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A muffled voice, through a mask, is calling for Premier Daniel Andrews to end the mandating of mask wearing in Victoria.
\nLiberal Member for Western Victoria, Bev McArthur, has told the Victorian Parliament that masks should only be voluntary, despite the Premier announcing masks would continue to be compulsory until at least the end of the year and possibly into 2021.<\/p>\n

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A muffled voice, through a mask, is calling for Premier Daniel Andrews to end the mandating of mask wearing in Victoria. Liberal Member for Western Victoria, Bev McArthur, has told the Victorian Parliament that masks should only be voluntary, despite the Premier announcing masks would continue to be compulsory until at least the end of […]<\/p>\n

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