Melbourne 42 "youth" gangs

Shades of Russia and China - journos aren't allowed to ask any mischievous questions anymore in Victoria.



Coronavirus Victoria: Channel 7 reporter slammed for Dan Andrews treatment. A journalist at Daniel Andrews’ press conference has been told to “go back to Sydney” after a tense back-and-forth with the Premier today.
SEPTEMBER 23, 20202:40PM


Denham Hitchcock is a TV reporter for Sunday Night on Seven.Source:News Corp Australia

A journalist’s hard line of questions at today’s press conference with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has invoked a furious response online.

Sydney-based Channel 7 reporter Denham Hitchcock, who has not been a regular attendee of the daily briefings, was blasted on social media, causing the hashtag #ThisisNotJournalism to trend on Twitter.

The press conference turned sour when the reporter asked the Premier whether he would wreck his state’s economy to save lives.

He began by not answering the question directly, leading to a tense exchange with the reporter.

“Well, that’s a choice that we have made as a National Cabinet from day one,” he said.

The reporter responded, “That doesn’t answer the question.”

Mr Andrews reacted by saying the same answer again before he was interrupted.

The reporter asked him to answer the question with a yes or no.



Today’s press briefing was tense. Picture: Ian Currie/NCA NewsWireSource:News Corp Australia

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Mr Andrews hit back saying; “How I choose to answer your questions is, with respect, a matter for me.

“And the National Cabinet has made a decision that instead of allowing this virus to spread throughout the entire Australian community, much like it is in Europe, killing many tens of thousands of people,” he said.

“We would fix the health problem first, and then we would all, in a unified way, set about repairing the economic damage this pandemic has done. No-one is denying that.”


Denham Hitchcock has received invoked a fierce backlash after a tense press conference.Source:News Corp Australia

The tense exchange came as the state recorded 28 new cases today, a slight increase on recent numbers but well below the more than 700 cases of six weeks ago.

It also comes as latest polling data revealed strong support for Mr Andrews’ handling of the outbreak in Victoria.

“Go back to Sydney,” one account tweeted, while another asked “how bloody rude can a bunch of people get?”

Another: “Victorians don’t need journos from Sydney blasting into Dan’s pressers and making false, sweeping statements on our behalf.”

But some said the support for the Victorian Labor leader was a continuation of the partisan loyalty and increased division sweeping across the country.

“So when journalists ask questions of Dan Andrews, it’s a case of #ThisisNotJournalism,” one user tweeted. “When journalists ask hard questions of LNP politicians, it’s ‘speaking truth to power’.”


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Not only is Victoria paralyzed by the mild mannered VIRUS it also has the worst "Govt" in history.

Andrews 'far worse' than Cain-Kirner government of 1990s

21/09/2020

VIDEO: Dan worst ever - a tool of the Greenies' destroy Australia movement:-  https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6193966287001

Chairman of Southbank Capital Francis Galbally says the Andrews Government is “far worse” than the Cain-Kirner government of the 1990s.

In an interview with Sky News host Peta Credlin, Mr Galbally said the Andrews Government had "bankrupted the economy" and called for the resignation of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

“This government caused the problem, has locked us all down, has bankrupted the economy and as a result of its policies people have died,” Mr Galbally told Sky News.

“The Cain-Kirner government didn’t impose a lockdown like this one.

“No other government has done that.

“And its incompetence, no one takes accountability, the bureaucrats don’t take accountability, the ministers are incompetent.

“They should all resign.”

Mr Galbally published a piece in The Australian at the weekend where he branded the Andrews government the worst he has ever seen, surpassing John Cain's administration, who plunged the state into billions of dollars debt.

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6193966287001

Neil Mitchell was discussing the home invasions today on the radio  3AW.
There are 4333 per year = 12 per day in Melbourne.

https://www.3aw.com.au/deputy-commissioner-admits-victoria-is-not-winning-youth-crime-fight/


Notice -
no mention of Darkies?

Mr Nugent said police have identified
 42 youth gangs which they “know are causing harm”.

“They’re into the car thefts, the aggravated burglaries, the home invasions, the robberies, the assaults,” he told Neil Mitchell.



Deputy Commissioner admits Victoria is not winning youth crime fight

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Youth offences in Victoria have risen by almost nine per cent, and one of the state’s highest-ranking police officers admits we’re not winning the fight against juvenile crime.

In the 12 months to the end of June, there were 19,783 alleged offender incidents among 10 to 17-year-olds, up from 18,150 last year, with increases across all offence categories.

Deputy Commissioner Rick Nugent admits Victoria is not winning the battle against youth crime.

    NEIL MITCHELL: “I talked to Graham Ashton about this years ago, the fight against juvenile crime, we’re not winning?”

    RICK NUGENT: “No. We’ve seen an increase there and this is related to some of this gang related activity and sort of networked groups of youths doing some of this.”

In the 12 months to the end of June, more than half of all robbery offenders were aged 10 to 17.

Mr Nugent said police have identified 42 youth gangs which they “know are causing harm”.

“They’re into the car thefts, the aggravated burglaries, the home invasions, the robberies, the assaults,” he told Neil Mitchell.

“They’re moving a lot more across areas now than they used to.”

This week, Victoria Police launched Operation Alliance, a statewide anti-gang strategy to target the changing face of youth gang crime.

“This is going to be right across the state, actually mapping and understanding which groups, which gangs, are causing harm and doing everything possible to prevent and disrupt and dismantle those gangs.”

Overall, Victoria’s offence rate was up by 6 per cent in the year to the end of June, compared with the previous period.