Elections

[LP]

The credibility of the Kings Awards took a massive hit today with former premier Dan Andrews receiving a "Companion of the Order of Australia “. Not often I would agree with Jeff Kennett or Neil Mitchell on anything but they got it right with Dan Andrews not deserving of the award and imho he should have just faded into the background after leaving the state in such a dire mess.

To even the debate, after Kennett got his AC there wasn't much credibility left remaining! Politicians and Bureaucrats basically get these awards on autopilot for years served.

One of the big reasons kids and young couples can't get homes these days is because Kennett filled the pockets of Landlords with government funded cash to house all the inmates he had kicked out of the asylums.

[ElwoodBlues1]

To even the debate, after Kennett got his AC there wasn't much credibility left remaining! Politicians and Bureaucrats basically get these awards on autopilot for years served.

One of the big reasons kids and young couples can't get homes these days is because Kennett filled the pockets of Landlords with government funded cash to house all the inmates he had kicked out of the asylums.

Im no fan of Jeff Kennett either  and agree Politicians with longer tenure tend to win these awards and shouldnt based on that criteria alone but Andrews winning so soon after the mayhem he recently created is so wrong imho.

[Mantis]

Well, with all we have just seen I am guessing Hitler can justify the Nobel Peace Prize. His future generations could. For all the hard work he did killing people. So Dan Andrews gets an award for what exactly? Hotel debacle with many lives lost and no accountability. Largest world wide lock downs and curfews during the covid period that didn’t really make a magical impact on public health. Blowing all our tax paying money to put this state in dept more so than the three other states in Australia. Commonwealth Games screw up which must have cost us at least $620 million. Land tax which will force many home owners to sell their investment properties which will put pressure on the government to create more public housing. What exactly is he being rewarded for again? I nearly lost my ability to earn my way to feed myself three times during his reign and took a 25% pay cut to keep my head above water over nearly 10 years of Dan in power.

Make your own mind up. Don’t listen to me . I had my mother die from heart failure and listed as death via covid. She was sick for more than a year in hospital and covid was the last of her problems.  Dan is a legend. He has found a way to f@#k everyone over without anyone knowing what is going on. Now the powers that can do so award him with a medal and an award for his work. F@#k you Dan. You might be in a position to think I am not a strong follower of Dan Andrews. I will not say anymore.

Worst thing was that it was a case of dumb and dumber. We really had no chance.

[LP]

Im no fan of Jeff Kennett either  and agree Politicians with longer tenure tend to win these awards and shouldnt based on that criteria alone but Andrews winning so soon after the mayhem he recently created is so wrong imho.

It's a crap job, you wouldn't want to do it, and despite the public rhetoric most don't have the capabilities or the willpower.

Just as the corporates who build our super funds and create shareholder wealth have to be paid overs to take a job, so do the top end politicians and bureaucrats, the gongs are just part of the attraction.

[madbluboy]

The office of Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley refused to reveal who nominated Mr Andrews, saying the Council for the Order of Australia – an “independent” body of 19 people – gave the final recommendation on who the awards should go to.

The council’s Victorian representative is Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary Jeremi Moule, who was ­appointed to his $700,000-plus role by Mr Andrews.

[DJC]

The honours system is a joke.  No-one should get an award for doing their job.

[LP]

The office of Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley refused to reveal who nominated Mr Andrews, saying the Council for the Order of Australia – an “independent” body of 19 people – gave the final recommendation on who the awards should go to.

The council’s Victorian representative is Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary Jeremi Moule, who was ­appointed to his $700,000-plus role by Mr Andrews.

So 1 vote out of 19!

The media and social media want there to be some conspiracy here, but that says more about the media and social media than it does about the panel that voted.

[madbluboy]

The honours system is a joke.  No-one should get an award for doing their job.

and certainly not for doing a bad job.

[Professer E]

Gotta love the Scun's headlines....Andrews could cure cancer and he'd still be public enemy no 1 according to that rag.

[Baggers]

The honours system is a joke.  No-one should get an award for doing their job.

Exactamundo.