A Channel 9 reporter has accidentally had a blooper go to air during the 4pm news bulletin.
Lana Murphy was giving viewers an update about how police are dealing with people who are breaking the rules during Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne.
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When the time came for her piece to camera, she managed to get through all the juicy bits before stumbling over a word or two, causing her to stop what she was saying. In a moment of annoyance, Lana said: "F*** my life," as she stroked her hair and geared up for another take.
Sadly though, that was the take that ended up in the official bulletin.
Without skipping a beat, we then cut to the news anchor who cracked on with the rest of the bulletin.
Lana has posted on social media a brief apology for the stuff up and revealed that she'll be keeping her job.
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"Thanks for the love friends & apologies to those who got more than they bargained for on @9NewsMelb," she wrote.
"Unfortunately the wrong version (clearly) of a pre-record made it to air but thankfully I have a great boss and I'll be back on your screens tomorrow. 2020 though am I right?"
While the moment was pretty funny, the topic Lana was discussing is not.
Victoria Police are concerned about the rise of people claiming to be sovereign citizens in order to flout Stage 3 or 4 lockdown rules.
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The sovereign citizens movement started in America and is a bunch of people who claim they don't have to abide by local, state or federal laws and instead hold themselves to their own interpretation of common law.
As Victoria has increased restrictions on people's movements and introduced a mandatory face covering rule, there have been plenty of people trying to claim these laws don't apply to them.
The state is grappling with hundreds of new coronavirus infections every single day and their efforts to keep transmission as low as possible is being hampered by people openly challenging the rules.
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Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said during a press conference: "In the last week, we've seen a trend, an emergence if you like, of groups of people, small groups, but nonetheless concerning groups, who classify themselves as sovereign citizens, whatever that might mean.
"People who don't think the law applies to them. We've seen them at checkpoints baiting police, not providing a name and address.
"On at least four occasions in the last week, we've had to smash the windows of cars and pull people out to provide details because they weren't adhering to the Chief Health Officer guidelines, they weren't providing their name and address."
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With 160 infringements issued on Monday for breaking the rules related to the pandemic, a whopping 60 were handed out for people not wearing a mask.
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