What Daniel Andrews Gets Wrong About Science

7 Reasons Why You Can Argue with Science

Dan Andrews, the divisive Premier of Victoria, triggered a collective sigh amongst his state’s 6.4 million constituents recently when he announced that Victoria’s lockdown restrictions would be extended for yet another two weeks, bringing the total term of the state’s strict Stage 4 restrictions to at least 10 weeks.

At the commencement of his 90-minute press conference, below, Andrews played the science card.

“You can’t argue with this sort of data. You can’t argue with science”.

Because Science

Whatever you think about Victoria’s lockdown laws, playing the “because science” card should not and does not immediately render one absolutely correct, and eliminate room for inquiry and discourse.

Firstly, I should stress that this piece is by no means an attack on science, nor the forecasting model Andrews describes, or his decision to extend the lockdown.