The Victorian government has not learnt too much from the way it bungled hotel quarantine last year which is why the state has been plunged into another state-wide lockdown, according to Sky News host Chris Smith.
All of Victoria began a five-day snap lockdown in an effort to contain the Holiday Inn coronavirus outbreak and avoid a third wave.
There have been 13 cases of the UK strain of the virus linked to the hotel and Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews hopes the lockdown will be a "circuit breaker" to stop the spread.
Mr Smith said the Victorian state government has shown itself to be incompetent when it comes to dealing with COVID-19.
"What a totally incompetent bunch, unable to enforce their own rules, unable to answer basic questions," he said.
"It's the same ducking and weaving the Premier relied on, most of last year, when he didn't remember who gave the green light to security guards running Hotel quarantine."
