A few days ago, Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria re-elected the Labor government of Daniel Andrews, giving the socialist-faction leader a third term in office.
Tagged: Daniel Andrews, Leadership, Politics, Victoria
Friday, October 16, dawned as a day of political tumult in Australia. Sky News Australia political editor Andrew Clennell had been pushing for the resignation of New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian over an alleged visa and land corruption scandal, whose boyfriend and disgraced State minister was about to give a final day of testimony before an ICAC probe—while Sky’s Peta Credlin, a former chief of staff to a disgraced prime minister and now tagged as a Liberal Party hopeful, bayed for the blood of Victorian premier Daniel Andrews over alleged cover-ups in a failed Covid-19 hotel quarantine program that had sparked Australia’s Covid-19 Wave 2.
I spent a big part of yesterday writing an article calling for the resignation of Daniel Andrews, premier of Australia’s second-most populous State, Victoria. It’s done, it’s ready. But I’m not going to publish it yet.
It’s 50-50 now whether Melbourne, Australia, will move into Step 3 lockdown—what I call the “Step of Freedom”—on October 19th (or October 26th as originally planned).
This chilly Saturday morning, I’ve been watching a documentary about the treaty of Versailles that ended WW1. It was a complex negotiation between many countries, each with their own interests and of politicians leading them, with egos larger than mountains.
Tagged: Covid-19, Daniel Andrews, Jenny Mikakos, Politics, Quarantine, Victoria
Once upon a time on a planet called Earth, not too far away from the Sun, there lived a group of men who believed they controlled everything alive. Chapter 1—Dictators
Tagged: Covid-19, Daniel Andrews, Poliics, State of Emergency, Victoria
A unique press conference took place in Melbourne the capital of Victoria, Australia, today. One worth noting not just because Covid-19 questions relating to masks, testing, intensive care units, hoaxing and controlling the virus came up but its participants—a state premier and his chief heath officer—allowed themselves to go off the cuff and show some emotion.
Tagged: Brett Sutton, Covid-19, Daniel Andrews, Journalism, Leadership, Scott Morrison, Wave 2
Adam Parker Presents