A strike also meant that there was no public services running, Jeff Kennett, the Premier of Victoria, labelling them "bloody minded" and that they will have to "incur the wrath of the community".
Unha folga tamén significou que non funcionaban os servizos públicos, Jeff Kennett, Primer ministro de Victoria, etiquetounos como "de mentalidade sanguenta" e que deberán "incorrer na ira da comunidade".