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Jeff Kennett was premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999, served two stints as Hawthorn Football Club president and was the founding chairman of Beyond Blue.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 12, 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews updates the media at his daily press conference. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Is Andrews’ house of cards about to fall?

It is so often not the mismanagement of an issue that causes the most damage but the cover-up that follows. Maybe now the Victorian government’s response to its bungling of the hotel quarantine program will send Dan Andrews’ house of cards crashing down, writes Jeff Kennett.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 29: Queen Elizabeth II meets guests as she attends the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Why we should honour our Queen

Regardless of whether you’re a monarchist or support Australia becoming a republic, there is no denying that Queen Elizabeth is a remarkable person and we should honour her while she still reigns, writes Jeff Kennett.

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Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews speaks during a press conference in Melbourne on September 26, 2020 as the state government battles criticism of its handling of city’s second wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Premier must go after throwing Mikakos under bus

Jenny Mikakos was publicly supported by her Premier one day and speared through the heart the next. When a leader starts throwing his troops under the bus with gay abandon, you know he is in desperate trouble, writes Jeff Kennett.

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MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 25, 2020. The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews giving his daily COVID-19 press conference at Treasury Theatre, East Melbourne. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Penny Stephens

Former state leaders weigh in on Andrews

In the wake of Daniel Andrews’ appearance at the hotel quarantine inquiry, former Victorian leaders John Brumby and Jeff Kennett have revealed their thoughts on the Premier’s ability to lead the state.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews holds a press conference to discuss the latest COVID-19 figures. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David Crosling

Victoria paying heavy price for government’s hubris

Our elected officials have caused death and destruction and massively increased Victoria’s debt but still no one owns up. Until our Premier accepts responsibility for his government’s failures, the state will continue to be forced into a social and economic abyss, writes Jeff Kennett.

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ALBURY NSW, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 03, 2020:Hume Freeway road block in Albury.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Simon Dallinger

Open the borders or try this way of governing

The federal government shouldn’t keep providing economic help to COVID-19 free states and territories if they keep their borders closed to tourists. There is another solution that may solve Victoria’s economic woes, writes Jeff Kennett.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 8, 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews addresses the media at the daily COVID update. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Why Victoria’s road map is a road to ruin

Premier Daniel Andrews’ plan to ease out of lockdown may be called a Road to Recovery but Victoria is on its knees. If he were CEO of any sizeable business that caused the same financial and personal hardship, he would have been sacked by now, writes Jeff Kennett.

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