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Explainer: What is a state of disaster? And what it means for you

By Anne Twomey | 8 March 2020

A “state of disaster” has been declared for the whole of Victoria from 6pm, Sunday August 2, for a month. How is this different from the existing “state of emergency” and what powers does it give the Andrews government? What is the difference between a state of emergency and a state of disaster? Victoria has…