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Josh Gordon is The Age's state political editor. After a brief period in the Sydney banking world and the federal bureaucracy, Josh spent six years working as The Age's economics correspondent at Parliament House in Canberra. After cutting himself adrift to travel the world, he was lured back to reporting early in 2007. Most recently he has worked as The Sunday Age's politcal editor, based in Canberra, and The Age's state economics correspondent in Melbourne.
Victoria should borrow more and build big
Josh Gordon Forget the Federal Government, Victoria should go it alone on big projects
Problems from the past loom large in Daniel Andrews' rear-view mirror
![Daniel Andrews will return to work from his summer hiatus on Australia Day facing some hairy issues.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2016/01/20/7151849/Thumbnail1004855841gl909qimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gm9jq9.png1453266074657.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon The politics of blame won't wash with a Victorian public unimpressed by government failures in transport and education.
Andrews needs to be sure Transurban road deal isn't too good to be true
![Transurban has come knocking at the government's door with a ready-made plan.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/12/09/7070873/Thumbnail1003610801ghqcbwimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gliv1t.png1449630373125.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Hopefully the government has learnt from the East West Link debacle and isn't signing up for another big road mess with the Western Distributor.
Daniel Andrews must sever CFMEU ties following John Setka arrest
![John Setka was arrested following a joint AFP-Victoria Police investigation.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/12/06/7064123/Thumbnail1003510587ghu2x2image.related.thumbnail.320x214.glgpq3.png1449387628339.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon, Analysis Daniel Andrews and the Labor Party have union links. Unions get up to mischief. Some of it might even be illegal.
Matthew Guy: his strengths are also his weaknesses
Josh Gordon The numbers aren’t bad but Labor needs to lift if they’re to keep the Liberals at bay.
Factions will destroy Labor from the inside
![Embattled Labor MP Cesar Melhem at Parliament House.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/11/11/7002128/Thumbnail1002538273gku799image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gkvvhd.png1447253091558.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Labor's latest crop of festering messes can be traced back to its factional system, which rewards patronage and shady deals.
Josh Gordon: Stop playing politics and put some money on the line
![Politicians have been talking about the need for a new interchange station at South Yarra as part of Victoria's $11 billion Metro Rail project.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/10/28/6965688/Thumbnail1002011195gkkmduimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gkkksb.png1446000134709.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon As usual, politics is interfering with plans for changes to South Yarra station.
Greg Hunt’s Melbourne 2200: on a road to nowhere
![Greg Hunt wants to build the ‘‘missing link’’ connecting EastLink to the Metropolitan Ring Road at Greensborough.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/10/14/6928646/Thumbnail1001459883gk8ra0image.related.thumbnail.320x214.gk8re3.png1444868913067.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon The Environment Minister is still playing Abbott-style politics and his transport proposals ignore fiscal realities.
Health funding model for Victoria is proving elusive
![Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Jill Hennessy have been tossed a budget mess by the federal government.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/09/30/6890175/Thumbnail1000960111gjy6dqimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gjy1rj.png1443591606894.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon We age, health costs soar, and governments argue over who will cough up the cash.
More, please: Victoria appeals to Canberra for a fair share of funding
![<i>Illustration: David Rowe</i>](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/09/16/6853632/Thumbnail1000490529gjnvsximage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gjnzfl.png1442410587438.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Malcolm Turnbull may have bigger problems than redressing the inequitable distribution of federal money among states.
Smart governments realise they must find new ways of communicating
![Josh Gordon dinkus](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2014/11/03/5949914/Josh_gordon-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon The government is unable to get its message across and its frustration is growing.
We're sick of politics, but it's not all bad
![Premier Daniel Andrews.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/08/19/6778675/Thumbnail999489423gimrunimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gj2iz3.png1440217306912.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Political success stories in NSW and New Zealand provide a good template for Victoria.
State Labor's plan to privatise the Port of Melbourne obstructed by politics
![Glenn Stevens said recently the impediments to improving the stock of infrastructure in this country are not financial, but rather in](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/06/24/6638687/Thumbnail997523143ghkq6gimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.ghwds7.png1435120234079.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon It is the new template for political opposition in Australia: bash the bejesus out of your opponents, thwart their political agenda at every opportunity and hope they cop the blame for the ensuing...
Premier pays the price for not stamping his authority
![Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews addresses the Victorian Labor Party State Conference on March 28, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/06/10/6602972/Thumbnail996976036ggyh0simage.related.thumbnail.320x214.ghknms.png1433916728458.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Daniel Andrews is at a crossroads. He can let tensions swamp him or chart a different route.
No upside for Daniel Andrews in bullying allegations against Adem Somyurek
![Josh Gordon dinkus](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2014/11/05/5956785/Josh_gordon-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Despite talk of factional payback, allegations of bullying by Adem Somyurek must be taken seriously.
Gonski deal hangs on life support in Victoria
![Swimming](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/04/29/6489633/Thumbnail989053881mweudimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.1mvvvw.png1430320194577.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Education funding is awry because politics has derailed common sense – again.
Train travel: taking a ride from safety to fear
![Josh Gordon dinkus.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2013/09/17/4755892/Josh%20Gordon%20dinkus-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon Protective Services Officers are meant to improve safety on trains and platforms but their aggression makes commuters feel unsafe.
Liberals are not better economic managers
![An artist impression of the controversial $6.8 billion East West Link.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2015/03/18/6362986/Thumbnail9750636213z5vtimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.1m1we2.png1426649663446.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon New details suggest the Liberals rushed to close the East West Link deal for political reasons, exposing us to unnecessary risk.
Daniel Andrews entering the political danger zone
![Josh Gordon dinkus](http://web.archive.org./web/20160209081052im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2014/11/05/5956785/Josh_gordon-90x60.jpg)
Josh Gordon As the Premier clocks up 100 days in the job, he wants us to know he’s ‘getting on with it’.
Metro Rail – keep the plans on track this time
Josh Gordon The trains will become even more crowded in the next decade. Will we cope?