Former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has announced his resignation from state parliament, ending his 13 years as the member for Hornsby. Mr Kean dashed rumours he was making a tilt for federal politics, saying he would be pursuing opportunities in the private sector. The Liberal MP made the announcement withContinue Reading
The Victorian Premier was hungover from her 50th birthday weekend on the Tuesday she found out her predecessor was stepping down. Speaking on commercial radio on Tuesday morning, Jacinta Allan said weekend festivities were reverberating when then-premier Dan Andrews called her in September to say he was stepping down. MrContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has announced Labor MP Peta Murphy has died after a lengthy battle with cancer, aged 50. The Prime Minister choked back tears as he told reporters of her passing at a snap press conference in Canberra. “A short time ago Peta Murphy passed away at home. Which wasContinue Reading
Chris Minns has said that he is “concerned” about upcoming pro-Palestine protests amid a spate of alleged anti-Semitic acts recorded across Sydney. The NSW Premier said that while there is still a right to protest in NSW, “everyone has a right to be free from racial vilification, incitement to violence,Continue Reading
A teenage detainee of Perth’s troubled Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre is in a critical condition following an unspecified early morning incident. West Australian Premier Roger Cook called a snap press conference on Thursday to reveal the 16-year-old detainee was found unresponsive in his cell at 2am at Banksia Hill’sContinue Reading
ABC presenter Patricia Karvelas has reacted to online backlash from Daniel Andrews supporters after she suggested the former Victorian Premier had “cut out accountability” by refusing to speak to certain journalists. A brief clip of comments by the Q+A host during a panel discussion on Sunday’s Insiders has gone viralContinue Reading
Tasmanian Attorney-General and Justice Minister Elise Archer has resigned, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has said. Speaking to reporters at a snap press conference in Launceston, Mr Rockliff said he had requested and received Ms Archer’s resignation from his cabinet. Ms Archer will also leave parliament. On Thursday it was revealed MsContinue Reading
Daniel Andrews will walk away with an eye-watering annual pension of at least $300,000 a year under a lucrative scheme available to fewer than 20 state politicians. The timing of the Victorian Premier’s shock retirement announcement on Tuesday, after nine years in the top job and more than two decadesContinue Reading
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has revealed what he plans to do next after announcing his surprise resignation. On Tuesday afternoon Mr Andrews called a snap press conference where he announced it was “time to go” and that he would be stepping down from the top job he has held forContinue Reading
There has been scathing reaction following the sensational news that Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews was resigning from the post he has held for nine years. The 48th Premier of Victoria announced his decision at a snap press conference today describing the job as the “honour and privilege of my life”.Continue Reading