Back to future for the Andrews government
Daniel Andrews has, at least, spent much of the past four years flogging his 'lefty' agenda, providing a partial antidote to the Greens in the inner city.
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Josh Gordon
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.
Lessons to be learnt
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It's question time for Daniel Andrews
On Tuesday Matthew Guy used the legal cover of State Parliament to air an unsubstantiated rumour doing the rounds.
Premier's "fat" joke undermines his social equality agenda
As the Premier, Daniel Andrews should have known better.
Greens should put principle ahead of ruthless deals
From a ruthlessly pragmatic viewpoint, a tryst between the Greens and the Liberal Party seems likely, with strategists claiming it would represent a win-win outcome.
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Population growth underpins economic growth and leads to political success. No wonder nobody wants to talk about the problems that come with it.
Tax reform could help you crack the housing market
Victoria's stamp-duty discount for first-home buyers doesn't seem to be working, so what else might?
Danger signs multiply for Andrews
Is he headed the way of Rudd, Gillard, Baillieu, Napthine and Abbott?
Victoria should borrow more and build big
Forget the Federal Government, Victoria should go it alone on big projects
Old issues loom large in Labor's rear-view mirror
The politics of blame won't wash with a Victorian public unimpressed by government failures in transport and education.
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