The highs, lows and sudden demise of Jenny Mikakos's political career

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In her two decades in Victoria's Parliament, Jenny Mikakos has never seen a crisis as costly as the pandemic. The human toll is devastating and the economic cost is seismic, and now the minister herself has paid the ultimate professional price.

In her two decades in Victoria's Parliament, Jenny Mikakos has never seen a crisis anywhere near this costly.

"I am flabbergasted that a doctor that has flu-like symptoms has presented to work," she told a press conference in March. She served as a parliamentary secretary under premiers Steve Bracks and John Brumby, in the planning and justice portfolios, before Ted Baillieu's Coalition government was elected in 2010.

Ms Mikakos, who has Greek heritage, also upset some party colleagues the year before, when she stood up in Parliament and criticised Turkey over what is known as the Greek or Pontian genocide.

 

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That's labor for you ...throw any one under the bus to stay safe ..scum party

If they don’t know who from the government paid the security contractor where is the contact.

It is easy to blame anyone when something went wrong. What about the Ruby Princess, Morrison, Dutton, and Glady? What about those idiots that refused to stay home and started the spread of the virus in the community? Think about it.

Isn’t it time that Australia’s publicly funded media outlet did it’s job & started to ask relevant questions ? Victorians & all Australians deserve answers to why Andrews & Co permitted the Covid second wave to kill hundreds, why has the ABC been missing in action for months?

Someone had to take the fall and was never going to be Dictator Dan and his Gestapo.

She is not hot.

I thought the captain was meant to be the last one off a sinking ship!! She done a titanic on us!!

As I said earlier in the week. Goodbye Jenny.😂👍👋

Misogyny at play....he would have hoped she would go quietly. I hope she sings like a bird!

JennyMikakos is the first of many. DanielAndrewsMP will not survive and there will be a clear out at DHHS and Andrew Crisps a goner as well. Those defending her please explain why?

I don’t think anyone is naive to think that the involvement of security guards and ensuing debacle that led to the 2nd outbreak of the virus was not a whole of cabinet decision. I’d say the premier, together with all his key ministers have to be accountable- no other scapegoats.

JennyMikakos is the first of many. DanielAndrewsMP will not survive and there will be a clear out at DHHS and Andrew Crisps a goner as well.

Big problem when political ideology and corruption takes precedence over the health and welfare of the community

How do these people get into public office. Votes garnered from a cultural voter base? Loyalties along cultural lines not political views.

why she is liar and a fraud ... and even if she watches it she will forget it next couple of weeks

Read it twice, didn’t find any highs. Wasn’t surprised. What a hack.

Shame, good Minister

And the debacle of the site for a new Youth Detention Centre

Andrews threw Jenny under the bus, does anyone in Victoria have the guts to throw Dan under a bull dozed? dictatordan DanMustGo

Does this article make the ABC journalists feel better as they pull the knife out?

Good riddance

Scathing , cringeworthy article. Stopped reading at “ people will remember her for botched quarantine ... “ blah

perhaps that headline should read The highs lows & demise of ABC News into the propaganda wing of IPA and Murdoch RIP

oh for God's sake HOW TACKY

There's highs?

Twisting the knife a bit rwillingham — almost an exclusive focus on controversies — is this really a balanced assessment?

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