Heal those wounds that are particularly considerable. We'll move through this difficult gateway and normalise this virus. That means we're into a different phase now, normalising this. 'People have got that vaccine in record numbers. Mr Andrews said lockdowns were the only option before there was a vaccine and until it had been widely distributed throughout the population. The city endured a total of 262 days in lockdown, the most of anywhere on the planet. Last year, Mr Andrews said he has 'no regrets' about sending Melbourne into the world's longest lockdown. 'If this was the situation now, the army is not something I'd would've considered joining because I don't support this system,' the former soldier stated.Īnother veteran said he found it hard to march alongside Andrews at the Anzac service. The war veteran was asked if he felt this was 'the Australia you fought for,' to which he responded: 'No, I wouldn't.' The man added that the army would not be 'something I would've considered joining' now after expressing his 'disappointment' and 'concern' over Melbourne's Covid response