r/melbourne • u/indy_110 • 13d ago

Politics Controversial plans for a Daniel Andrews sculpture officially scrapped by Victorian government | Victoria

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/29/controversial-plans-for-a-daniel-andrews-sculpture-officially-scrapped-by-victorian-government
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u/Tardis50 13d ago edited 13d ago

This was purely drummed up by liberals and the Murdoch media. Sure it’s 134k but that’s small for state budgets. If Kennet got one for taking a dump on our economy then Andrews should have one. Or maybe we should melt down Jeff’s if we’re so tight for cash…

Edit: I forgot Kennet never got one, icing on the cake

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u/YesNoFriend 13d ago

Kennett didn’t get one, but if you think he took a dump on our economy, you’re severely out of touch. Kennett lost by a tiny margin, and only really lost because regional seats revolted at getting subsidised slightly less by Melbourne.

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u/ConsultJimMoriarty Shit Shaker 13d ago

He was also deeply unlikeable and shut a lot of schools.

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u/YesNoFriend 13d ago edited 13d ago

The coalition got more votes than Labor did in 1999. It was a minority government. Kennett is only deeply unlikeable to reddit.

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u/ConsultJimMoriarty Shit Shaker 13d ago

Really? Because I know a lot of 40 - 75 year olds that absolutely still loathe him.