We are in the home straight for settling government budgets. The bean-counters in both Canberra and Spring Street are finalising their blueprints for May 2021. There is every sign that they will take opposite approaches, despite the shared goal of revitalising their respective economic patches. The feds will try to rein in spending and cool the growth in the economy, which has rebounded faster than expected. Victoria will continue to spend with the “create jobs no matter how” approach.
Contrast his communication strategy with the Andrews daily press conference during lockdown. The ‘daily Dan’ showed the public the Premier was prepared to answer everyone’s questions, including from highly combative antagonists. His tone was apologetic and earnest. He accepted responsibility, acknowledged errors, sacked ministers and his own top bureaucrat, and emerged bruised but mostly intact.
The voters are not stupid. The level of public engagement on COVID-19 is off the charts. Everyone knows who promised which vaccine and when – we can readily track what has not happened. Is it a “war” as he has claimed – or another political challenge to be managed for electoral advantage? The arts and its diverse and fragmented communities have been amongst those hit the hardest by COVID-19. Musicians, writers, painters, potters, sculptors, actors, poets, illustrators, animators, photographers … the list is almost endless. Universities too are struggling yet their combined contribution to our communal wellbeing is immeasurable.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
How about his work cultures beat your partner, but keep it quiet, get rid of him on quiet, no media about him, interesting that it only came when jessups not there Gee there has been alot of violence in his staff Where is outrage from this publication or its staff!!!
No culture from socialism!! We are at our lowest ebb as a state!!! We stand for nothing except for division and culture canceling. We are the grottiest state with public infrastructures unkempt, from roads, to weeds to grass, litter, dirt, sand, uncared for or pride in state
Ah more drivel from Dan's chief propagandist. Jon Faine has never struggled, getting his steady ABC paycheck.
What we need is journos to stop terrorising people at the minimal of things. That would make them unemployed but suck it up princesses!
The Dan Andrews road infrastructure works will have long term benefits for Victoria. What we desperately need is a well connected power grid across States to spur investment, jobs and lower electricity costs, but there doesn’t seem to be much stomach for that at federal level.
Some strange phrasing in this piece, calling journalists asking genuine questions 'highly combative antagonists' is just bizarre
Giving grants to nutjob artists filming themselves inseminating themselves does not create jobs.
GiveDanTheBoot
What we need is a lot less Dan Andrews and a lot more calm. After that, everything will fall into place.
Beam me up Scotty.
Australia had a wonderful rich culture but the marijuana pot smoking babies of the 50s-60s and now 70s-80s who were and are now leaders of the country destroyed that. Now the only culture they want to inject is twerking, communism, wokeness, pc, tyranny. stupid auspol
Was this article a paid advertisement for the ALP?
I can't believe an experienced journo Faine can say that Dan Andrews answered everyone's questions and accepted responsibilty. Those daily press conferences were full of spin and no accountability. A low point in our states history. Listening to the state each day for our freedom
Everytime I hear the word culture I reach for my gun
Who's for getting a prick in them?
Soviet culture or Maoist China? Hard to say which one Daniel Andrews prefers.
What is Morrison doing to provide the States with enough vaccine to have the public vaccinated
Victoria needs to boor out figjamdan