Andrews ‘is out of step’ over Palestine
Daniel Andrews’ stance that a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine is ‘some way off’ has won key support among the Labor Party.
Victoria Politics
Kennett lashes out at anti-nuclear stubbornness
Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett says one of his biggest regrets is not developing a national water and agriculture policy, and ideological opposition to nuclear power threatens prosperity.
Premier refers CFMEU to IBAC, Victorian branch placed into administration
Jacinta Allan has referred allegations of criminal behaviour inside the CFMEU to Victoria Police and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.
‘Disgraceful’: Vandals attack Premier’s office
Animal rights activists have reportedly damaged a state premier’s office after smashing windows and spray-painting insults.
Allan quashes airport rail hopes
The Victorian government’s reluctance to expedite the Melbourne Airport rail project comes after it booked a $5bn saving in its May budget by declaring the project had been delayed by at least four years.
Dan’s backflip on phone records: court
Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews has agreed to hand over phone records from the day his wife and a cyclist collided, just hours before a key court hearing.
Dan’s backflip on phone records: court
Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews has agreed to hand over phone records from the day his wife and a cyclist collided, just hours before a key court hearing.
Backflip: Andrews agrees to hand over phone records from collision with cyclist
Daniel Andrews’ phone records from the day his wife hit a 15-year-old cyclist with the family car in 2013, leaving him with a punctured lung and broken ribs, will be handed into the Supreme Court.
Big Bash ball to blast off in Victorian T20s
Cricket Victoria is set to overhaul the ball used for it’s premier T20 competitions in line with a request from its high performance division.
Time to restore Exxon’s shelved gas plan for Victoria
The looming gas crisis is so serious that Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and deputy Ben Carroll need to take personal charge and perhaps raise a small amount of money to drill a few wells.
State going ahead with bold new pill trial
A state premier has just announced a bold new trial she says will save young people’s lives at festivals and concerts, while insisting the policy doesn’t legalise drugs.
Petition to strip Andrews of ‘highest honour’
Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for controversial former Victorian premier Dan Andrews to be stripped of his King’s Birthday Honour.
Awards make mockery of those who have delivered true service
Awarding the Companion of the Order of Australia to Daniel Andrews has diminished the award and undermined the worthiness of previous recipients.
‘Disgraceful’: AI nude scandal slammed
Up to 50 young girls have been targeted, with pictures of their faces used to create explicit images.
Confounded by birthday honours
King’s Birthday honours may achieve the unintended consequence of swelling the ranks of the republican movement.
Kennett calls on G-G to reconsider Andrews gong
Jeff Kennett says the Governor-General and the Council for the Order of Australia have both ‘dramatically failed in discharging their responsibilities’ in awarding an AC to Daniel Andrews.
Time to stop giving gongs to populist pollies
Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan – who led quasi-police states during the pandemic and wooed Chinese officials – have been handed top honours for caring more about politics than substance.
Ex-premier’s big call over Dan’s top gong
A former Victorian premier has called on the Governor-General to pull Daniel Andrews’ King’s Birthday honour, saying it devalues the award.
‘Dutton worse than Morrison on climate’: PM
Anthony Albanese claims Peter Dutton is walking away from climate action after the Coalition restated their refusal to back Labor’s energy policy.
Deserved and controversial gongs
ACs for Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan will stir debate.
Andrews, McGowan gongs ignite debate over their legacies
This is a stab in the eye for the Dan Andrews and Mark McGowan haters.
Andrews, McGowan catch pair of Covid honours
Australia’s most polarising Covid-era premiers have been awarded the nation’s highest honour, with both recognised for their health policies | FULL LIST
Kooyong ambition put on the shelf
Josh Frydenberg has shelved ambitions to return to Canberra via his old seat of Kooyong.
Kennett to Frydenberg: ‘put up or shut up’
The former Victorian premier wants Josh Frydenberg to declare if he will run for Kooyong, as Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer maintains voters ‘support strong women’.
Data security ‘assured’, Andrews team told
Email twist in data security in QDOS-Andrews secret surveys.
Andrews’ latest stinker smells like red shirts 2.0
Just like after being caught out in the Red Shirts rort, Labor should be writing another cheque to refund Victorians.
Labor used taxpayer cash to buy political guidance
As Daniel Andrews prepared for the 2022 election, his $2m political intelligence strategist was working hard to find out what Victorians were thinking.
Toasting Israel is off the menu for Victorian Premier
While Jacinta Allan’s office requested the tradition be scrapped at an Independence Day function, catering staff poured glasses for a toast that did not happen, leaving Jewish leaders fuming.
Allan naive to expect Andrews-like fealty
Victoria is well on its way to becoming Venezuela. The only good news is the animals in Melbourne Zoo are not on the menu, at least for now.
Premier joins call to end camps
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has declared she is fed up with the ‘reckless behaviour’ of pro-Palestine protesters, as the student sit-in at the University of Melbourne approaches a full week.
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