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Electronic duo Peking Duk have slammed the Federal Government's handling of the Covid vaccine rollout.
Band mates Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles shared a post to Instagram on Tuesday, criticising the government after being forced to postpone their performance.
'It feels strange to be writing this 16 months into a worldwide pandemic, it feels strange to be writing this while the rest of the world seemingly returns to normal, holds events, travels freely and yet Australia who was leading the way with their response to COVID-10 is in another lockdown,' the pair wrote.
Slammed: Electronic duo Peking Duk have slammed the Federal Government's handling of the Covid vaccine rollout. Pictured Peking Duk band mates Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles
'16 months ago we locked down, it made sense, why overrun the hospitals if it was avoidable. 12 months ago, we locked down, it made sense — we need to protect our loved ones, we need to protect those highest at risk of COVID-19.'
'In December 2020, 7 months ago - we locked down... Now in July 2021 with Australia firmly the worst performing country in the OECD for fully vaccinated adults the music industry is facing more uncertainty, more cancellations, more postponements.'
The pair went
