Outgoing Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews showed “strong” leadership in tough circumstances during the pandemic, business heavyweights say, but also sometimes made poor decisions because of his “autocratic style”.
His shock resignation on Tuesday would enable a change of leadership at Spring Street – which, regardless of whether they supported Mr Andrews’ decisions, the industry leaders said showed good governance and renewal.
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