'It was validation’: Melbourne public housing residents respond to Ombudsman’s report into hard lockdown.

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Ms Glass addressed reporters on Thursday in a press conference, saying,"The government need not apologise for taking necessary and difficult action to keep us all safe in the face of this pandemic."

"The primary objective of government is to protect the community. In this context, protecting some of the most vulnerable people in our community who live in those public housing towers is my responsibility as a minister, but also the government's responsibility as well." However, later that day Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews called a press conference advising that the hard lockdown would begin immediately.

Over the night of July 4, he started organising deliveries of food, medicine, and other essential items.

 

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