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Cometh the memes
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wayneL
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... and while we are at it, this is a great question.
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Dan the Man no more Damn DanDan the Man, sounds like he has pulled the ripcord.
Well someone's inherited a mess, interesting times, housing mess, electricity mess, State debt mess.
State politics are starting to look like FMG, a revolving door of senior executives, interesting times, it gives one a feeling the smart ones know when to get out.
Anyone guess what the common denominator is yet? The light is obviously dawning and the vision must be scary and big.
Daniel Andrews steps down as Victorian premier
One of Australia’s longest-serving premiers is calling it quits less than a year after winning a third term, telling a snap press conference on Tuesday afternoon that he made the decision in the last few days.www.theage.com.au
Daniel Andrews will step down as Victorian premier after nine years in power, announcing he will resign from the job and as member for Mulgrave on Tuesday.
The premier made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon at a snap press conference organised with just 40 minutes’ notice.
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Who soever sall take from the chalice may well suffer a linging death.
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There is no doubt Mao Tse Dan was an exceptional politician, but it will be interesting to see how he is viewed in a few years time.
I suspect it will much like Khemlani Gough. Almost universally despised by all except card carrying (whether overtly or covertly) communists. Indeed, the distributers of Dom Perignon will be doing a roaring trade atm.
PS Didn't want to disappoint you @StockyGuy
I suspect it will much like Khemlani Gough. Almost universally despised by all except card carrying (whether overtly or covertly) communists. Indeed, the distributers of Dom Perignon will be doing a roaring trade atm.
PS Didn't want to disappoint you @StockyGuy
wayneL
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So what do the members of the Victorian proletariat here think of their new Supreme Leader?
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Lipstick and pigs come to mind, but that would be sexist.
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Allan was the minister for transport infrastructure and the Suburban Rail Loop,
Most of he projects are behind schedule and over budget.
She was also the minister for the now-cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games before the state government abandoned plans to host the event. Its a pity she didn't use some of the reticence to spend mpney on the games to some of the massive infrastructure projects.
At least she belongs to the same Socialist Left faction of the Labor Party as Andrews.
I still think she needs to get a spotted dress, and get ready for a loss at the next election.
Surely the ALP will not get another chance to completely screw Victorians, assuming they have not already done so.
Mick
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Up to the Libs now. As long as they don't infight and show some discipline then Pesutto should win the next election.
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Pesutto is on the nose and cannot win, unless Labor spectacularly screw up even more.
Additionally, Stockholm syndrome is a powerful force.
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Pesutto is a great media performer, a moderate, and the only Liberal person to win a new seat in the last election. He is turning the polling around.
But if your mates stab him the back and go on anti transgender rallies and so called Freedom rallies run by known brownshirts then watch us lose again.
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Anti transgender?
1/ women wishing to preserve their own spaces is not anti transgender
2/ nobody's has control over who turns up at their rallies.
3/ I think you should reflect on who stabbed who in the back.
Pesutto is a knob and not a true classical liberal or a conservative in any sense of those philosophies.
Any electoral success will be in desperation to escape Dan's version if Maoism.
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We have had enough of media performers.
Its time someone with a few decent long term policies got the nod.
Someone who can think beyond the next election cycle.
I wont bother commenting on your second premise.
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has Dan the Man got a new overly well paid job yet???
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There are still persistent rumours surrounding Ghengis Dan 's departure.
Particularly around the accident he and his wife had on the Mornington Peninsula.
Keep hearing that there is much to come out yet.
I will believe it when I read about it in the Guardian.
Mick
Particularly around the accident he and his wife had on the Mornington Peninsula.
Keep hearing that there is much to come out yet.
I will believe it when I read about it in the Guardian.
Mick
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Hehe... DDS springs to mind after reading some of these posts 
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Let me guess, Dan Derangement Syndrome??Hehe... DDS springs to mind after reading some of these posts
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Weird that they find this strange, most of us thought this was how Victorian politics ran for the last 9 years, Dan's way or the highway.
Dan couldn't be in charge of such a loony agenda, unless he had a dominant persona, that went without saying IMO he was a loony, Victorians love it.
Most of us thought Victorians liked it, the dominatrix or dominator State, I don't want to appear sexist when discussing sensitive issues, but let's be honest it wasn't a secret.
I didn't want to misquote the article, so threw it up, as Dan obviously did.
What a hoot, from the left leaning glee club.
www.theage.com.au
Labor MPs say Daniel Andrews erupted in anger in his final party room meeting as brawling over his old job threatened Jacinta Allan’s ascension, before a peace deal stopped a potentially months-long public factional battle in Victorian Labor.
“He lost it,” said one of more than a dozen Labor MPs who told The Age about Andrews’ final caucus meeting. The MPs, from both factions, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential party matters.
The Age has spoken to more than 12 MPs who attended Wednesday’s caucus, all of whom said the gathering was one of the most intense meetings they have endured.
As journalists waited outside, MPs from Andrews’ Socialist Left faction entered the delayed caucus meeting with Allan as their candidate for leader and Tim Pallas as deputy. Ben Carroll threatened to challenge for the leadership, after his Right faction was incensed the Left was seeking to hold both positions.
That would have resulted in a messy months-long wait to determine the new leader through a ballot of Labor Party branch members. Andrews wanted it resolved in time for his formal resignation at 5pm Wednesday, and pushed for his preferred candidate and factional ally Allan.
Sources said he was also fuming that his exit, and planned successor, were being disrupted by internal ructions.
“He went completely berserk,” one Right MP said.
“I don’t think I’ve seen him have a hissy fit like that,” said another. MPs added that Andrews swore with anger during the three-hour gathering.
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“Many people hadn’t seen or heard him be as direct as that,” an MP from the Left said.
Another witness said Andrews had complained that his send-off was being clouded by party machinations, as pressure was put on MPs to back down from their support for Carroll.
“[It was] one of the most robust caucus meetings that has occurred in recent memory,” the Right MP said.
Another source from the Left said Andrews swore and said words to the effect of: “You all have a right to seek promotion, each and every one of you. You don’t have a right to bring those divisions into this room.”
“He exploded. It was nuclear,” the source added. “It was the angriest they’ve ever seen him.”
MPs from both factions said Andrews interrupted Carroll to stop him speaking while he was still threatening to challenge for leader.
“He just sat him down,” one Left MP said.
Asked to comment on what the Labor MPs said about the meeting, Daniel Andrews said in a statement: “The 49th premier was elected unopposed by the caucus, and she has my full support.” Carroll was also approached for comment.
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After a bruising 24 hours, most MPs were confident of a stable government with Carroll as deputy.
Allan is expected to unveil her new cabinet on Monday, before state parliament resumes on Tuesday, after days of conversations with colleagues over the long weekend.
MPs said they did not expect a major reshuffle to avoid creating ructions early in her leadership. Pallas will remain treasurer, as Eltham MP Vicki Ward enters the ministry.
Allan’s portfolios, for Transport Infrastructure and the Suburban Rail Loop, will be passed on.
“I will continue the approach that premiers have traditionally taken, and I will only hold the position of premier,” she said. “Noting, of course, that all business of government is the responsibility of the premier and the buck does stop at the premier’s door and that’s a responsibility I intend to carry.”
Carroll, as deputy, would traditionally get his pick of portfolios. Some hoped he would receive the high-profile transport infrastructure portfolio, given he has held public transport.
“That will be the interesting question,” one MP said.
Some in the Socialist Left faction had a view the upper house leadership team needed to be realigned to satisfy Labor’s power-sharing arrangement. However, there was no broad consensus that this was warranted or would be the best outcome for the government.
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One senior Labor Right figure said the caucus room battle had sent a message that the Left could not force their way into senior positions.
“We will fight fire with fire,” they said.
Allan on Thursday thanked Lissie Ratcliff and Jessie McCrone, who were chiefs of staff to Andrews, and other employees of the premier for their years of service. Both were not expected to stay on.
“I want to have respectful conversations with staff, directly with them, not through the media, about what their future is,” Allan said.
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The new Labor leader was briefed by the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet on Thursday.
Allan also committed to following through with the election promises her predecessor Daniel Andrews took to the November state election before announcing his sudden resignation on Tuesday.
“I absolutely intend to deliver on that agenda that Victorians voted for. I’ve been a proud part of that team, I am now proud to continue all of that work,” she said in her first press conference since being sworn in.
“But of course, in coming weeks and months, as we swear in the new cabinet and continue the work to consult colleagues and the Victorian community, there will be the opportunity to further build on that program of work.”
Earlier on Thursday, Allan defended her record of overseeing the state’s major transport projects that have suffered a series of cost overruns and added to Victoria’s budget woes.
The state’s net debt is set to grow from about $135.4 billion by the middle of next year to $171.4 billion by mid-2027. “No one has presided over a program this big that is transforming our transport network,” Allan told ABC radio.
Allan was sworn in as the state’s 49th premier at 5pm on Wednesday, the second woman to lead the state, after Andrews announced his sudden resignation on Tuesday.
Dan couldn't be in charge of such a loony agenda, unless he had a dominant persona, that went without saying IMO he was a loony, Victorians love it.
Most of us thought Victorians liked it, the dominatrix or dominator State, I don't want to appear sexist when discussing sensitive issues, but let's be honest it wasn't a secret.
I didn't want to misquote the article, so threw it up, as Dan obviously did.
What a hoot, from the left leaning glee club.
‘He exploded. It was nuclear’: The Andrews meltdown that silenced bickering Labor MPs
Outgoing premier Daniel Andrews was displeased with the unedifying factional dispute to replace him. MPs are still talking about the scolding that followed.
“He lost it,” said one of more than a dozen Labor MPs who told The Age about Andrews’ final caucus meeting. The MPs, from both factions, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential party matters.
The Age has spoken to more than 12 MPs who attended Wednesday’s caucus, all of whom said the gathering was one of the most intense meetings they have endured.
As journalists waited outside, MPs from Andrews’ Socialist Left faction entered the delayed caucus meeting with Allan as their candidate for leader and Tim Pallas as deputy. Ben Carroll threatened to challenge for the leadership, after his Right faction was incensed the Left was seeking to hold both positions.
That would have resulted in a messy months-long wait to determine the new leader through a ballot of Labor Party branch members. Andrews wanted it resolved in time for his formal resignation at 5pm Wednesday, and pushed for his preferred candidate and factional ally Allan.
Sources said he was also fuming that his exit, and planned successor, were being disrupted by internal ructions.
“He went completely berserk,” one Right MP said.
“I don’t think I’ve seen him have a hissy fit like that,” said another. MPs added that Andrews swore with anger during the three-hour gathering.
Loading
“Many people hadn’t seen or heard him be as direct as that,” an MP from the Left said.
Another witness said Andrews had complained that his send-off was being clouded by party machinations, as pressure was put on MPs to back down from their support for Carroll.
“[It was] one of the most robust caucus meetings that has occurred in recent memory,” the Right MP said.
Another source from the Left said Andrews swore and said words to the effect of: “You all have a right to seek promotion, each and every one of you. You don’t have a right to bring those divisions into this room.”
“He exploded. It was nuclear,” the source added. “It was the angriest they’ve ever seen him.”
MPs from both factions said Andrews interrupted Carroll to stop him speaking while he was still threatening to challenge for leader.
“He just sat him down,” one Left MP said.
Asked to comment on what the Labor MPs said about the meeting, Daniel Andrews said in a statement: “The 49th premier was elected unopposed by the caucus, and she has my full support.” Carroll was also approached for comment.
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After a bruising 24 hours, most MPs were confident of a stable government with Carroll as deputy.
Allan is expected to unveil her new cabinet on Monday, before state parliament resumes on Tuesday, after days of conversations with colleagues over the long weekend.
MPs said they did not expect a major reshuffle to avoid creating ructions early in her leadership. Pallas will remain treasurer, as Eltham MP Vicki Ward enters the ministry.
Allan’s portfolios, for Transport Infrastructure and the Suburban Rail Loop, will be passed on.
“I will continue the approach that premiers have traditionally taken, and I will only hold the position of premier,” she said. “Noting, of course, that all business of government is the responsibility of the premier and the buck does stop at the premier’s door and that’s a responsibility I intend to carry.”
Carroll, as deputy, would traditionally get his pick of portfolios. Some hoped he would receive the high-profile transport infrastructure portfolio, given he has held public transport.
“That will be the interesting question,” one MP said.
Some in the Socialist Left faction had a view the upper house leadership team needed to be realigned to satisfy Labor’s power-sharing arrangement. However, there was no broad consensus that this was warranted or would be the best outcome for the government.
Loading
One senior Labor Right figure said the caucus room battle had sent a message that the Left could not force their way into senior positions.
“We will fight fire with fire,” they said.
Allan on Thursday thanked Lissie Ratcliff and Jessie McCrone, who were chiefs of staff to Andrews, and other employees of the premier for their years of service. Both were not expected to stay on.
“I want to have respectful conversations with staff, directly with them, not through the media, about what their future is,” Allan said.
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The new Labor leader was briefed by the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet on Thursday.
Allan also committed to following through with the election promises her predecessor Daniel Andrews took to the November state election before announcing his sudden resignation on Tuesday.
“I absolutely intend to deliver on that agenda that Victorians voted for. I’ve been a proud part of that team, I am now proud to continue all of that work,” she said in her first press conference since being sworn in.
“But of course, in coming weeks and months, as we swear in the new cabinet and continue the work to consult colleagues and the Victorian community, there will be the opportunity to further build on that program of work.”
Earlier on Thursday, Allan defended her record of overseeing the state’s major transport projects that have suffered a series of cost overruns and added to Victoria’s budget woes.
The state’s net debt is set to grow from about $135.4 billion by the middle of next year to $171.4 billion by mid-2027. “No one has presided over a program this big that is transforming our transport network,” Allan told ABC radio.
Allan was sworn in as the state’s 49th premier at 5pm on Wednesday, the second woman to lead the state, after Andrews announced his sudden resignation on Tuesday.
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