast
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From 11:59 ALL of Victoria will go to Stage 4 restrictions for 5 days to 11:59 Wednesday

Reasons to leave home:
- Shopping for essentials
- Essential work
- Caregiving & compassionate reasons
- Exercise for 2 hours per day
- Stay within 5kms from your home
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12 Dec 20
Hey @David_Speers

I hear you've come down with an bad case of selective amnesia, for some reason you seem to think @ScottMorrisonMP has had a 'good' year?

I've created a brief reminder of Morrison's 2020 Fuck-Ups in an Advent Calendar just for you
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Day 1: January

Morrison sparks protests calling for his sacking around Australia. Angry Australians are not happy with him going to Hawaii while Australia burned.

Remember you called it a 'misstep' Dave?

Morrison visits Cobargo
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Day 2: February

Bridget McKenzie resigns after weeks of Morrison defending her, the #Sportsrorts scandal is traced all the way back to the Prime Minister's office.

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9 Dec 20
So, I've been having a squizz at the latest politicians' expenses claims

Not sure if you've noticed the glaring anomaly but I did @ipeaAusGov

You might want to take a second look at @senator_sam's expense claims, particularly her 'Travel Allowance'
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I noticed @senator_sam claimed travel allowance for 98 nights July-Sept qtr

Bit odd given there's only 91 days in the July-September quarter! (Then I worked out she back-dated some travel allowance expenses)

Total claimed $24,676 for travel allowance for the qtr
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Sometimes it's a bit hard with Senators, they're usually all over the state, committees & lots of things, so I thought I'd compare Senator Sam with all the other senators.

Yep, just as I thought, no other Senator came within cooee of Senator Sam

Topped the list
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