Daniel Andrews
'Not the strategy': Premier responds to Mikakos eradication tweet
Former Health Minister Jenny Mikakos declares the state is on track to 'eradicate' coronavirus, while pleading for privacy after her dramatic exit from politics.
- by Rachael Dexter
Latest
Coronavirus pandemic
Victoria records five new coronavirus cases, three deaths
Victoria has recorded just five new cases of coronavirus and three more deaths in the past day, as Melburnians awoke to eased restrictions.
- by Rachael Dexter
Labor in turmoil
Ex-union boss to fill cabinet vacancy left by Mikakos departure
There is just one candidate for the vacant cabinet post, but a large field is gathering in the battle for Jenny Mikakos' parliamentary seat.
- by Noel Towell
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Burnt Premier borrows from the future, hoping to avoid the big stick
Daniel Andrews has resisted the temptation to substantially increase Melburnians' freedoms in the wake of his hotel quarantine nightmare. Instead, he offers hope of better times ahead.
- by Tony Wright
Coronavirus pandemic
School returns, curfew scrapped, new mask rules: Victoria's new-look lockdown
Premier Daniel Andrews said Melburnians could now see the next stage of restrictions lifted on October 19.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Hanna Mills Turbet
Coronavirus pandemic
Daniel Andrews to work 'into the evening' to determine next steps out of lockdown
Victoria's new coronavirus cases are falling "a little faster" than expected, Premier Daniel Andrews has said, adding that he would be working "into the evening" to determine what steps out of lockdown will be taken on Sunday.
- by Paul Sakkal and Ashleigh McMillan
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
A word of advice: Beattie says Andrews must be honest about what went wrong
Based on rough-and-tumble experience, former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has a few words of advice for Daniel Andrews
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Spit, string and Daniel Andrews holding Victoria together
The hotel inquiry has given us an extraordinary window into how the policy sausage is made in Victoria, and it's not very pretty.
- by Michael Bachelard
Exclusive
Taxpayers pick up the tab for MPs to boost their Facebook 'likes'
In the past four weeks, Energy Minister Angus Taylor topped the list of MPs splurging taxpayers' money on Facebook ads.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Coronavirus pandemic
Should more ministers resign? Here's what readers are telling us
We asked readers what you think of Jenny Mikakos' decision to resign as health minister, chiefly whether you believed it was fair.
- by Marissa Calligeros and Rob Sharp
State Parliament
'I don't run from problems and challenges': Premier stares down calls for him to quit
When asked whether he would yield to the opposition’s calls for him to resign, a steadfast Daniel Andrews said he had no intention of walking away from the top job.
- by Henrietta Cook and Sumeyya Ilanbey