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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 - AUGUST 31: Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during the daily press conference at the Treasury Theatre on August 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 76 new COVID-19 cases in the community in the last 24 hours. Lockdown restrictions are currently in place across Melbourne as Victoria continues to record new cases of the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant. A curfew is also now in place from 9 pm to 5 am each night across the metropolitan area. The restrictions are currently set to remain in place until 11.59 pm on Thursday, 2 September, but premier Daniel Andrews has indicated that the lockdown will be extended due to ongoing high COVID-19 case numbers. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

We could have lived with the virus from day one

The chief health officer’s admission that we might not achieve zero Covid cases again proves that for the last two years we have suffered for no good reason.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27: Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews looks on at the daily press conference on July 27, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Schools will re-open and hospitality businesses will be permitted to operate with occupancy and density restrictions as of Wednesday, July 28 as Victoria's Covid-19 cases continue to stabilise. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Kennett: Lockdown questions Dan needs to answer

It’s time the Premier started thinking what 2022 in Victoria going to look like? Will he abandon his elimination dream and live with the virus? We need leadership, not inflexibility.

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Dictator Dan answers to no one and now he must go

What we are seeing in Victoria is not a virus out of control but a Premier out of control, and totally misusing his authority.

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Smug Dan showing ugly face of politics

Premier Daniel Andrews is smugly taking shots at NSW — but his government’s failures leave every other state well in his wake.

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Labor’s lockdowns fuelled by laziness and fear

Lockdown 5.0 is politically motivated and absolutely unnecessary, driven by Labor’s fear they’ll make another tragic blunder.

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Why state govt will never change lockdown tactics

To achieve and maintain a target of zero transmission in Victoria guarantees the harshest lockdowns. And to take any other approach now would be an admission of failure.

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Grand Prix cancellation shows truth about Victoria

Victoria cannot afford to have a reputation of inflexibility and lose our major events, as it will take years to rebuild our once high regarded reputation.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos 22 JUNE 2021 : The Victorian Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton will soon announce a possible lifting of more restrictions after MelbourneÃs recent Covid-19 outbreak. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

One-dimensional Dan hiding behind Sutton

The Andrews government continues to hid behind the advice of Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton so they can reduce any blame for managing the pandemic.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos March 02, 2021: The Premier, Daniel Andrews speaks during Question Time at Victoria Parliament in Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

Daniel Andrews must resign to give us a fresh start

Premier Daniel Andrews must stand down so Victoria can start the process of rebuilding without the ghosts of the past.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 07, 2021: Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton provides an update on the latest COVID news at a press conference at DHS Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Shrinking Victoria plagued by lack of stability

If coronavirus outbreaks continue for years, will Brett Sutton’s advice be to keep closing down society? Stability and consistent policies are what Victoria needs to rebuild.

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