Daniel Andrews has taken a crack at fellow Labor Premier Mark McGowan after Western Australia sealed the border to the remainder of Australia indefinitely.
The Victorian Premier was requested on Monday about feedback by WA's Well being Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson justifying the state's harsh border restrictions.
Throughout a media convention on Sunday, Ms Sanderson claimed 'we've got, in all however identify, lockdowns over east'.
Mr Andrews mentioned the West Australian MP was incorrect earlier than smirking and joking: 'I can get our ambassador to speak to theirs', should you like.'
Western Australia reported 24 new instances of the virus on Sunday - its highest quantity ever.
Regardless of shutting the border, officers admitted the state will not be capable of get rid of the variant, however will proceed to suppress it.
Victoria is at the moment internet hosting the Australian Open with tens of hundreds of visitors every day.
The state's newest wave of instances seem to have begun a downward curve, with authorities recording 13,091 infections on Sunday and 11,695 on Monday.
On Thursday Mark McGowan broke his promise to reopen the Western Australian border on February 5, claiming it might be 'reckless and irresponsible' given the breakout of the Omicron pressure throughout the nation.
He mentioned a brand new reopening date, which was initially scheduled to align with WA's 90 per cent double-dose vaccination goal, is not going to even be thought-about till effectively into February.
Mr McGowan has relied on a coverage of shutting his state off from the remainder of the nation over the course of the Covid pandemic - a tactic which appears to have labored along with his Labor get together being voted again into workplace in early 2021 by a landslide.
Regardless of current backlash over widespread vaccine mandates, WA has remained largely unaffected by restrictions or important case numbers whereas the remainder of the nation has endured intermittent lockdowns.
The WA Well being Minister's claims of one other present jap seaboard lockdown are wildly exaggerated, nevertheless.
Whereas Victoria requires face masks indoors, all retail, hospitality, gyms, reside music venues, and even casinos are open for the fully-vaccinated and there are not any journey restrictions or limits on gatherings.
NSW and Queensland are beneath related guidelines and borders are open between all three states.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet on Monday slapped down the claims saying: 'NSW is open, there isn't any doubt'.
'You exit on the weekend, the retailers are open, the pubs are open, the eating places, the bars,' he mentioned.
He mentioned the announcement to delay WA's border opening indefinitely was a tragic day for many individuals who had been separated from household and buddies within the state and that 'many tears had been shed'.
Australia's former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth mentioned pushing again the opening of WA's border was not solely illogical however risked a winter surge in flu instances.
'Delay WA border opening till 80% boosted, which can happen someday round Might, to coincide with the beginning of the winter flu season, which could be worse this yr as a consequence of lack of, you guessed it, immunity from current an infection,' Dr Coatsworth tweeted.
'Brave certainly,' he sarcastically mused.
'There is a gamble being made right here with the well being of West Australians,' he mentioned.
Dr Coatsworth mentioned February 5 was an inexpensive open date and would have been 'as secure because it probably could be'.
He mentioned reaching Covid-zero was 'unimaginable' and that that Omicron was each very gentle - lower than one per cent of present energetic instances are in hospital - and had been in decline in jap states for over every week.
