The premier of the Australian state of Victoria, Dan Andrews, whose capital city Melbourne drew international attention in September for its harsh police response to protests against COVID-19 restrictions, has been fined $400 by police for not wearing a face mask. Victoria Police on Friday afternoon confirmed that Andrews had been fined $200 each time for breaching the state’s mask mandate on both Wednesday and Thursday this week. Both times he was caught without a mask as he approached his daily press conference. “Victoria Police can confirm it has issued two infringement notices to Premier Daniel Andrews for breaching Chief Health Officer directions,” a statement read. Andrews had earlier apologised after a video and photo emerged of him not wearing face masks, which prompted police to investigate. In a statement to News.com.au, Andrews earlier said that he would pay any fine from police if he was found to have breached public …