"She is calling Captain Cook a virus. “This is divisive commentary at a time when we are being told to work together. Minister for Health The Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC ... Minister for Health Minister for Ambulance Services Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for the Coordination of Health and Human Services: COVID-19. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The ABC has contacted the State Government and the Department of Health and Human Services for comment. What the 1918 and swine flus tell us about how this pandemic ends, The vaccine race is far from over, but any possible winner is unlikely to be a one-shot wonder. “Daniel Andrews’ Deputy Chief Health Officer should be working on giving Victorians a pathway out of Labor’s lockdown, not giving us ‘woke’ political commentary on Twitter,” he said in a statement on Thursday. Her attempt in the discipline of history would be hysterical if she didn’t expect to be treated seriously. Housing and homelessness. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The comments were posted online on Wednesday morning, the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook and the Endeavour sailing into Botany Bay. "The tweet was out there, there had been extensive reporting. Our programs help create safe and caring homes and communities for all Victorian families and children. “Sudden arrival of an invader from another land, decimating populations, creating terror,” she wrote. Republican Movement Amnesty International. COVID19 or Cook 1770? AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). She was spoken to about the potential for social media use to undermine community trust in the public service and deleted Twitter from her work phone. Sibling remembers pride in police brother. Dr van Diemen faced media for a coronavirus update on Sunday, weeks after making the post on 29 April to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing. Improving the quality of life for people with a disability through supports and community services. “Forces the population to make enormous sacrifices & completely change how they live in order to survive. “How can Victorians have confidence in the advice being provided to them when our most senior bureaucrats are making such ideological public commentary that has nothing to do with the crisis we are all facing? Follow our live blog for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.vic.gov.au/terms.html, Minister for the Coordination of Health and Human Services: COVID-19. "I applaud the work she is doing as a medical officer in Victoria, that's her expertise, I would strongly suggest she keep to that, because those sort of comments don't inspire confidence," Mr Morrison said on 1 May. COVID19 or Cook 1770?". Criticism from angry MPs is irrelevant to the fight against this virus. Forces the population to make enormous sacrifices & completely change how they live in order to survive. Forces the population to make enormous sacrifices & completely change how they live in order to survive. But the Victorian health minister, Jenny Mikakos, said the deputy chief health officer was “doing an outstanding job protecting Victorians from this deadly pandemic”. Susan Ryan, a trailblazing figure for women in politics and Australia's first age discrimination commissioner, has died aged 77. David Davis. she tweeted. Here's what Victorians can expect, Pioneer of Sex Discrimination Act Susan Ryan dead aged 77, Live: Melbourne's 14-day average case rate now 22.1 ahead of Premier's restrictions announcement, NSW records no new coronavirus cases amid school holiday warning, Victoria records 16 new coronavirus cases and two deaths, Doug isn't supposed to be allowed to gamble. No new coronavirus cases recorded in NSW for the first time in three months, Victoria records 16 new coronavirus cases, two deaths as restrictions set to be eased, Donald Trump announces conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court pick, Amid suicide and threats to their language, ethnic Mongolians in Australia cautiously speak out, Alleged Paris meat cleaver attacker 'wanted to avenge Charlie Hebdo cartoons', Victorian mental health minister Martin Foley replaces health minister Jenny Mikakos following resignation, Mexico issues arrest warrants on anniversary of disappearance of 43 students, NSW hopes raw sewage testing will strengthen fight against COVID-19, How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death could see abortion rights ruling Roe v. Wade overturned.