A high-profile former premier has sensationally claimed Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is running the state as an “autocracy”, as the nail-biting Saturday election approaches.
The former two-term Liberal premier claimed under Mr Andrews’ leadership the state government had violated the rules of Australian democracy.
“We’ve moved from the traditional form of the Westminster system being applied by the government of the day to one of autocracy. Premier Daniel Andrews is facing a tighter than expected election race on Saturday. Picture: Mike Dugdale. Mr Kennett criticised the government's response to the hotel quarantine debacle, which saw private security firms put in charge of the system.
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