Commentary Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic leader, died in Vatican City on Jan. 10, aged 81. He will be buried in St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, where he served as archbishop for 13 years. Pell was born in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1941, the second and youngest child to an Anglican father and a…
Cardinal George Pell: Victim of Miscarriage of Justice in Australia
No State Memorial for Cardinal George Pell as Premier Cites Sexual Abuse Victims Distress
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has ruled out a state funeral or memorial service for Vatican leader Cardinal George Pell saying it would be “distressing” for survivors of sexual abuse. Pell, formerly the archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney, died from heart complications in Rome on Jan. 10 following hip replacement surgery. The 81-year-old gained notoriety in…
Progressive Andrews Govt Wins ‘Historic’ Third Term in Australian State Election
MELBOURNE, Australia—Victoria’s left-leaning Labor premier Daniel Andrews has won an “historic” third term despite a swing against Victorian Labor in the state’s election on Nov. 26. This comes amid a controversial term that saw the Labor premier implement the world’s longest lockdown, enforce draconian pandemic measures, and front anti-corruption inquiries. With just under 60 percent of…
Doctors Criticise Victorian Government’s Plan to Allow Pharmacists to Prescribe Drug
Medical professionals have criticised the Victorian government’s new election promise to permit pharmacists in the Australian state to prescribe antibiotics and refill prescriptions due to the risks of increasing antibiotic resistance and misdiagnoses. In a recent re-election pitch, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the Labor government would spend $19 million (US$12.8 million) on a 12-month…
Police Investigate Victorian MP for Alleged ‘Inciteful Behaviour’ Against Dan Andrews
A sitting Victorian MP is under investigation after allegedly appearing to incite violence against Premier Daniel Andrews during a rally in Melbourne. The upper house crossbench MP turned Angry Victorians Party candidate Catherine Cumming was filmed giving a speech outside Flinders Street Station on Saturday afternoon. “I joined the Angry Victorian Party for one reason—to…
Victorian Labor Promises Free Female Sanitary Products in Bid to Win Women’s Vote
November 18, 2022
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Premier Daniel Andrews has pledged to make free tampons and sanitary pads widely available in the Australian state of Victoria as part of his government’s bid to win over female voters. The move comes as the incumbent centre-left Labor government faces a major challenge from independent candidates and the left-wing Australian Greens to win over…
Left-Wing Greens Party Issues 5 Demands If They Win Balance of Power at State Election
The left-wing Australian Greens has listed five demands or priorities if it holds the balance of power after the next election if the Victorian state Labor government fails to win enough seats to form a majority government. It follows an announcement from Premier Daniel Andrews who ruled out any dealmaking with the Greens, as well…
Major Victorian Political Parties Promise Power Bill Relief for Households
Major political parties in the Australian state of Victoria have switched the focus of their election campaigns to energy bill relief for local households as the state election will begin in less than two weeks. Speaking at his campaign launch in Cranbourne, Melbourne, on Nov. 13, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that each Victorian household could…
Victorian Political Parties Ramp Up Promises as State Election Approaching
Major political parties in the Australian state of Victoria have switched their targets to new parents and first-home buyers in an effort to attract voters as the state election draws near. On Nov. 7, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that his government would spend $69 million (US$32 million) to support new parents and their babies if…
Victoria’s Net-Zero Nationalisation Move Fraught With Risks
October 30, 2022
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Commentary After a year of ongoing energy crises—both global and local—nothing should surprise the industry anymore. Nevertheless, when Premier Daniel Andrews announced a re-nationalisation policy for Victoria on Oct. 20 it caught many people off-guard. If they win the next election, the Victorian Labor party—currently governing Australia’s second most-populous state—will be reviving the State Electricity…
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