Acting tough in government is easy during a crisis.  

Prime Ministers and Premiers routinely dress up the easiest of decisions to make them appear hard, but make no mistake about whose interests are being protected.  

Actions taken in the name of ‘protecting the community’ — which so frequently involve outlawing, restricting or banning — is second nature in all levels of government in Australia.

The leader of the ‘just ban it’ brigade is, you guessed it, Daniel Andrews’ miserable command and control operation in Victoria.