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Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria's new premier?

With the sudden announcement that Daniel Andrews will be stepping down as premier of Victoria at 5pm today, the Labor Party has been working to find the best replacement.

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Victoria’s new premier: who is Jacinta Allan and what can we expect from her leadership?

Allan, who succeeds Daniel Andrews after his resignation on Tuesday, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says attacks on Dan Andrews ‘low point in journalism’ as News Corp vitriol continues after resignation

Murdoch papers declare the premier’s electoral popularity was a ‘cult’ and his legacy nothing but a state ‘deep in debt’

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Palaszczuk again vows to stay on after Andrews exit

The premier of Queensland has paid tribute to Daniel Andrews but says she has no intention of following the longer-serving Victorian leader into retirement.

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Dally M awards 2023 red carpet – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: the fight to succeed Daniel Andrews, Football Australia’s secret privatisation plan, Albanese’s voice hopes

Prime minister tells Guardian Australia he’s still fighting for a positive vote, while Labor MPs contemplate the end of the Andrews era

The Guardian - AU

Classic Dan: right to the end, Andrews stays one step ahead of his rivals

Victoria’s outgoing premier leaves an outstanding progressive legacy, but the pandemic lockdowns ensure he will always be revered or reviled

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Jacinta Allan expected to be appointed Victorian premier amid Labor factional fight

Socialist left ally of Daniel Andrews is seen as his successor, but factional battles for deputy leader are expected on Wednesday

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So long and thanks for all the biffs: Murdoch press may miss the man they called Dictator Dan

He was fodder for the headline writers – but Daniel Andrews was also the target of attacks from News Corp

The Guardian - AU

Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics - who drove conservatives to distraction

Daniel Andrews, who has announced he will step down after nearly nine years as premier, leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics. An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, he has been an enormously consequential leader and one of national significance. He is…

The Conversation

Daniel Andrews remoulded the state of Victoria – but the wheels were beginning to wobble

Time will tell if the premier’s legacy will be his huge infrastructure projects and social reforms or his exercise of power and debt burden

The Guardian - AU

Get on the beers and that North Face jacket: Daniel Andrews through the memes

From the Tiananmen Square ‘phone meme’ to a novelty song during Covid, the internet has long been poking fun at the outgoing premier

The Guardian - AU

'Time to step away': Labor on backfoot as Andrews walks

Labor MPs are preparing to quickly elect a new leader following Daniel Andrews' shock resignation as Victorian premier after almost a decade in the top job.

AAP

Progress, protests and pooches: the highs and lows of Daniel Andrews’ nine years as premier

Andrews’ hardline approach to the Covid pandemic made him a polarising figure – and controversy was never far away from his government

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Medical groups push for promised CBD injecting room

The Victorian government has been called on to honour a longstanding promise to establish a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

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Deputy and ally puts hand up to succeed premier

Victoria's deputy premier has nominated herself to succeed Daniel Andrews as leader with the Labor party preparing for a critical meeting.

AAP

Irrepressible rise of 'crash through' Labor strongman

Daniel Andrews stormed through Labor's ranks to become Victoria's premier with irrepressible ambition and he acknowledged that hard work as he stepped down.

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Afternoon Update: Daniel Andrews steps down; animal sexual abuse in NT; and calls for Qantas chairman to resign

Victorian premier’s departure to end a nearly nine-year reign. ‘When it is time, it is time,’ Andrews says

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Andrews the latest 'COVID-19' leader to call it quits

Daniel Andrews is the latest premier to resign citing some level of burnout, with just two state or territory leaders still holding office since the pandemic.

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Daniel Andrews resignation: Anthony Albanese ‘surprised’ by announcement

Prime minister says timing of Victorian premier’s departure was unexpected as political leaders react to news

The Canberra Times

Barr set to be the longest serving Australian leader

Andrews became premier a week before Barr became chief minister.

AAP

Firies march on Vic parliament as pay dispute deepens

More than 1000 firefighters have rallied in Melbourne as their union claims the Victorian government reneged on agreements reached after years of negotiation.

AAP

Premier defends axing family violence reform jobs

Daniel Andrews has defended the canning of almost 80 jobs at Family Safety Victoria, which was set up to change how the state handles family violence.

AAP

Government faces pressure to widen virus inquiry scope

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the government of running a "protection racket" for Labor premiers by excluding state issues from a COVID-19 inquiry.

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By making a deal with developers on housing, Daniel Andrews may find it harder to negotiate with the Greens

Greens hold the balance of power in the upper house. They are also angered at the planned redevelopment of 44 public housing towers

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