“The only flags I’ll be saluting are the Australian flag and the Victorian flag”, says Joe McCracken, new Liberal party Upper House MP for Western Victoria. Making his first (maiden) speech to the parliament on Thursday, the former Colac Otway Mayor also came out as gay saying “It’s taken meRead More →
The independent Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has today confirmed that Victoria faces four more years of more debt and higher taxes under Labor, says the state Opposition. The PBO’s comprehensive report of political party election platforms compares the economic impact of party election promises from the recent state election. According to theRead More →
“The Andrews government’s decision to quietly scrap the annual Australia Day parade shows just how toxic the change-the-date debate has become”, writes the Herald Sun. No wonder you do not see any flags and other artefacts associated with the national day being sold in any of our supermarkets. ForRead More →
Victoria’s diverse and growing multicultural communities will be put front and centre by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals according to the new shadow ministry unveiled by the new Liberal leader John Pesutto. At the November election, the Liberals saw swings away from Labor in swelling population areas with large multiculturalRead More →
In the 2022 election, the results of which have now been finalized by the Victorian Electoral Commission, it seems, the Greens have come out to be the biggest winners with now 8 MPs (in total) along with the National who increased their numbers by 3 just in the lower house.Read More →
The Australian Government has today announced an update to the Australian Citizenship Ceremonies Code, removing red tape to allow councils to hold Australia Day citizenship ceremonies on or around Australia’s national day. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles said, “Australia Day holds great significance to many peopleRead More →
Was Daniel Andrews in any danger of losing 2022 election? The simple answer to this question is a big NO. Election 2022 will be spoken about for a long time. Too many pundits had their varied reflections on what the issues were and what the possible outcomes would be. Looking atRead More →
On the last day of campaigning, Labor has upped the ante with a new announcement which will catch Victoria’s CALD communities. If re-elected tomorrow, the Andrews government will invest $3.7 Million in 10 bilingual kinders across the state to allow CALD community children to attend kinder and keep their connectionRead More →
If Gods do not intervene at the last minutes, there will be two winners on Sunday morning – Daniel Andrews returning as the premier of Victoria with his wings heavily clipped and Matthew Guy who will have positioned his party to win power in 2026. Labor is set to return,Read More →
Like I wrote yesterday, the media is in two camps. If you read the reporting on the leaders’ debate, depending which side you are on, journos reporting can be seen to have been at pains to pick pieces to support what they wanted to write. The Herald Sun, unsurprisingly givesRead More →