Victorian Covid target amounts to elimination, which is not realistic
Before long there will be few businesses left to take advantage of the investment incentives on offer from the federal government.
Victoria Politics
Age dumps Leunig’s anti-Dan cartoon
First Chris Uhlmann’s op-ed, now Leunig’s cartoon. Age editors are making a habit of pulling material critical of Dan Andrews.
Premier treats beachgoers like they’re naughty school children
If we don’t do what he says he threatens us with detention.
The Victorian character is obedient and relishes rules and guidelines
This gives Daniel Andrews a better chance than you would expect at the next election.
Cops move on hotel virus fears
Daniel Andrews says he is confident infection control breaches are not still being perpetuated in his government’s hotel quarantine program.
Andrews’ should take responsibility
Daniel Andrews has to stand up and accept the blame for the disastrous handling of the hotel quarantine fiasco in Victoria
Not credible Andrews knew nothing of quarantine decision
But if he genuinely didn’t know, he should have.
Victoria’s zombie government, where policy makes itself
If Daniel Andrews is to be believed, his government operates much like a Ouija board. Is there anything scarier than that?
Premier, Mikakos in the mother of all bust-ups
Once close allies, the outgoing Health Minister did not even bother to speak to Daniel Andrews before quitting. In reality, she has probably done him a significant favour.
Ministers, bureaucrats undeserving of senior posts
If they didn’t know, and with ample time to prepare, why didn’t any of these bureaucrats and ministers find out who made the quarantine security decision?
‘A platoon of Sgt Schultzes’
Readers have their say on amnesia at the hotels inquiry, Joe Hockey’s Pelosi prophecy, and the Coalition cooking with gas.
Tight-lipped politicians and bureaucrats destroy faith in public office
Cynicism will explode with the quarantine inquiry, along with widespread economic misery.
Lockdown to ease but not by much
Daniel Andrews has confirmed Sunday’s relaxation of coronavirus restrictions will go further than previously outlined in his reopening roadmap.
Who else will stand against Andrews’ bill?
We know what happens when good men and women do nothing. Thankfully, there are Victorians willing to take a stand for democracy.
Premier’s terrifying Orwellian turn
New laws set down for Victoria are an attack on civil liberties and unlike anything ever seen in Australia.
Last Post: Farewell to a legal giant and Daniel Andrews’ Iron Curtain
Plus a suggested question for the next Newspoll.
Andrews ‘struts and frets his hour upon the stage’
The social compact between government and citizens has been broken in Victoria.
We face a plague of Creons
Annastacia Palaszczuk and Daniel Andrews are exhibiting all the cynicism of Sophocles’s legendary tyrant.
For Daniel Andrews, everything changed on September 6
The moment at which the Victorian Premier found himself on a steep decline can be traced back to one fateful press conference.
Trump gets his own franking credits issue
The Democrats have handed Donald Trump a political gift and it’s one Dan Andrews is also rushing to embrace.
Dangers of absolute power
Readers raise fears of abuse of democratic processes in Victoria under Daniel Andrews’s draconian lockdown laws
Democracy out in Big Brother state
People in N Korea and most of China have more rights and freedoms than those living under Victoria’s draconian rule.
Why AFL star turned on Andrews
Until last Monday, Luke Darcy would have been the last name to strike fear into the hearts of seasoned politicians.
Low-key Andrews is suddenly exposed
The Victorian Premier is a brilliant backroom operator, but the crisis has laid bare his failings. The power of his message should not be underestimated. It is sophisticated and manipulative.
Andrews told to redo Covid modelling
World-leading scientists linked to the modelling Daniel Andrews used to lock down Melbourne say the research has been misrepresented.
Dan finally makes contact with new plan
After telling us his ‘world leading’ contact tracing team was all over this, Victoria’s Premier discovers digital flip and pivot.
Journalist gets a ban from Mrs Dan
Melbourne has gone full Mean Girls. Catherine Andrews is staunchly standing by her man … on social media.
Andrews on turning track as Morrison spins
Daniel Andrews is finally acting after Victoria’s response falls short
Dan Andrews’s roadmap looks like a punishing trip
Andrews need have looked no further than NSW to realise that these targets are both unnecessarily conservative and naive.
PM ‘clearly beyond frustration’ with Andrews
The PM is making the case that the Victorian Premier has no idea how to manage the crisis, and is fixated on managing the spin.
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