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Victorian Labor State Conference Speech

May 19, 2012

Address by Daniel Andrews to the Victorian Labor State Conference.

Budget Reply Speech

May 3, 2012

The 2012-13 Budget Reply speech delivered by Shadow Treasurer Tim Holding.

Backwards Under Baillieu

May 1, 2012

The Baillieu Government’s second budget is a horror budget for Victorian families who were hoping for a government with a plan to save jobs. Ted Baillieu has failed the test of leadership. This is a Budget of excuses and no solutions.

Labor’s Jobs Plan: Have Your Say

April 11, 2012

Victorian Labor has announced the first stage of its plan to keep Victorians in work and is asking the community and business groups to have their say.

Time To Get Victoria Working

March 17, 2012

Nothing is more important than a job. It's how families pay their mortgage, how they pay their grocery bills and how they support their children.

Premier, Act Now On Road Safety

March 15, 2012

In Victoria, road safety has always received bipartisan support. But Labor won't stand by while the Baillieu Government does nothing to make our roads safer.

Labor Still Shoulder To Shoulder With Nurses and Midwives

March 7, 2012

I am proud to have supported nurses and midwives at hospitals in Melbourne and throughout regional Victoria in calling for the protection of nurse to patient ratios.

Scrap the Plan to Scrap Ratios

March 6, 2012

Ted Baillieu has surely underestimated the community’s support of nurses.

If we haven’t been personally cared for by a nurse, we know a loved one who has.

The Premier may not respect the work of nurses, but Victorians do.

Clean Up Australia Day

February 2, 2012

I was pleased to meet with Ian Kiernan and some youngsters this week to launch the 2012 Clean Up Australia Day.

Chinese New Year

January 23, 2012

Daniel Andrews' message to Victoria's Chinese community. Happy Spring Festival and best wishes for the Year of the Dragon!

Bushfire Report Card

December 14, 2011

Ted Baillieu and Peter Ryan, you have let down bushfire communities.

Bushfire Report Card

Explain This, Mr Baillieu

November 24, 2011

Victorians have been let down by the Baillieu Government, which has spent the past 12 months reviewing projects, cutting services and failing to deliver on key election commitments

White Ribbon Day

November 24, 2011

Violence against women and children in the home can and must stop.

Baillieu’s Broken Promise On Southland Station

November 21, 2011

Southland shoppers are being punished.

New Challenge Family Centre

November 17, 2011

On Monday Daniel attended the opening of the new Challenge Family Centre in West Melbourne. This new care facility will provide children with cancer and their families much-needed support.

Baillieu Must Choose: Ryan Or Tilley

November 2, 2011

Read the transcript of this extraordinary press conference by Premier Ted Baillieu.

Address To Victorian Labor State Conference

October 8, 2011

Full text of Daniel's address to the Victorian Labor Spring State Conference at Moonee Valley.

Make Grand Final Friday A Public Holiday!

September 27, 2011

Victorians can voice their support for a new campaign urging the Baillieu Government to introduce a public holiday to celebrate the iconic AFL Grand Final.

Spare VCAL For The Kids’ Sake

September 27, 2011

A campaign urging the Baillieu Government to reinstate funding for a state-wide education program is gaining momentum with Victorians now able to voice their concern.

Vale Karen Overington

August 30, 2011

Full text of Daniel Andrews' speech to the Victorian Parliament in memory of former Member for Ballarat West, Karen Overington.

Save FReeZA! Campaign

August 18, 2011

Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu abandoned successful music industry training and mentoring program FReeZACentral in his first budget. Now he won’t say if he’s going to keep funding FReeZA.

Vale Clyde Holding

August 16, 2011

Full text of Daniel Andrews' speech to the Victorian Parliament in memory of Clyde Holding.

Baillieu Refuses To Back Victorian Parents

August 11, 2011
Hundreds of Victorian parents could be forced to find alternative childcare arrangements, with the Baillieu Government refusing to reinstate funding for the popular Take-a-Break program.

Baillieu Should Back Dental Services in Western Suburbs

August 2, 2011
Families in Melbourne’s west could be waiting years for better dental care services following the Baillieu Government’s failure to deliver funding for a Footscray clinic.

Keep glitz away from our children

July 26, 2011

When our children are "glammed up" and objectified to look like mature attractive women, alarm bells must ring.