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2… since election in 2014, premier Daniel Andrews has presided over a govt that is currently the subject of four corruption investigations, plus he has personally been at the centre of numerous scandals and questionable events
3… there are three bodies through which government can be scrutinised. All have been deliberately under-resourced or compromised in their operation. This impacts upon their independence and harms the integrity of government. They are…
4… IBAC, budget cut by $4.4m thus limiting scope; OMBUDSMAN, budget cut by $2.2m thus limiting scope; Parliamentary Cttee, where Labor MP Harriet Shing, partner of Andrews’ chief of staff, upon evidence exposing the govt being put to it, demanded the public video feed be cut
5… IBAC investigation Operation Richmond, investigating dealings b/w United Firefighters Union and the govt. Former ally, Union Secretary Peter Marshall is now leading a campaign against Andrews in this election
6… IBAC investigation Operation Sandon, investigating corrupt land deals, Andrews interviewed in private over his secret relationship with property developer John Woodman
7… IBAC investigation Operation Watts, investigating political staffers doing ALP work while on taxpayer payroll. Due to budget cuts, terms of reference were narrowed to cover Adem Somyurek’s right faction, while only peripherally covering misconduct in Andrews’ left faction
8… IBAC investigation Operation Daintree, investigating a $3.4m grant/training contract award to the Health Workers Union by Andrews, immediately prior to 2018 election, without a tender process, despite objection by Health Dept officials
9… Red Shirts scandal, prior to 2018 election, ALP ordered to repay $488k rorted from taxpayers, plus incurred >$1m in legal expenses trying to bury the findings. Andrews and his Labor MP’s refused to co-operate with police investigation
10… I Cook Foods scandal, Andrews govt funded the formation of ‘Community Chef’ in competition to a private business, then oversaw the ALP Dandenong Council and DHHS shut down I Cook Foods over the corrupt placement of a slug and spurious claims of listeria poisoning
11… Hotel Quarantine, 801 deaths resulting from breach of security leading to COVID outbreak. Despite all major decisions during COVID emanating from the premier’s office, Andrews “could not recall” who it was that made the decision to engage a union-allied private security firm
12…COVID response politicised by Andrews, including unilateral decisions like closing children’s playgrounds whilst allowing visits to brothels, all the while citing ‘health advice’ that he constantly refused to release
13… COVID response included the announcement by Andrews and Minister Mikakos of 4,000 extra ICU beds. When these failed to materialise, Andrews denied making the claim
14… Ombudsman’s report found that Andrews govt breached the human rights of tower residents who were locked down without notice, and called for a government apology. To this day, Andrews has refused to acknowledge harm caused, or apologise
15… 000 service in total chaos, IGEM report released in Oct revealed that call response times and ambulance response times had blown out to such an extent that 33 deaths in the last 18 months could be attributed to lack of response
16… Ambulance and hosp emergency depts now so taxed that in 2020 there have been 7 ‘code red’ situations where no ambulances have been available for call out. Study released this year by Ambulance Vic and Monash Uni attributed 70 preventable deaths in 2018 to ‘ramping’
17… Labor MP Kaushalia Vaghela, after lodging complaint of bullying by the premier’s office, was not formally interviewed by WorkSafe investigators. WorkSafe is headed by ex-Andrews advisor Colin Radford + the ‘investigation’ was led by a lawyer who previously worked for Andrews
18… in June this year a parliamentary inquiry into IBAC and its witness welfare record was shut down by the premier’s office. Again, this raises grave concerns about how the process of government has been subverted by centralisation of power into the premier’s office
19… over the term of this government there has been a conga-line of ex-Andrews + ALP staffers + advisors appointed to senior positions across the public service, leading to multiple cases of supposedly independent bodies running interference for Andrews. This includes the police
20… fact checked as correct by AAP… by 2025/26, Victoria’s state debt is forecast to be higher than that of NSW, Queensland and Tasmania combined
21… City Loop rail project is now projected to cost $125b – double original estimate. Auditor general’s report in Aug found the cost-benefit analysis does not stack up and, by not submitting any business plan to Infrastructure Victoria, govt had not properly assessed the project
22… of the 22 original members of Andrews’ ministry, 17 have either been sacked or quit. Prominent ALP figures including union boss John Setka, publicly describe Andrews as a “prick”
23… re injuries suffered by Ryan Mueleman after being hit by Andrews’ car, exact circumstances cannot be independently verified. What isn’t in dispute is that Andrews did not attend to Mueleman, left the scene of the accident and neither he nor his wife were breathalysed
24… Gladys Berejiklian resigned as soon as she was named in ONE corruption investigation. Barry O’Farrell resigned after forgetting to declare a bottle of wine
25… all governments must be held accountable for their actions. This premier has abused the democratic process of government + treated his own ministers and Victorians with arrogance and contempt. By any measure Andrews should be nowhere near public office, let alone be premier
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