School teacher and CFA volunteer John Lister says the message from Werribee voters has been heard “loud and clear”.
There is limited room in the state budget to respond to voter frustrations in the west after Labor’s primary vote collapsed 16.7 per cent in the Werribee byelection.
The count in a seat the Liberal Party has not held for 46 years has upended the established order of Victorian politics and delivered a potent message to the Allan government.
Significant swings away from state Labor in Werribee will put Anthony Albanese and his federal colleagues on notice that they can’t take Victoria for granted.
Crime and roads,roads and crime. These are the issues Werribee voters say matter,and they say no one has done anything about either of them.
The premier’s “do more” promise signals a change already under way in her leadership and government’s priorities.
A fractious Werribee electorate is about to have its say on a 10-year-old government,and Labor may discover that long-familiar ground is shifting beneath its feet.
Aidan McLindon faces censure for alleged misconduct over public comments that have riled his colleagues.
Legal advocates warn Werribee’s law precinct could fail without more investment in rehabilitative support such as alcohol and drug counselling.
Why did the Liberal Party choose a white,63-year-old real estate agent and Knight of the Southern Cross to battle Labor in Werribee?