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.
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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.
‘Federal matter’: Premier handballs the Gaza grenade
Jacinta Allan said the Israel-Hamas war was a ‘federal’ problem, as protesters clashed with Victoria police and Labor’s state conference was dominated by attacks on Israel.
Labor moves controversial Gaza motions
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says she is ‘disgusted’ by the pro-Palestine activists who gatecrashed the Victorian Labor State conference as six contentious motions on Gaza were carried.
Premier “disgusted” by ugly Palestine protest
The Victorian Premier has blasted the actions of protesters who stormed the Victorian Labor Conference on Saturday.
Locked in: BBL slugger Brown picks Victorian Premier club
Powerhouse BBL batter Josh Brown has chosen his Victorian Premier Cricket club for next season, having switched from Brisbane Heat to Melbourne Renegades.
Rail loop price tag ‘is on track’
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has maintained that the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop megaproject can still be delivered within her government’s estimated cost range of $30bn to $34.5bn.
Labor eyes election with Victorian largesse
Federal Labor will be spending it up big in Victoria with an eye to the next election.
Policy off the rails and sinking under Vic’s mountain of debt
Budgets are works of euphemism where the economic disasters of the past are quietly rendered into oblivion. Victoria’s budget offers spectacular examples.
$400 one-off payment for 700,000 families
There will be a $400 bonus for an estimated 700,000 Aussie families in one state’s budget today.
Chinese plane’s ‘unsafe’ act with navy chopper
Defence Minister Richard Marles slammed the ‘unprofessional’ encounter after the Chinese J-10 jet reportedly intercepted an Australian Navy Seahawk helicopter as it carried out routine operations in international waters.
Stop the cash splash, Premier told
The warnings come as global ratings agency S&P signals that almost $250bn of an expected $600bn in Australian state debt, or 42 per cent, is expected to be attributable to Victoria by 2027.
Premier clubs queue up to sign BBL hitman Josh Brown
Josh Brown is a wanted man. Nine Victorian Premier Cricket clubs are keen to sign the new Melbourne Renegade, yet two NSW players may also soon be on recruiting radars.
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