Andrews ‘building Taj Mahals in areas that don’t need it’
Analysis backs up claims that Victoria’s Premier is prioritising favouritism, factionalism and electoral advantage in spending pledges.
Victoria Politics
Risk-averse leaders shun voters
Both Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy are avoiding spontaneous interactions with the public in favour of set-piece announcements.
Victorian taxpayers to fill netball’s coffers
Minutes before his Treasurer confirmed a $1.8bn budget blowout, Daniel Andrews revealed a deal to fund the hole left by Gina Rinehart’s split with Netball Australia.
Dan’s mate: bottle-o owner with access
VIP access and selfies; meet Daniel Andrews’ mate from Mulgrave.
Andrews responds to Tamil poll fundraising
Daniel Andrews has denied an adviser to Victorian Multicultural Affairs Minister has acted inappropriately in helping to organise an event aimed at raising donations from the Tamil community.
Increased gas supply in Victoria can only ease prices
Allowing onshore exploration and development in the state would be a start.
Credlin on Andrews: ‘Who’d vote for him?’
Peta Credlin says many Australians are struggling to fathom how Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews could be re-elected at the November 26 state election despite his many failings.
Credlin digs into the ‘cult’ of Andrews
The Sky host is preparing a fresh special about the Victorian Premier that will run in the last couple of weeks leading up to the state election.
Making news: Mike Cannon-Brookes tried some Hocus Pocus with AGL and won
All the news that’s fit to mint.
Andrews tightens screws with new ‘nanny-state’ rules
The Andrews government has backed a crackdown on park users across Victoria, with regulations that include heavy new fines and tighter controls.
Premier riding high on all election issues
Daniel Andrews is dominating Matthew Guy on the top four state election issues, with 52 per cent of Victorians believing his government is doing a good job.
Dan’s Labor has done this spin tactic before
Daniel Andrews’s political woes over ambulance deaths could have been limited if he cast his mind back to 2000 and Cathy Freeman’s 400m gold medal race.
As political neckings go, this was brutal
The pointless sacrifice of a ‘mate’ — and the Liberals’ best performer — has hurt Matthew Guy’s election chances in Victoria.
Government witch-hunt may come back to haunt PM
Albanese ignores the lessons of history in going after his Coalition predecessor while turning a blind eye to his state Labor colleagues.
The Daniel Andrews era to live on: Newspoll
Daniel Andrews would storm back into office in Victoria amid grave questions among voters about the performance of his Liberal opponent, according to Newspoll.
Parties vow to tackle health crisis
Major political parties in Victoria have announced tit-for-tat policies on health, with both promising to fix the state’s besieged healthcare system.
Time for damaged Dan to face pandemic music
The great polariser is losing ground. Disgruntled Melburnians appear set to punish the Premier at the ballot box. Brace for a wild, unpredictable ride.
In the know or not, Victoria’s Premier has only one course of action: to resign
Daniel Andrews must resign following findings that the Victorian ALP had an “unethical” factional system and MPs misused taxpayer-funded staff for political gain.
Sorry doesn’t cut it for decades of abuse
Anyone with working knowledge of the Victorian ALP knows it’s been run like a suburban cock-fighting operation.
Andrews agrees to implement all 21 reform points
A new integrity commissioner and ethics watchdog will be set up to police the conduct of Victorian MPs.
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