Tuesday, 30 August 2022

 Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (13:16): Professor Brett Sutton on his social media expressed that he has made mistakes and there were mistakes within the systems. Professor Brett Sutton said that he has deep regrets. Could our chief health officer please detail his mistakes publicly? Could he expand on where his shame comes from? Would Professor Brett Sutton publicly support an inquiry into Victoria’s response to COVID and publicly support a royal commission? We are seeing that Brett Sutton is feeling reflective about the pandemic, and he believes that there are lessons from the pandemic that we can learn. He has now immunity given to him by this government. While he is being deeply reflective could he actually tell us how much his mistakes have actually cost Victorians? Could he detail his mistakes? Could he explain how much his mistakes have cost Victorians? Professor, I trust the science, but you never showed Victorians the science behind your decisions. Coercion is not science. Withholding data is not science. Manipulating data is not science. Cherrypicking studies is not science. Social conditioning is not science. Fearmongering is not science. It is time now, Mr Sutton, to actually show us the science.