Jeff Kennett
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Chair of The Torch Founder & Chairman of Beyond Blue 2000-2017, Premier of Victoria 1992-99, President of Hawthorn Football Club 2005-11, 2017-22 Keen gardener
Joined May 2014
What a bloody disgrace!.The launch of the Myer windows has been cancelled because of the threat of protests by pro palestianans!.What sort of society have we become, where a few, no doubt again supported by the Greens, destroy opportunity for the majority, especially our young.
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If the absolutely vile comment are established as fact.As a minimum the 2 should be jailed fora long time. If Australians, born here, or naturalised, theyshould have their citizenship revoked,.And if born overseas sent back to their country of origin. Finally all govts should.
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Please give thought for a moment to our Police officers, Paramedics, SES officers and others who attended Danny Frawleys car accident. And ask yourself the mental burden they experienced yesterday and on many days on our behalf. We are indebted to all First Responders.
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Daniel resign. There are 7 new cases.And you are holding 6.4m Victorians hostage. You are a disgrace. Go go go.
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Wow! Report in tomorrow's Australian says deaths in nursing homes Jan to July this year are down 1000 even with COVID 19.I said earlier I did not believe the number of deaths in Vic because of COVID. Someone is fiddling the information we are receiving. Time for the truth!.
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What a sad day. Beautiful. But nowhere to go. Florists with stock they can't sell. Functions cancelled. Restaurants having to throw out volumes of fresh food because their doors have been locked. A whole State closed. There has got to be a better way of handling future outbreaks.
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Jenny Mikakos resigns. 7 to go including the Premier. Go now and go quickly.
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Sorry I simply do not believe the figures being quoted of those senior citizens dying because of COVID 19. I am sure many are "dying with COVID but not of it".
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If they identify who threw acid at todays protest rally in Melbourne today that person should be jailed for life.Totally unaccepteble by any definition. Closely followed by a Green Federal MP leaving parlt to attend & participate. The Greens have lost the moral authority to serve.
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You can judge the calibre of a person, not when they win, but when they lose. We r fortunate in Aus, after an election invariably the losers regardless of their personal pain, accept the result, and society moves on.Pres Trump is a disgrace to all those he had the honour to lead.
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I was prepared to give Premier Andrews the benefit of the doubt, but have we been lied to again? The UK virus does not spread as fast as we were told yesterday! The lockdown is because the Govt has again lost control and the lockdown is to.protect them not us?.
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For months we have been saying this virus must be managed, it can't be eliminated!.How many restaurant owners, tourism & entertainment operators must lose their businesses because of the failure of the Andrews Government. An egotistical disaster.
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I am furious. Premier Andrews has said today he is going to seek an extension of his State of Emergency in Victoria for another year! He has stopped any future investment in Victoria. He has condemned all his mates in the construction industry to unemployment.
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There is something delightful when a person who consistently public called for another individual to fail, wjen they themselves are rejected. Adam Bandt in consistently calling for Peter Dutton to fail, showed how from Bandt's leadership had strayed from the ideals and priorities.
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Premier still talking down to Victoria's. We are in this situation because he and his colleagues failed. We lost the football season and the Grand Final because he failed. Now he will not allow any celebrations. What a sadness for those who have a team in the GF.
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Sadly.The final confirmation that another Victorian manufacturer.Oceania Glass will close with the loss of another 150 jobs, and hardships for families. It also means that Australia will have to import architectural glass. Did not hear a burb from any government. If Australia is.
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I can't believe it.A Premier, a local MP does not vote in his own electorate on Saturday. Never heard of that before. Why?.Given up?.Scared to be in a public place?.Wants to lose?.He has hardly been in his electorate since pre polling began. Man of the people?.Not this Premier!.
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Daniel Andrews is quickly sending Victoria broke. Now he wants to raid your superannuation funds to invest in a new energy company which the government owns. Every major govt project is late on delivery and grossly over cost. Now he wants to raid your savings.This must be stopped.
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Since when did a Deputy CMO have the authority to lock down 6m people? On what grounds? At whose request? And apparently without the knowledge of the Chief Medical Officer. We are being led by a very small group of vindictive, thoughtless and cruel individuals.
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This is "That Person" speaking! Sadly our leader respects no-one, Will not acknowledge that my suggestion is supported by some in the medical.profession. clearly we have hit a raw nerve. By continuing to refuse to answer questions the P confirms he listens and answers to noone.
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When a leader stops protecting his own, let alone blames them for mistakes of the whole, it is time the leader fails all tests if leadership and should resign. Today.
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2 Days ago Premier Andrews was supporting Health Minister Mikakos, yesterday he decided to throw her and senior Victorian public servants under the bus. The buck always stops at the top. He has demonstratively failed. He should resign immediately. And watch the leaking start now.
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This is not an election in the traditional sense between parties. It is a referendum on Daniel Andrews.Increasingly the public have had enough of him .His style, his control of our lives His failure to accept responsibility for his not the governments failures.,.His dictatorship.
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Although Malcolm Turnbull is a wealthy man, he is the poorest in human spirit. Alone without friends in Australia, except the ABC, he lives abroad and endlessly undermines the people who gave him the opportunity to serve as PM. He should resign from the Liberal Party he attacks.
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Sadly i leave you all with one thought. When can you ever remember a Govt, Lib or Labor has so devalued the principles of the Westminster system of democracy. Corrupt in order to win Government in 2014. Corrupt ever since, and now unanswerable to the public that elected them.
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We have been consistently mislead! Curfew not recommended by Chief Medical Officer. Premier says every decision on recommendation of CMO. Who is telling the truth?.
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Cant believe that a person who only attracts only 1,681 primary votes in a Senate election, gets elected on the preferences in this case of the ALP for a 6 year term, then resigns from the party that elected her, stays in the Parliament, then and starts a new party called.
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What the Premier has done today is criminal.Encourage businesses to prepare to open and then again slam the door in their faces. I say open up businesses, and let this control freak through us all in jail. He cares not for your welfare, health or financial. He is out to destroy!.
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The deaths of Andrew O'Dwyer and Geoff Keaton tragic We have a responsibility, the State does, through a fund to provide for their wives and children until the latter complete their education at whatever level they choose! They died for us, us should look after their famlies.
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I have not tweeted for weeks. But I am very upset. Last night the Victorian Govt, without notice or warning said that children 12years and 2 months up to 16 years must be double vaccinated to play indoor sport. Tens of thousands of children are now locked out of their sport,.
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If a person is elected to any Australian Parliament as part of a team or party, and decides to leave that team during the term for which they have been elected, why should they not forfeit their seat to allow another from that team to take their place?.
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Amazing!.Not really. We now find out Victorias Curfew call was not based on medical advice, but was a political call by then Premier Andrews. Premier Allan continues the coverup by refusing when questioned today to disclose who's idea it was. Remember Then Premier Andrews, and.
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Can i remind you how the media shamed, attacked and pursued George Colambaris. Yes he made mistakes but he did not cost 800 lives! Yet our media today are pathetically irrelevant to any standards of accountability of the Gang of 8. Weakness leads to irrelevance!.
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Teal voting Green Monique Ryan abuses young people, while her husband sneeks around pulling down signs of Ryans opponent Amelia Hamer. We should not involve family members of politicians in campaigning, but when a family member involves themselves in inappropriate behavour,.
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Kevin Rudd should stand down as Australias Ambassador to the United States. In an act of decency to the Albanese governmen that appointed him, to the President elect of the United States, and to to interests of Australians his appointment represents.
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The administration of the pandemic is now farcical. Long queues for testing, sadly long waiting times for results. Holidays wrecked, flights cancelled. Either we are going to live with COVID or not. Negative Rapid Tests should be enough to get on with one's life.
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I do not want to be alarmist, but I have just heard from two different sources, food companies being briefed tonight the Victoria's lockdown will last to the New Year. If that is a fact, our society as we know it, famlies, children, small business won't survive without great pain.
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A Grand Final holiday on Friday for what? No Grand Final and most of us locked up at home for months. And for women's hairdressers in particular, facing huge demand, they have to pay penalty rates if they open to serve customers on Friday. Simply stupid. A wasted day!!.
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I see Lidia Thorpe has withdrawn the allegations she made in the Senate today about one of her Senate colleagues. The whole Senate, regardless of politics should move to suspend her from the Senate for a year. Never have I seen such an appallingly misuse of privilege.
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As we go about our lives today in a free and democratic country,.I am profoundly saddened by the reported treatment and comments of Pres Trump to Pres Zalensky of Ukraine. When a US leader, gives up on defending and supporting a leader of a smaller country fighting for its.
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Look who airbrushed out the exit sign when they privately voted and then posted their voting on social media. Not only did he not have the courage to vote with his constituents, they falsified the picture. Says everything does it not?.Certainly on the way out!
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The community of Victorian has spoken. Clearly. I congratulate the Premier and his team. I totally accept the result and now we must.get on with the rest of our lives. Stay well.
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I went on to Google to see if there was a distressed manufacturing business i might be able to purchase, for my son and i to try and rebuild. 95% of businesses on offer were restaurants, coffee shops, or accommodation places. Costs, energy in particular are driving small.
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Could someone please explain to me why Vic Chiel Health Officer Brett Sutton having stopped us travelling more than 25km, won't let us have more than 2 visitors in our home, can then just fly to Canberra for an awards night and a fun occassion? Full blown hypocrite!.
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I can't believe the cruelty of the Premiers inconsistency. One minute lifting traders and communities hopes, today again threatening delays to opening up. This virus and cluster must be managed. You can't hold the whole community hostage any longer.
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In the last week a man in his 30's and today a man in his 20's we are told died of Coronavirus. Very sad but so is every death.Can we ask if they were otherwise healthy young men or did they have other health conditions. I think it helps us to understand the impact of the virus.
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GO Andrews Go.We are under 5 cases on average at 4.6.You said you would open up.You have no idea the damage you are doing to the State.Get out of our way and let those of us who want to rebuild the State you are destroying do so!.
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We are One. We are all Australians,.Regardless of where we have come from. Therefore our Constitution should be for all of us equally.
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Simply put. He can not be trusted.He is not transparent.He treats us the pubic as fodder.He is not about us.It is all about him.IT IS TIME.If we re-elect him, not the ALP.We will be destroyed.By socialism, or worse.His debt will cost all of us dearly.Has he done it deliberately?.
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Monique Ryan running from the Chamber at the last minute to avoid voting. A cowardly act that gives noone in Kooyong any representation. She now sells herself as an Independent, but until a few weeks ago was a Greens voting Teal. Sadly no influence in the Parliament at all
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We keep getting threatened about a stage 3 to combat this virus. Given that it seems new restrictions are being added every day I think we are entitled to know what is contained within stage 3 so we can envisage what that will mean for society.
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For the 500,000 Victorian homes without power, imagine whete you will be when the Victorian government removes your access to gas. No cooking or in many cases showering. Another win to the Andrews/Allan controlling government.
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Well it has happened. The Albanese Government has handed over $2.2bn to the Vic Allan govt for the biggest, costliest, white elephant project in Australia,.the Suburban Rail Link. Remember when you vote at the Federal election.Our money, probably borrowed going into the train to.
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For those who are making callous regards you have no friends and will be remembered by few. Bert Newton's offended no one and gave generously throughout his life. He gave us relief from the stresses of every day life. He has earned your respect as he has had ours for years.
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For Ryan Wells to have been released on bail after the unprovoked attack on a citizen in Frankston is totally unacceptable. The footage of the attack the most shocking for any pedestrian.
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Leigh Sales ought to watch her interview with the PM tonight. Simply disrespected! PM calm and patient. LS just kept interrupting. A good educational piece for young aspiring journalists as how not to behave. Not even a tough or insightful into interview. Just bad manners!.
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This interview on the ABC is so sad. I will never regret, having been given the opportunity to lead Victoria, to being defeated. Turnbull was PM of his country, the greatest honour. And he is such a bitter, shriveled individual. He and Kevin Rudd are natural bed fellows.
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To the Federal Parliament. To those in Govt now and previously.Please bring to Australia urgently those Afghan Interpreters we used over the last 20 years assisting our troops, and their famlies who are at risk of the most appalling deaths. There is no human excuse not to do so.
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Mr Premier,.Your language today was so disrespectful of all those families who.have no alternative but to put their elderly in care. And their carers. Hopefully you will have a choice with your Mother. Others do not. Sadly you are so divorced from the community you lead.
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Can you imagine the Andrews govt running an enery company?.Every major infrastructure project is behind time and massively over budget, they tried to manage the hotel quarantine operation during COVID and it cost 801 Victorian lives. They are a management disaster.
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So now proof the testing system is not working and as a result whole communities alarmed. Brighton man now reclassified and therefore Anglesea and it's community not a site. Another "faulty towers" example of failure. While thousands of employees stood down. Tragic.
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Who is holding CMO Sutton to account when he says hundreds of Victorians could die?.That is not the comment of a Senior Medical Officer unless he has information he is withholding from the public.
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There should be an injection taken in the Supreme Court tomorrow to postpone the State Election until the completed IBAC reports are released, and the nature of the others explained. If the Premier has nothing to hide authorise their release.
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Prime Minister sadly as you are like me a very happy Hawthorn supporter, you are a desperate and dishonest politician. The ACCC found no price gouging by Australias supermarkets, but you knowing that to be the case have promised false hope to many Australians that there is price.
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Sadly people are dying because of Govt failures at quarantine hotels. An Inquiry that does not have Royal Commission Powers, and the QC assisting being briefed by the Government Solicitors office. What a disgrace, a cover up. Where is the Independence? Public should be furious!.
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The Vic Inquiry has only one option. Over 750 deaths, no-one admits responsibility, the leader of the team has said accepts responsibility for abject failure and should be personally held accountable. The buck stops with the Premier. The Inquiry must hold him accountable.
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How stupid, how hypocritical are the ALP, nuclear submarines, that will ply our waters, manned by Australians, yet they will not even consider nuclear to provide some of our energy. We all want security of supply at the cheapest price. Wind and sun will not provide that security.
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Well we learnt nothing today, except no one knows anything about anything among Victoria's political elite! Except the Premier threw a few of his colleagues under the bus. Watch the language change now!.
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Think of of all those restaurants in Victoria this evening who will have to throw out all food purchased for guests tonight and over the next few days. The casuals who will have no work. Rubbish to over loading our hospitals We were threatened that when 800 died, did not happen.
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Senator Gallagher should today give a fullsome apology to Linda Reynolds, then repeat the apology in the Parliament for her extra abuse and denial of her knowledge, then resign from the Ministry if not the Parliament.
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Victoria's Labor govt has caused the gas shortage in Victoria by banning exploration of gas until recently. Now they need to import gas to secure gas supplies for Vic famlies and businesses. Too late too little. Nothing will save Victorians from huge rises in gas prices. Sadly.
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Can you believe it. In Victoria tomorrow we have a public holiday for an event we lost to Perth. A long weekend where because of Lockdown we can't move around the State, Then on Sat night we can watch the event we lost, on our own without friends.
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This lockdown is more damaging to society than aiming to zero cases of COVID-19. Businesses dying, casuals denied employment and income, famlies seperarted. Open society with masks and QR, and continue to vaccinate.
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Hawthorn Board will not be accepting the invitation of the AFL to attend our match against Geelong on Friday night. We will do so only when such rights are also extended to our members. They are our lifeblood for whom we serve.
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Conflicting messages! If it is ok for hundreds of people to go to Dan Murphy's to buy alcohol, why is it wrong for the Parliament to sit with social distancing?.
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I appointed Julia Gillard to succeed me as Chair of beyondblue in 2017. Today it has been announced she will be the next Chair of the Wellcome Trust, a huge contributor to medical research internationally.She will continue to lead beyondblue in its important work.Hearty congrats.
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If what I am hearing is correct that Victoria will go into a curfew, then 6 million law abiding citizens are being punished for the actions of a few. This is madness. Manage the virus. Yesterday 184 active cases in Vic. Most in quarantine, only 4 in hospital. Madness.
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You are on notice Trolls, the goodies the silent majority are riding over the hill and coming to rescue the State.And they are not part of the Premiers social media team, paid for by us, but citizens tired of the abuse, of the loss of what Victoria was when the best State in Aus.
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Very disappointing COVID cases numbers today. Shows the stupidity of D Andrews ridiculing NSW with such gay abandon. And also when you don't allow people who have done the right thing to be rewarded. People stop listening. Don't like being berated. Failure of leadership.
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Daniel Andrews has had the best part of 6 months off from an injury he has never explained,.Now continues to holiday while front line health workers continue to work under great pressure and at great personal risk. Time he returned to work.
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I see a news report saying I have launched an " extraordinary attack on Daniel Andrews demanding he resign over his handling of COVID-19".Whats extraordinary about that. If any CEO was responsible for administrative failures that led to 5 deaths let alone 800, what do you think.
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Why does not Sam Kerr just apologise. Whatever the reason for her drunken language, it is so often better to apologise and just move on. What was said does not justify a jail sentence, but an apology.
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Fear mongering is no substitute for good and responsible management.
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The prize money for the Aus Tennis Open is over $90m. Cost of staging the event millions more. Yet no proudly Australian. Board and Management should revert to the full and proper celebration of Australia Day. Stop the wokishness, and be proudly an Australian event.
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Well we'll. Nothing new. Dear Leader Premier Andrews is about to dump Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan. Not for him to explain the latest $10bn blow out in an infrastructure project, ask Jacinta!!.First Jane Garret, then Jenny Mikakos, and now Jacinta. Don't ask Dan He knows nothing.
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This Inquiry a sham. Compare it to the Haynes led Royal Commission into the financial sector. It was forensic. The public interest protected and upheld.The Inquiry into the cause of the Second Wave in Victoria, a walk in the park without any focus or forensic follow through. Joke.
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The pendulum has swung. Congratulations to Mr Albanese and his team. How fortunate we are in Australia that elections can be hard fought, won and lost, and not a shot fired. Our democracy, and behaviour is yesterdays biggest winner. On with life and living.
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Question for the Premier. As is occurring in other countries, Iceland in particular where over 90% of the population is fully vaccinated, but Delta virus rapidly spreading, if that occurs here, will further lockdowns be introduced or will we just live with the virus?.
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Polls open in 90 min. The man has arrived, to re-establish democratic processes within Victoria. Labor has thrown everything they can at Matthew Guy. He has stood the test. He is experienced, an MP for 16 yrs, incl a Minister.Guy is the man for a fresh, honest start for Victoria.
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@AdamBandt No more and probaly less than you and your Party's divisive actions here in Australia. The Greens have incited and participated in actions and comments that go against the Australian cohesiveness. Before you attack Trump, heal yourself first. You are out of touch.
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What the F!.The Andrews Govt to appoint another public servant at salary up to $360k to enforce border rules between NSW and Vic!.What an insult to every Victorian, whose business has been lost.Re allocate one of the thousands of senior public servants already employed! Insanity!.
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Head of PremiersChris Eccles did the right thing and resigned when found to have misled the Inquiry. Chief Medical Officer must now do the same for the same reason. Honour before the dismissal. The cover up is always worse than the crime. Go.
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Is this the 5th day in a row in Melbourne when no energy generated from solar?.We desperately need gas to fill the gaps when the sun don't shine and the wind dont blow!.
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Will someone please tell me what is wrong with a Victorian Minister, who.happens to be Greek dancing a a Greek dance with friends while on holiday?.Will some of you peasants get a life! Holidays are for having fun, relaxing, leaving normality behind you.
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If Jenny Mikakos was solely responsible for the Hotel Quarantine foul up why did the Premier not sack her months ago? Because she was not the only Minister but the easiest to make expendable.Premiers real character now on display. Very unattractive!.
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Illogical!.Two people can meet from different famlies having a picnic. Or 5 adults plus dependants if all fully vaccinated. Up to 5 people can visit an entertainment venue. But you can't play golf. Max in a group 4. Often only 2, spead all over the fairways, or in the bushes.
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Premier Andrews has no appreciation of the damage he is doing to Victorian industry,.Today's comments are those of a meglamanic.Upper House MP's must prevent the this act of industrial terrorism!.
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Guys and Dolls. I am so profoundably disappointed,saddened by the lack of flexibility, genuine leadership shown today, I am going to call it quits tonight. Saddened for the community and the State. Tomorrow is a new day and I am sure it will be better than today. Night all.
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