‘Equal opportunity mongrel’ blasts Andrews
Jon Faine’s good relations with Daniel Andrews may have taken a hit, after he roasted the Premier is his weekly column.
Victoria Politics
How long, how severe and how much can we take?
When the history is written of the pandemic response in Victoria, Melbourne will be noted as one of the worst affected lockdown cities in the world.
Fun police must produce evidence or let children play
The dystopian nightmare has returned as Daniel Andrews offers nothing to support his decision to shut playgrounds.
Premier’s false justification for region lockdown
Information about a Covid sewage detection in Daniel Andrews’ hometown turns out to have been incorrect, but 1.6 million remain in lockdown.
The Gladys insult that infuriated Dan
A barb from Gladys Berejiklian disparaging Dan Andrews’s handling of Covid-19 started a media war between the premiers, Diary has learnt.
Red shirts 2.0: Labor caught out again
Daniel Andrews’ spin machine says there’s nothing to see here, but the Premier’s $2m strategist is playing politics on the public purse .
Battlers want to avoid the virus, not live with it
Dan Andrews learnt from his mistakes, but NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian apparently learnt nothing from Melbourne or the Ruby Princess.
Tale of two cities gripped by Covid fear outbreak
Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews strike a deal for financial disaster support to Victorian workers during the state’s five day lockdown.
The great Dan v Gladys lockdown face-off
If Lockdown 5.0 is short, sharp and successful in Victoria, it will have the potential to redefine the national debate on the management of the virus.
Premier could try playing ball instead of politics
Daniel Andrews doesn’t need an anonymous spokesman to attack the Coalition. He can leave that to ABC journalists.
Andrews lockdown likely as new infections surge
The Andrews government is poised to announce a significant tightening of Covid restrictions that is likely to include a lockdown extending for at least three days from Thursday night.
Dan’s spin doctor writes the playbook
Dozens of ‘cabinet in confidence’ emails expose how the Andrews government spends millions of dollars to find out what Victorians think about its pandemic performance.
Worst place for bloke with a crook back
Thirteen steel steps down a steep industrial staircase, plastic matting and then a large slab of wet concrete. Welcome back, Daniel Andrews.
#rethink as Dan’s balance shifts
Victorian Labor is starting to wonder whether its sycophantic support is becoming a huge negative among its heartland.
‘We aren’t even a leaveable city’
Readers have their say on Melbourne’s slide down the liveability index, the end of the culture wars, and sprucing up our subs.
Hair we are: Dan ready to return?
Daniel Andrews had a home haircut on Saturday night, the latest sign that the Victorian Premier is planning to return to work soon.
Merlino defends hotel’s dirty linen drop
Hotel storing medical waste and dirty linen from positive Covid cases in a basement accessed by 450 apartment residents is ‘following strict protocol’.
Eeyore Pallas looks on the bright side
A positive Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas realises his pessimism in November has served him well.
The unstoppable Andrews rumour mill
A bewildering array of rumours and conspiracy theories have circulated since sketchy details emerged of the Premier’s fall.
Inside Dan’s secret China deal
One of Daniel Andrews’ senior lieutenants declared: ‘We need to get some positive stories up about the BRI! Find some!’
‘Peta for Premier’ gathers momentum
The big talking among high-powered guests at Peta Credlin’s secret 50th bash will be whether she should be running Victoria.
Tracing reboot didn’t start until lockdown ended
Key elements of Victoria’s outdated tracing system’s digital upgrade didn’t start until October 26, the end of the state’s 111-day lockdown.
Let’s get back to the fearless, can-do Aussie spirit
Locking us up, locking fellow Australians out, is not who we are.
‘Lockdown Dan’ loses TV big bucks
Daniel Andrews’s approach to locking down Victoria may be good for the polls but it’s losing him some big-name TV shows.
Tapping into the psyche of the nation
Reading Henry Ergas every Friday is like stumbling across a library in an industrial wasteland.
Andrews trumps Triggs’ award
I thought nothing would surpass Liberty Victoria awarding Gillian Triggs the Voltaire award for freedom of speech in 2017.
Lockdowns not a long-term Covid solution
Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan both rely on unnecessary border restrictions to inspire fear not cheer in the electorate
Victorian contact tracers had it in hand
Amid the layers of justification Dan Andrews sought to weave for the five-day lockdown, it was Brett Sutton who cut through the spin.
Risk aversion comes with a heavy cost to the state
The 800 deaths caused by Victoria’s hotel quarantine failure have scarred the ability of Daniel Andrews to make decisions on how to deal with further outbreaks.
Antisocial decision ‘cost regions millions’
Swan Hill councillor Stuart King would like a cheque from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, an even $2.5m to $3m to capture the cost of the snap five-day lockdown.
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