Welcome to the first episode of the Pollie Bites Podcast.
In this episode we recap from the day a pandemic was called as Premier Dan Andrews walked out of the door on leave, to the day we saw the very first 'advice' document publicly tabled, with other bits in between; such as the Labor preselection wars, budget blowouts and some of the 'Adem bombs' dropped on Twitter.
For further information on some of the stories and documents mentioned, see the links below:
Full copy of the new Pandemic Management Bill - https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/public-health-and-wellbeing-amendment-pandemic-management-bill-2021
Labor Pre-selection battle - https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/mps-told-their-time-is-up-as-factions-battle-over-labor-preselections-20211209-p59g7p.html
First Pandemic Declaration Report to Parliament - https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/assembly/tabled-documents/search-tabled-documents-database/details/3/11117
West Gate Tunnel budget blowouts - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-17/victorian-government-strikes-deal-on-melbourne-west-gate-tunnel/100707864
Somyurek calling for IBAC investigation - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/adem-somyurek-to-call-for-widening-of-ibac-investigation-amid-factional-bloodbath/news-story/a6bc8d0e007cea5455195598c78aab86
Not Above The Law/ Work Safe court case - https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/group-to-mount-legal-challenge-to-force-prosecution-of-premier-over-hotel-quarantine-disaster-20211209-p59gcl.html
Article on the 'practical yet limited government' comments - https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavirus/scott-morrison-pm-wants-government-to-butt-out-of-peoples-lives-as-australia-opens-up-c-4930727
