Leave it out! Use idioms to press your case, but do not take us for idiots. The Tasmanian public is thankful that politicians are asking questions and holding the state and federal governments to account.

We have stakeholders in empty bars telling us not to overreact as restaurants close due to a lack of staff.

There are cafes and eateries resorting to takeaway service because they dare not risk exposure.

Thankfully, the Premier has chosen to be more circumspect, prefacing most sentences with, "I don't wish to sugar coat it".

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