POLITICIANS – VICTORIA

Allan off to Beijing – to win over voters

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Original article by Damon Johnson
The Australian – Page: 2 : 3-Sep-25

A Victorian government spokesperson has advised that Premier Jacinta Allan will head a five-day trade mission to China in mid-September. Allan will meet with Chinese politicians and business leaders, and the talks will focus on issues such as trade, education, tourism and innovation. She will be accompanied by a junior minister, as well as four Labor backbenchers whose electorate have a large number of Chinese-Australian voters. It will be Allan’s first major overseas trip since she replaced predecesser Daniel Andrews, who visited China six times when he was in office.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

‘People are less safe’: Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin claims Melbourne’s pro-Palestine protest put public at risk

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Original article by Patrick Hannaford
Sky News Australia – Page: Online : 26-Aug-25

About 100,000 people attended a pro-Palestine protest in the Melbourne CBD on Sunday, while similar events were held nationwide. Victorian police have stated that they had a "highly visible presence" at the rally but made no arrests on the day. However, Opposition leader Brad Battin says more than 22,000 police shifts have been diverted to the weekly pro-Palestine rallies, when police could have been dealing with the state’s escalating crime crisis. Premier Jacinta Allan has previously stated that people have a right to protest peacefully and that this right should be respected. Shadow police minister David Southwick agrees, but he says the pro-Palestine protests have gone "well and above that", and people no longer feel safe visiting the CBD.

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‘Cover up’: Review’s explosive findings on Andrews’ crash with cyclist

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Original article by Michael Warner
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 17-Sep-24

Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is under renewed scrutiny over a collision between his family’s car and a young cyclist in 2013. An expert review of the incident by Dr Raymond Shuey has been released; he was state’s former Assistant Commissioner for Traffic and Operations. The report has concluded that Andrews’ vehicle had been "travelling at speed" and on the wrong side of the road when the collision occured. Shuey also found that the Victoria Police investigation that supported Andrews’ version of the incident was "deeply flawed" and "contrary to the available evidence", while he contends that the police had engaged in an "overt cover-up" to protect Andrews, who was Opposition leader at the time.

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Deeming launches defamation case against Pesutto

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Original article by Rachel Eddie
The Age – Page: Online : 6-Dec-23

Former Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has filed a statement of claim in her defamation case against Opposition Leader John Pesutto. Deeming had issued Pesutto with three defamation concerns notices following her expulsion from the party room earlier in 2023, alleging that Pesutto had compared her to a Nazi sympathiser. Deeming subsequently confirmed her intention to pursue a defamation case after mediation talks failed in November. The push to oust Deeming from the Liberal party room began after she attended a Let Women Speak rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA

Deeming vows to sue Liberal leader Pesutto for defamation after mediation fails

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Original article by Annika Smethurst
The Age – Page: Online : 21-Nov-23

Victorian MP Moira Deeming says the allegedly defamatory comments made by state Liberal leader John Pesutto have caused enormous harm to her family "personally, financially and reputationally". Deeming adds that she was left with no option but to pursue a defamation case against Pesutto after mediation talks broken down on Sunday. Deeming was suspended and subsequently expelled from the Liberal partyroom after she addressed a Let Women Speak rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis. Pesutto has denied that he had compared Deeming to a Nazi sympathiser, and says he will vigorously defend the legal action. Deeming has in turn rejected suggestions that she is seeking $1m from Pesutto.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA

Andrews’ great wall of silence

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Original article by Patrick Carlyon, Mitch Clarke, Carly Douglas
Herald Sun – Page: 7 : 7-Jun-23

The Victorian government is under scrutiny over revelations that Premier Daniel Andrews addressed a forum in Melbourne on Monday night to which access was restricted to the Chinese media. Andrews has indicated that he has "no idea" why Australian journalists were banned from attending the Post Pandemic China-Australia Economic Co-operation Forum. Opposition leader John Pesutto says it is unacceptable for any political leader to give speeches in secret. Liberal senator James Paterson recently raised concerns that one of the forum’s sponsors is a "front group" for China’s top spy agency.

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Premier should go, struggling businesses say

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Original article by James Fernyhough
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 10-Jul-20

Chapel Street Precinct Association general manager Chrissie Maus says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews should resign over the hotel quarantine fiasco that has seen Victoria placed in lockdown again. Chris Lutz, owner of Design a Space, says he cannot understand why the Victorian government did not use the military to manage the hotel quarantining. Kurt Falkenstein, the owner of shared workspace Revolver Lane, says he does not think "it would inappropriate for Daniel Andrews to resign".

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Pressure grows on Premier to act on CityLink tolling threat

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Original article by Timna Jacks, Benjamin Preiss
The Age – Page: Online : 31-Jan-20

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he could re-examine Transurban’s City Link tolling deal as a result of the West Gate Tunnel dispute. Project builders CPB Contractors and John Holland have threatened to walk away from the project if Transurban does not come up with more money to deal with contaminated soil. As part of the funding agreement for the project, Andrews agreed that tolling for CityLink would be extended for a further 10 years to 2045, with tolls to rise by 4.25 per cent each year.

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Defeated Lib urged to take Kroger role

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Original article by Rachel Baxendale
The Australian – Page: 8 : 6-Dec-18

Robert Clark and Marcia Coleman are tipped to be contenders to succeed Michael Kroger as president of the Liberal Party of Victoria. There is also support within the party for John Pesutto to nominate for the presidency, after he lost the seat of Hawthorn at the state election. The former shadow attorney-general has indicated that he may also be open to taking up a seat in the upper house. Meanwhile, Michael O’Brien is widely expected to be elected as Liberal leader at a partyroom meeting on 6 December.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews led union protest that closed Melbourne city streets

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Original article by Christiane Barro, AAP
The New Daily – Page: Online : 24-Oct-18

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews led a "Change the Rules" protest rally organised by the ACTU to demand higher wages that closed Melbourne city streets on Tuesday. The ACTU estimated more than 170,000 protesters joined the rally in Melbourne with other rallies being held in Sydney, Darwin and several regional cities around Australia. Protesters claimed Australian IR laws are "terribly broken" and that the laws mean workers are "Open to slave labour" and "They’re stealing our wages". ACTU Secretary Sally McManus claimed "Our standard of living is going backwards. That should not be happening. A small disruption for a couple of hours is worth it." McManus also said that the minimum wage of $37,000 per annum is "Not enough to support yourself". The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry disagreed with the ACTU and warned that the march was "really about putting power in the hands of big unions and disempowering employees".

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, ACTU, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY