Sam Newman continues attack on 'patronising' Victorian Premier

Controversial former AFL Footy Show host Sam Newman has continued his rant at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for golf courses remaining shut in the state.

Newman marched to parliament last Thursday to demand answers about why golf courses had been shut across Victoria but remained open in other states.

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Dressed in his most colourful golf get-up, the 71-year-old labelled the blanket ban ‘absolute nonsense’.

Premier Andrews responded to Newman claiming he “didn’t give Sam much thought.”

Newman received support from cricket legend Shane Warne and on the weekend, Newman relaunched at the Victorian Premier.

But Premier Andrews again shut down Newman’s verbal barbs claiming there are more important debates to be had.

“(New York) Governor (Andrew) Cuomo wishes he was having a debate about golf. Many world leaders … wish they were having a debate about golf. They're not, they're having a debate about where the temporary morgues will go,” he said.

Andrews added that Australia’s comparatively low rates of coronavirus cases does make the possibility of rolling back some of the restrictions an option for the future.

But he reiterated that could only be an option if people continue to obey the social distancing rules.

“These numbers are not an invitation to us to roll back all the rules, they are simply a validation that this strategy is working,” hen added. “We have got to stay the course.

“The alternative is all too painful and all too clear.

“Frustrating, very difficult, no one is enjoying it, but people are following the rules and it is working, making a big difference.

“If we stick together, we will get to the other side, and faster. Let’s keep this performance going. That gives us options. We can properly, in a cautious way, examine those in the weeks and months ahead. Then we can potentially make changes.”