The new NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, has denied breaching public health orders after being photographed running around Sydney Harbour
New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has denied breaching public health orders after he was photographed running around Sydney Harbour more than 5km from his family home.
The exercise enthusiast posted the photo to his own Facebook page today declaring Sydney was “the best city in the world”, with the Harbour Bridge in the background.
But he was quickly attacked by Sydneysiders demanding to know if he had just enjoyed a freedom denied to millions of his constituents.
“Nice breach of the public health orders champ,” Facebook user Daniel Rafferty wrote.
Another man said: “Celebrating day two of being Premier by breaching the public health orders!”
Under the public health orders currently imposed on Sydney, you can only leave your home to engage in exercise or outdoor recreation within your local government area, or within five kilometres of your home.
But Mr Perrottet’s spokesman told news.com.au those rules do not apply if you are an authorised worker.
The spokesman said the Premier, as an authorised worker, was permitted to go about his normal business, including leaving the office to obtain food or to exercise while he was in the city.
As a politician, Mr Perrottet is an authorised worker who is allowed to travel for work to Parliament House in downtown Sydney.
His family home is an estimated 24 kilometres from Parliament House. It’s a drive that takes around 25 minutes at the moment, with far fewer cars on the road than usual.
Last month, former prime minister Tony Abbott complained that it should not be part of the Australian character to “dob people in” after he copped a $500 fine for not wearing a mask at Manly.
The former prime minister found himself on the wrong end of the law after a furious beachgoer whipped out her mobile phone and fired off several images of him without a mask on.
Mr Abbott told reporters that he did not believe he had broken the law, but would not challenge the fine.
“I just want to say two things. First, I believe that I was well within the law, reasonably interpreted,” he said.
“But I am not going to challenge the fine because I am not going to waste police time.
“Second, I never thought dobbing and snitching was part of the Australian character.
“I think as soon as we can leave this health police state mindset behind us, the better for everyone.”
Mr Abbott previously complained about the readiness of people to ‘dob and snitch’ on those who didn’t wear masks just weeks before copping his own fine.
“There are aspects of contemporary Australia which I personally find a bit unsettling,” he told the Institute of Public Affairs.
“The readiness of people to dob and snitch on their neighbours worries me a lot, frankly.”
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