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“Well, fuck me,” said local skinhead Mick Wilkins as he realised he shaved his head unnecessarily after hearing about the government’s 30 minute time restriction on haircuts.

As a further part of social restrictions, hairdressers and barbers were meant to be limited to appointments of less than 30 minutes – a rule that was later lifted, but too late for Mick who had already taken to his luscious locks with his beard trimmer.

Once a man with enviable hair, Mick now looks like he came off second best to his dad’s slasher.

The Advocate reached out to Mick to see how his new life of people thinking he’s a skinhead is going.

“If there was ever a time to be locked inside, this is it”

“I’m pretty glad that I can at least let it grow out a bit before I have to see anyone”

“I just wear hats in video calls now”

“Fuck! I cannot believe the government backflipped on that rule, the day after I shaved”

“In hindsight, I should have just let it grow and shave in a mullet…there are so many things wrong with my choices.”

While Mick has mixed emotions about the decision to reopen barbers and salons, the Australian Hairdressing Council is flat out against it.

“It’s insane! How are hairdressers supposed to stick to the one person per 4 square metres rule? It is literally impossible to wash someone’s hair from that far away” said Mrs Fade, the peak body’s chief executive.

“How are our business owners supposed to keep themselves and their employees safe?”