Jacinta Allan - Leading a zombie government

[Pakenhamsaint]

On the LNP 37...

As with other things, it would be unprecedented if the LNP won government with a primary vote that low. But the ALP is at 28... a different time, but when the ALP got crushed in 1992, their primary was 38.4.

But its higher than the 34.5 the LNP got at the last election or the 35.2 they got at the one before that.

The LNP needs to get that primary with a 4 in front of it to really be in the game, but the ALP 28, if replicated at an election, makes anything possible.

There hasn't been a lot of bad press or mistakes for Pesutto or the LNP lately. The apology to two of the ladies suing him went by in one media cycle, and I'm still confident Mrs Deeming's action never sees the inside of a court room. One of Pesutto's main threats in the party room is damaged by the Colac Health Amateur Theatre Hour, and the issues being discussed (debt, broken promises, etc) are good ground for the opposition.

I would say it is a good start but they need to keep playing mistake free football.

The big change is the rise of the independents. Labor is losing the primary not to the Liberals or Greens but to the smaller parties and independents.

We are entering the new era of politics where the major two no longer as major. There will be minority government more often than not.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

The big change is the rise of the independents. Labor is losing the primary not to the Liberals or Greens but to the smaller parties and independents.

We are entering the new era of politics where the major two no longer as major. There will be minority government more often than not.

Didn't both their primary votes drop dramatically at the last election? Labor was voted in with an increased majority but the seats it was holding with large margins were retained with dramatically reduced margins. LNP got nowhere since their primary tanked too.

 

[Satan]

The Allan government has walked back one of its most controversial tax policies on the same day a survey showed Labor would struggle to form a majority government if an election were held this month.

Treasurer Tim Pallas confirmed on Wednesday that health clinics would be granted a 12-month payroll tax amnesty for contractor GPs, even though he had insisted for more than a year that there had been no changes to Victoria’s tax system and a reprieve was not necessary.

 

[Captivating]

Allan is further evidence that incompetence in government isn't a gender issue. Woman are just as incompetent as men.

 

[Rob R]

Allan is further evidence that incompetence in government isn't a gender issue. Woman are just as incompetent as men.

Doesn't help her that Dan left her so many disasters to be discovered and funding shortfalls.

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[hawkman]

Who are OTHER 6%?

It probably should be Other 16% and Ind 6% which would closely match the last election when it was 12% and 5.5%. Others would be all the parties not the 4 main ones

 

[Captivating]

Doesn't help her that Dan left her so many disasters to be discovered and funding shortfalls.

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She's personally responsible for the cost blow outs in infrastructure projects as the minister in charge. It would be easier to pay teachers, nurses and police officers more if multiple billions weren't going to the builders of the SRL and Tunnel

 

[Rob R]

She's personally responsible for the cost blow outs in infrastructure projects as the minister in charge. It would be easier to pay teachers, nurses and police officers more if multiple billions weren't going to the builders of the SRL and Tunnel

She is partially to blame and didn't do her job properly but it is pretty apparent that despite Dan's Sgt Schulz like "I know nothing" claims, he micro managed the government and is behind every failure in Victoria He should be remembered as a hard working, smart, corrupt, dishonest narcisstic gaslighter eg. the perfect modern politician.

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[Sttew]

She's personally responsible for the cost blow outs in infrastructure projects as the minister in charge. It would be easier to pay teachers, nurses and police officers more if multiple billions weren't going to the builders of the SRL and Tunnel

These are recent ministries held:

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure 5 December 2022 - 2 October 2023
Minister for Commonwealth Games Delivery 27 June 2022 - 19 July 2023
Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop 22 June 2020 - 2 October 2023
Minister for the Coordination of Transport: COVID-19 6 April 2020 - 9 November 2020
Minister for Priority Precincts 23 March 2020 - 22 June 2020
Minister for Transport Infrastructure 19 December 2018 - 5 December 2022
Minister for Major Projects 23 May 2016 - 18 December 2018

 

[Xtreme]

Jacinta and Labor have to go

Will be a delight to send them packing.

 

[The Punter]

The big change is the rise of the independents. Labor is losing the primary not to the Liberals or Greens but to the smaller parties and independents.

We are entering the new era of politics where the major two no longer as major. There will be minority government more often than not.

There is an improvement in the LNP primary compared to the last two elections, so some of that Labor primary is clearly being lost to the LNP. But my point about it being sufficient for electoral success remains.

On the numbers in the poll, the ALP would be very close to losing their majority, with 8 seats falling to the LNP, and probably 3 to the Greens Party.

 

[MarcMaverick]

So Dan Andrews= Damien Hardwick

Jacinta Allen= Andrew McQualter

Andrew Mcqualter

Age

38

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.2

3star

/ Adem Yze

Adem Yze

Age

47

Ht

187cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.2

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.6

1star

T

0.6

3star

 

[Captivating]

These are recent ministries held:

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure 5 December 2022 - 2 October 2023
Minister for Commonwealth Games Delivery 27 June 2022 - 19 July 2023
Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop 22 June 2020 - 2 October 2023
Minister for the Coordination of Transport: COVID-19 6 April 2020 - 9 November 2020
Minister for Priority Precincts 23 March 2020 - 22 June 2020
Minister for Transport Infrastructure 19 December 2018 - 5 December 2022
Minister for Major Projects 23 May 2016 - 18 December 2018

She approaching Claire O'Neil level of incompetence

 

[hawkman]

So Dan Andrews= Damien Hardwick

Jacinta Allen= Andrew McQualter/ Adem Yze

Don't think Jacinta is at Yze levels yet

 

[MarcMaverick]

Don't think Jacinta is at Yze levels yet

You're right. At least people like Yze unlike Allen,

 

[Satan]

Secret briefings used to justify sending Victorians into the world’s longest lockdownare set to be released for the first time.
Despite the Department of Health fighting to keep the documents secret, claiming it would take years to prepare them for release, officials have been ordered to make them public.

In a landmark Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision handed down this week, vice president Judge Caitlin English ruled there was a high degree of public interest in the release of the material that underpinned dozens of pandemic orders.

 

[hawkman]

Secret briefings used to justify sending Victorians into the world’s longest lockdownare set to be released for the first time.
Despite the Department of Health fighting to keep the documents secret, claiming it would take years to prepare them for release, officials have been ordered to make them public.

In a landmark Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision handed down this week, vice president Judge Caitlin English ruled there was a high degree of public interest in the release of the material that underpinned dozens of pandemic orders.

Probably gets released with most of it redacted

 

[Rob R]

Probably gets released with most of it redacted

Probably vaguely written with no clear decision makers etc like all documents that Dan thought might reflect badly on him in the future.

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[Sttew]

Probably gets released with most of it redacted

In 4 years

 

[Skeppersap]

In 4 years

Unbelievable that they say it will take 200 weeks..... Treating Victorians with such disdain.... The desperation for secrecy speaks volumes.

Yet there are Victorians who actually would still vote for them. It begars belief!

 

[peetoo]

I take it SRL opponents are also lining up to oppose the stuff happening in Sydney?

 

[randyzany]

Unbelievable that they say it will take 200 weeks..... Treating Victorians with such disdain.... The desperation for secrecy speaks volumes.

Yet there are Victorians who actually would still vote for them. It begars belief!

Dan Andrews was very generous financially to the construction industry and various other militant unions that let it be known that their votes were up for sale, public servants in general as well as throwing taxpayer money around like confetti at electorates where most swinging voters lived.

I'm not all all surprised that he was very popular, disappointed but not shocked in the least that a financially irresponsible politician was able to garner a lot of votes during his time in office. Self interest will always rule and why I'm an advocate for denying those directly/indirectly employed by the government from voting.

These people are too greedy and dumb to see the bigger picture and what's in the best interest for every Victorian going forward into the long term, and not just cast their vote to the government that will line their pockets the most and that's a recipe for disaster as we are now witnessing.

 

[Sttew]

I take it SRL opponents are also lining up to oppose the stuff happening in Sydney?

Some significant differences. The first stage is already completed and cost $7.3B with 36km of track in the north-west. The 2nd stage which will be finished by 2030 will connect Parramatta, already a major commercial hub, to SYDNEY CBD. It’s cost will be $25B. Tunnelling for SRL doesn’t start until 2026. The 3rd stage will include a rail link to Sydney’s new international airport which opens in 2 years.

 

[peetoo]

Some significant differences. The first stage is already completed and cost $7.3B with 36km of track in the north-west. The 2nd stage which will be finished by 2030 will connect Parramatta, already a major commercial hub, to SYDNEY CBD. It’s cost will be $25B. Tunnelling for SRL doesn’t start until 2026. The 3rd stage will include a rail link to Sydney’s new international airport which opens in 2 years.

It sounds like you think it should be sped up. SRL that is. Reality is Sydney are playing catch up whereas we are planning ahead

 

[Sttew]

It sounds like you think it should be sped up. SRL that is. Reality is Sydney are playing catch up whereas we are planning ahead

That’s the inference you draw?

By 2030 SYDNEY will have 2 major airports with rail links. What will we have in Melbourne by 2030?