THEN

NOW

AND

BE VERY
CLEAR ABOUT
THIS: THERE
WILL BE NO
COMPENSATION.
25 November 2014

WE WILL WORK
THROUGH
RESPECTFULLY, IN
GOOD FAITH AND
WITH GOODWILL,
A NEGOTIATION.
19 January 2015

CONSTRUCTION
UNDERWAY BY THE END
OF THE YEAR [AND]
INVESTIGATIONS ARE
UNDERWAY FOR THE
REMAINING STAGES.

LABORS
WEST GATE
DISTRIBUTOR
IS READY
TO GO.
15 September 2014

21 January 2015

AXING STATIONS
AT... ROYAL
CHILDRENS
HOSPITAL MAKES
NO SENSE.

WITH STATIONS
AT CBD SOUTH, CBD
NORTH, PARKVILLE
AND ARDEN. [none

6 May 2014

18 Feb 2015

within 1km of RCH]

100
DAYS

DANIEL ANDREWS & LABOR

OF LIES, CONFUSION,
EXCUSES AND SPIN

100
DAYS

DANIEL ANDREWS & LABOR

OF LIES, CONFUSION,
EXCUSES AND SPIN

100 days of lies, confusion, excuses and spin

Foreword

01

Dear Reader,
The first hundred days of the Daniel Andrews Government has been characterised by lies,
confusion, excuses and spin.
It has also shown the two faces of Daniel Andrews one prepared to say anything to win the
election and the other after the election, lying and trying to spin his way out of trouble.
Three days before the election, Daniel Andrews told Victorians that the East West Link contracts
werent worth the paper they were written on. But after the election, and under pressure, he
admitted that Victorian taxpayers would be liable for compensation because of his actions.
Also before the election, Daniel Andrews said his proposed West Gate Distributor was ready to go.
But after the election, we learn that it is probably years from ready with planning, approvals and land
acquisitions not yet finalised.
The two faces of Daniel Andrews are creating confusion not just for Victorians but also for
international investors who are now concerned about doing business in our great state. That means
we are at risk of losing out on future job-generating projects as well as much needed infrastructure.
And when Daniel Andrews isnt lying and changing his position and creating confusion, hes
making excuses.
In only his first 100 days, Daniel Andrews is already making excuses for being unable to deliver
projects that he claimed only days before the election were fully funded and costed. According to
him, the federal government must fund the promises he has made like the Metro Rail Tunnel, the
West Gate Distributor and level crossing removals.
But what Daniel Andrews and Labor dont understand is that you cannot create jobs without a strong
economy that attracts investment. You cannot create a strong economy without a strong plan.
The Opposition is united, hungry and relentless in exposing the Andrews Labor Government every
time it makes a decision that fails Victorians. Over the next 3 years and 9 months, I am determined
to prosecute the case for change with a comprehensive plan for a strong economy and a stronger
job market that provides opportunities and prosperity for all Victorians.
Yours sincerely,

Hon Matthew Guy MP

Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Liberal Party

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The Economy
What Victoria faces...

Slower economic growth

Higher unemployment
Surplus & AAA rating under threat
Daniel Andrews has done more damage to the Victorian
economy in just his first 100 days than Steve Bracks and
John Brumby did in over 11 years.
With his reckless threat to tear up the $6.8 billion East
West Link contract, Daniel Andrews has sent a message
to international investors that Victoria is a risky place
to do business. In future, major investors will baulk at
signing contracts with the Victorian Government. And if
investors and major employers do decide to sign a major
contract with the Victorian Government, there is a real
likelihood they will add a risk premium because of the
reputational damage.

Already, there are signs that business confidence is low

and our economy is slowing under Labor. In the Budget
Update released on 23 December 2014, surplus forecasts
under Daniel Andrews were estimated to be around
$1 billion less than under the Coalition and net debt
expected to rise to 4.8% to 2018. The Budget Update
also forecasted slower economic growth and higher
unemployment.
There are already signs that Victorias Triple A credit
rating is at risk, which is bad news for further investment
and jobs growth.

Budget forecast under Labor

ECONOMIC GROWTH
SLOWING DOWN

AAA

RATING

UNEMPLOYMENT
ON THE RISE

[Treasurer] Tim Pallas is saying

under Labor economic growth will
be slower, unemployment higher
and surpluses $1 billion less than
under the Coalition. This is a clear
sign that Tim Pallas has given up
as Treasurer in his first month.
Michael OBrien
Shadow Treasurer
(The Age, 24 December 2014, Surpluses take $1b hit as economy slows down)

Labor are economic vandals...

Matthew Guy, doorstop, 20/01/15

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Jobs
What Victoria faces...

Lost jobs
Less job opportunities
No shovel-ready projects
Before the election, Daniel Andrews promised to deliver
100,000 new jobs.

people to do both stages. But now, all of these job

opportunities appear lost.

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COLES CUTS
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Herald Sun 20/02/15

Jobs lost

A bitter pill for

district nurses

COLES is to sack 200 staff

02 Mar 2015
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were cut from the Hawthorn
Bad for business
East headquarters. Business uncertainty
Coles remains locked in a
war for market share with
Woolworths, which has
released its cheap, cheap
marketing campaign.

Outrage at
AFL holiday

The Age 24/02/15

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STAFF at Victorias Royal

District Nursing Service are
distraught after hearing that
about 80 jobs will be cut, the
nursing union says.
The services 14 offices will
be cut to four regional hubs
and some client care replaced
by video conferencing.
Victorian general
manager Fiona Hearn says
the job losses are
unavoidable, but promised
services would remain
unaffected.
But the nursing union says
there will be a significant
decrease in the number of
Grade 4 registered nurse jobs.

Restaurateurs vow to close doors

BUSINESSES are set to sign
petitions against the State
Governments new AFL public
holiday while restaurants vow
to close their doors on the
newly gazetted day off.
Former Bulldogs great and
restaurateur Paul Dimattina
has joined the chorus of
disgruntled owners, furious
over the Governments decision to make Grand Final Eve
and Easter Sunday official
public holidays.
Ive spoken to at least 10
friends who own restaurants in
the CBD and they just said
they wont open because they
cant afford the penalty rates,
Mr Dimattina said.
Theres just absolutely no
point (opening).
Its very frustrating.

His four restaurants in Carlton, Melbourne and Southbank DiMattinas, Il

Gambero, Society Restaurant
and Blue Train will close on
both of the newly gazetted
public holidays, putting 50
staff out of work for the day.
His decision comes after his
restaurants lost money on
Australia Day, a day the city
turned into a ghost town.
Restaurants and Catering
Australia predicted half of
Melbournes
restaurants
would close on Grand Final
Eve on October 2 because of
penalties at double time and a
half, leaving tourists with few
options to eat out.
Mr Dimattina said he was

surprised the Government followed through with its preelection Grand Final Friday
promise.
I had (Opposition Leader)
Matthew Guy the other day
dining at one of the restaurants
and we were actually having a
laugh (about Grand Final Friday), he said.
I just cant believe theyre
bringing it in. Its frustrating
because it feels like these forces are working against you.
Australian Industry Group
Victorian director Tim Piper
said he would continue to
lobby the Government in a bid
to reverse its decision.
This is an issue that has
galvanised employers, he said.

Real people, losing real jobs is one of the human costs to Daniel
Andrews decision to recklessly tear up the East West Link contract.
ashley.argoon@news.com.au
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Matthew Guy, Herald Sun, 24/02/15

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East West Link

2/19/2015

Now it emerges that the Andrews Labor

Government could have to pay up to
$1.2 billion in compensation to the
consortia that is contracted to build
the Link.
Daniel Andrews likes to claim that the
East West Link contract should not have
been signed because he had opposed
the project before the election. But
the fact is, Daniel Andrews decision to
openly oppose the EWL project was
only done at the 11th hour. For years
before that announcement, Labor had
effectively supported stages 1 and 2 of
the East West Link project and indeed
the Brumby Government of which
Daniel Andrews was a senior member
commissioned the Eddington review
which recommended the East West Link.
And when then Treasurer Michael
OBrien announced the EWL in the May
2013 budget, Daniel Andrews did not
say he would tear up the East West Link
project. Indeed, for the next 16 months,
Daniel Andrews said that the Labor Party
wouldnt oppose the East West Link.

The Age 04/02/15

Herald Sun 19/02/15

On the Neil Mitchell program, three days

before the election, Daniel Andrews said
that the East West Link contract was
not worth the paper it was written on
and that no compensation was payable.

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EWL shambles

Toll road contract Councils court case in limbo

Labors Link plan collapses

Josh Gordon
Benjamin Preiss
b has
h indenitely
i d i l shelved
h l
Labor
a
complex legal plan to render the
East West Link contract unenforceable and will instead rely on
a potentially expensive settlement
deal with the consortium to extricate itself from the project.
In the lead-up to last years state
election, Labor repeatedly claimed
the contract to build the road was
not worth the paper it is written
on and could not be entered into
safely.
To make the case, the then opposition relied on advice from former Federal Court judge Ray Finkelstein and administrative law expert Richard Niall, QC. It concluded that if Supreme Court action against the project by Moreland and Yarra councils were successful, the contract would be
unenforceable.
Labors plan at the time was to
support the councils case if it won
the election, rather than defend the
project. Under those circumstances, Labor believed the councils legal challenge would be likely
to succeed.
But since winning the election,
Labor appears to have backed
away from the bold plan. It is believed this followed advice from the
Department of Treasury and Finance conrming the former government did in fact have inherent
powers to enter into the contract.
As revealed in The Age, Treasury
also facilitated a separate side letter, providing the consortium

The Age 05/02/15

Daniel Andrews lied to Victorians about

the East West Link contract.

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choice but to negotiate with the

consortium, amid speculation the
taxpayer-funded compensation bill
could be as high as $1.1 billion.
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Labors East West

Link plan collapses
From Page 1

Treasurer Tim Pallas did not address a series of questions from

The Age, including whether it remained Labors intention to rely on
the councils court action to render
the contracts invalid by not ghting the case, and whether Labor
stood by its original legal advice.
Instead a spokeswoman said:
The government is currently
working with the East West Connect consortium towards a fair and
appropriate outcome for Victorian
taxpayers.
The councils court case was
scheduled to be heard about two
weeks after the state election. But
the looming battle was deferred
after lawyers acting for the Andrews government asked for more
time. A new hearing date has not
been set.
Moreland City Council chief executive Nerina Di Lorenzo said the
council had a standing resolution
to proceed with the legal action.

That hasnt changed, she said.

A Yarra City Council spokeswoman said the matter was currently adjourned. We havent
heard from the state government
at this stage, she said.
Mr Andrews said Labor would
honour its commitment not to proceed with the contract.
But as you know were in the
middle of important discussions
with the winning bidders, he said
And were just working through
this with much more care to get
Victorians out of this mess than
the previous government took getting us all into it.
Opposition Leader Matthew
Guy said Mr Andrews needed to be
up front with Victorians about
whether he was lying when he told
voters he believed the contract was
not worth the paper it was written
on. Clearly Labors decision to engage in negotiations shows what he
said before the election and what
he is doing after the election are
two different things, Mr Guy said.
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with an assurance it would get its

compensation money even if a
court were to declare any contract
invalid.
Labor now appears to have little

What Daniel
Andrews said:
25 November 2014:

Be very clear about

this: there will be no
compensation

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20 January 2015:

We will work through

respectfully, in good
faith and with goodwill,
a negotiation.
Daniel Andrews is all over the shop on the East West Link Contracts.

Matthew Guy, Sunday Age, 01/03/15

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East West Link

window, along with 7000 jobs,

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Battle
over
Govts
$1.5b

Its madness to
throw $1.2 billion out
the window
CASEY MP
TONY SMITH

ELLEN WHINNETT

NATIONAL POLITICAL EDITOR

THE Abbott Government has
warned Premier Daniel Andrews not to spend $1.5 billion
given to the state for East West
Link on compensating the consortium hired to build it.
Assistant
Infrastructure
Minister Jamie Briggs said the
agreement between the state
and federal governments
meant the money could only
be spent on construction costs.
We allocated the money to
build infrastructure and create
jobs, not to spend on legal bills
or compensation, he said.

lations by the Herald Sun that

key members of the consortium wanted up to $1.2 billion
to walk away from the project.
The Federal Government
promised $3 billion towards
the total cost of the road, and
transferred $1.5 billion of that
on June 30 last year.
The money has been sitting
in state government accounts
since that time. A source said
the money was invested at the
government bond rate, and
would so far have attracted
about $5 million in interest
payments.
The State Government can

East West Link timeline

Rod Eddingtons
report recommends
building stages
1 and 2 of the EWL

March 2007

The Labor Government

commissions Rod Eddington
to review Melbournes
transport needs

What $1.2 billion could provide

$1.2b
COULD
BUY

New rural
hospitals with
10 operating
theatres each

New Monash
Childrens hospitals
including neo-natal
care units

83

New 24-hour
police stations

spend that interest on the East

West Link construction, or on
MPs from the outer eastern
other projects, provided it has
suburbs is looking to capitalise
the agreement of the Federal
on voter support for the East
Government.
West Link and will launch a
Canberra is continuing to
public campaign within weeks
pressure Mr Andrews to build
to lobby for its construction.
the road, with negotiations beMichael Sukkar (Deakin),
tween the two tiers of governAlan Tudge (Aston) and Tony
ment continuing.
Smith (Casey) are pushing the
The Abbott Government is
campaign, which seems likely
reluctant to make the politicalto include billboards, advertisly-unpalatable decision to strip
ing and social media. Mr
the $3 billion from
the VicTudge
declined to confirm the
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A piece of
paper thats
got no more
value than a
ream of Reflex
paper is not a
legally binding
contract
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

FURY OVER
EAST WEST
BACKFLIP

TRUST HIM

East West Link Stage

One contract signed
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$15 million allocated to

develop business case and
undertake preliminary works
for the East West Link

Daniel Andrews is trashing Victorias investment

reputation around the world.

19 September 2014
9 September 2014

Stage 1 of East West Link

committed in Victorian budget
- including $294 million to
commence procurement and
to start early works

29 September 2014
Daniel Andrews and
Labor commits to not
building EWL under any
circumstances

Matthew Guy, doorstop, 25/02/15

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West Gate Distributor

What Daniel Andrews

said and did:
15 September 2014:

Labors West Gate Distributor

is ready to go.
21 January 2015:
Daniel Andrews announces release of an EOI
for only minor works such as traffic lights on
Footscray Road, worth only $40 million out of the
reported $500 million project.

29 January 2015:
The Herald Sun reports a $180 million black hole
in Daniel Andrews costings.

The shovel-ready project that isnt

The West Gate Distributor (WGD) is estimated to
take only 5,000 trucks a day off the road and will
now cost $680 million to build.
By comparison, the East West Link is estimated to
take 50,000 vehicles a day off the road and will
cost Victorian taxpayers $2 billion.
And what was trumpeted by Daniel Andrews in 2014
as a shovel-ready project, has now been found
to be anything but shovel-ready with planning
approvals and land acquisitions not yet finalised.

HOW THE PROJECTS COMPARE

WGD

EWL

5,000 trucks a
day off the road

cars a day off the road

50,000

Martin Pakula on 3AW tells Neil Mitchell:

The widening of the West Gate is an alternative
project
No it isnt! Labors own Project 10,000 document
confirms the $400-500 million extra lanes
project was already included. (page 30 of Labors
Project 10,000 policy document).

50,000 trucks &

cars a day OFF the road

Not even close

to shovel-ready

Works
suspended

Herald Sun 29/01/15

True Labor form - another cost blowout

The West Gate Distributor is not shovel ready. Its another Labor lie.

Ryan Smith, 21/01/15

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What Daniel Andrews
says and what are the
facts on Melbourne
Metro Rail Tunnel:
Labors $300 million Melbourne Metro
commitment in the 2015-16 budget will:

complete the planning, design

and early works of Melbourne
Metro Rail.
Yet, Labor promised to budget only $3 billion out
of the $9 billion total cost for Melbourne Metro.
Februarys $40 million announcement is just 0.4%
of the total $9,000 million cost of the project.
The tunnel is proposed to be 8.5km in length.
So 0.4% of this length would be just 38 metres
of tunnel length.

What Matthew Guy

said on Labors
announcement:
This is just more Labor media
stuntocracy from Daniel Andrews.
Hes announced 0.4% of the funding,
thats enough for 38 metres of track.
Daniel Andrews is really setting a record in
Australian politics as being the first Government to
not only spend two months re-announcing projects
of the former Coalition Government but now he
chooses to re-announcing announcements made by
the Brumby Government. Its really quite bizarre.
Daniel Andrews announcement today is a hoax. To
provide fast tracking works of $40m that was already
budgeted in the last budget, for a project that wont
commence for another few years and to establish yet
another Government authority, really just shows to
Victorians that hes all smoke and mirrors.
- Extracts from doorstop with
Opposition Leader, Matthew Guy,
Parliament House; 16 February 2015
This announcement (Metro Rail) is a hoax.

The Age 01/03/15

Metro Rail Project

Some key facts on MRT:

Claim: Daniel Andrews criticised the Coalition for
cutting four new stations on the Melbourne
Rail Link route.
Labor has cut three of the Coalitions funded
new metro stations. Now, it will not be possible
to interchange from South Yarra Station to
Labors Melbourne Metro route. The Coalitions
Melbourne Rail Link included an underground
station interchange at South Yarra.
Claim: Labor say MRT will have five new stations.
It will only have three new stations. CBD
North is an extension of Melbourne Central
Station, and CBD South is an extension of
Flinders St Station. Arden Station is proposed
to be in the middle of an industrial area.
Claim: Labor promised a new station at the Royal
Childrens Hospital.
The Melbourne Metro does not provide for a
station at the Royal Childrens Hospital. The
planned Parkville Station is nearly 1km away
from the RCH, and Labors proposed Arden
Station is 1.2km away.
Claim: Labor says an EOI for Melbourne Metro will
start in 2016, and has committed only $40
million thus far.
The Coalitions Melbourne Rail Link was
funded with $830m in the 2014-15 budget,
with construction starting in 2016.
Claim: Labor says it needs two years to do
immediate planning works, complete
development of the Reference Design and
undertake detailed site investigations.
This project has been planned and designed
in detail already.
Claim: D
 aniel Andrews criticised the Coalitions
Melbourne Rail Link, because Pakenham and
Cranbourne trains will no longer run through
the City Loop.
Labors Melbourne Metro will have
Cranbourne and Pakenham trains only
stopping at Flinders St and Melbourne
Central. They will not run through the city
loop, or stop at Southern Cross, Flagstaff or
Parliament.

Matthew Guy, doorstop, 16/02/15

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Health
What Victoria faces...

In his first 100 days, Daniel Andrews has been

caught with his hand in the cookie jar pinching
money out of the health and hospital budgets.
Hes also been caught out as a hypocrite. Before
the election, Daniel Andrews when asked about a
helipad for Monash Childrens Hospital, said:

Herald Sun 19/01/15

Daniel Andrews pinches money

from hospital budgets
Monash helipad confusion

Sick children and their families

will not get the services and
facilities they were promised
and will not get the care and
treatment they deserve.
11 November 2014:

failing to service the needs

of the local area.
11 November 2014:

Herald Sun 26/02/15

Andrews also said that removing the helipad

amounted to:

Budget blunder

And the Andrews Labor Government

announcement that Easter Sunday will be declared
a public holiday also threatens to effectively leave
a hole in Victorian hospital budgets.
The effect of declaring Easter Sunday a public
holiday will mean that all nurses and other hospital
workers who are rostered that day will receive
higher penalty rates. That means a large financial
cost that is unbudgeted for these hospitals.
This is just another example of Daniel Andrews not
thinking things through before he does something.
Daniel Andrews has cut a life-saving helipad for the Monash.

Mary Wooldridge, doorstop 19/01/15

Union control, payback and favours

What Victoria faces...

Unions back in charge

Unions running Daniel Andrews
Taxpayers bearing the cost
In the first 100 days of Daniel Andrews Government,
there has been a union blockade at the Aldi construction
site in Altona (a project generating hundreds of
construction and retail jobs) as well as union threats to
disrupt rail and Ventura bus services.
In March there was the startling revelation that the United
Firefighters Union has logged claims for a 30% pay rise
and new benefits like 8 hours pay for 21 minutes overtime.
All up, the new deal reportedly equals $1.6 billion.
And in January, in a press release on whooping cough,
the Andrews Government announced in the final
sentence that they were abolishing the Construction
Code Compliance Unit which ensures worker safety and
the rule of law on building sites.

Victorian taxpayers are also already losing out because

Daniel Andrews has started to return his union favours.
He has already settled with the Ambulance union with
an offer that on the face of it matched the former
Coalition Governments offer but it also included a
number of secret side deals.

One of the effects of Daniel Andrews decision to

abolish the Construction Code Compliance Unit is that
workers are no longer required to be drug tested on
worksites. So, on the one hand Daniel Andrews says that
there is an Ice epidemic, but on the other hand he is
failing to protect the safety of workers on construction
sites who may be at risk from fellow workers who are
under the influence.
Australian Financial Review 12/02/15

Herald Sun 22/01/15

And now, other unions such as the notorious HSU and

the CFMEU are preparing to list their demands to Daniel
Andrews for hefty pay rises and special benefits. This
will cost Victorians money and jobs.

01 Feb 2015
Sunday Herald Sun, Melbourne
Author: Stephen Drill Section: General News Article type : News Item Audience : 450,159
Page: 12 Printed Size: 258.00cm Market: VIC Country: Australia ASR: AUD 11,340
Words: 416 Item ID: 367511329

Herald Sun 06/12/14

Sunday Herald Sun 01/02/15

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Under Daniel Andrews the unions are back in charge.

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Work sites drug danger

Builders warn scrapping tests will risk workers

STEPHEN DRILL
VICTORIAN building sites
will be more dangerous when
mandatory drug and alcohol
testing is removed under a
Labor Government plan,
builders say.
The Master Builders Association says safety will be
compromised when the State
Government rips up rules that
helped rid the industry of illicit
drugs and booze.
The removal of testing
comes as the Andrews Government brings in new rules to
breathalyse parliamentarians
returning from long lunches.
Radley de Silva, the associations executive director, said
drug and alcohol abuse was a
significant problem in the construction industry.
Removing mandatory drug
and alcohol testing jeopardises
the safety of every construction
worker on every building site
across the state, Mr de Silva
said. If the State Government
is going to boot out boozy MPs
from parliament, it should certainly weed out intoxicated,
stoned or high workers from
at-risk building sites.

Blanket drug testing on

building sites was introduced
in July last year.
The code was one of the former Liberal Governments signature policies and was aimed
at improving safety and reducing building costs.
Shadow minister for industrial relations Robert Clark
said it was disgraceful that
Daniel Andrews was prepared
to put the wishes of his
CFMEU mates ahead of the
safety of ordinary workers.
By scrapping drug and alcohol screening, Labor is undermining the fight against the
spread of ice and other drugs
on building sites and is putting
workers at increased risk of injury or death, Mr Clark said.
A 2012 study by the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre found
11 per cent of building workers
had used cannabis and 4.6 per
cent had used ecstasy or methamphetamine in the previous
24 hours.
The Construction, Forestry,
Mining and Energy Union, the

building
company
John
Holland, and Master Builders
were among the reports project partners.
But the CFMEU has consistently rejected mandatory
drug testing, fighting against it
at Fair Work Australia and in
the Federal Court.
Mr Andrews pledged before
the election to introduce
breath testing for MPs when
they sit in parliament. A parliamentary committee is considering the plan.
Helen
McInerney,
a
spokeswoman for Finance
Minister Robin Scott, said:
While the Victorian Codes
drug and alcohol testing requirements no longer apply,
contractors must have occupational health and safety
policies and procedures to
meet legislative and regulatory
requirements.
A CFMEU spokesman said:
The CFMEU does not believe
that drug and alcohol policies
should be developed on an ad
hoc basis nor should this safety
issue be a political football.

John Pesutto, doorstop, 07/01/15

Australian Workers Union,

stephen.drill@news.com.au
Twitter: @steveheraldsun

Herald Sun 06/03/15

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100 days of lies, confusion, excuses and spin

List of broken promises by the Andrews Labor Government

10

Promised to immediately release EWL contracts and business case (the week after the election).

Promised no compensation for EWL cancellation - now planning up to $1.2 billion compensation.

Continue with the EWL legal case, to ensure the government loses the case to render the project invalid Broken: government instead asked the local councils to adjourn the case.

Promised not to cancel any valid contract - but they have moved to cancel the valid EWL contract (conceded it
as valid as they have not continued with the Supreme Court case they said would render it invalid).

Abolished Linking Melbourne Authority - after promising to keep it.

Did not house homeless people in the EVO apartments and other acquired EWL properties, as Daniel
Andrews promised he would do before Christmas.

Promised to establish Infrastructure Victoria to independently advise on which projects (including Bay West)
should be prioritised - but has not done so.

Promised not to sack workers at Port of Hastings.

West Gate Distributor - said it was shovel-ready. They have not done the planning, route alignment, or any
required studies.

10

Melbourne Metro rail tunnel - promised a Railway Station at the Royal Childrens Hospital. Now station
planned at Parkville - 1km away.

11

Melbourne Metro rail tunnel - said Cranbourne & Pakenham services should not be axed from the City Loop but under his plan, they will be. No stops at Southern Cross, Flagstaff, or Parliament.

12

Melbourne Metro rail tunnel - Andrews said it made no sense to build a station where no one lived (Fishermans
Bend) - but is now planning one at Arden, which is a giant vacant railyard, where no one lives.

13

Melbourne Metro rail tunnel - said Sunbury services should not be axed from the City Loop - but under his
plan, they will be. No stops at Southern Cross, Flagstaff, or Parliament.

14

Melbourne Metro rail tunnel - said stations should not be axed - but Andrews has axed the South Yarra
station from the Metro plans, along with a station at Montague (Fishermans Bend).

15

Promised to immediately introduce truck curfews on arterial roads in Ivanhoe, Heidelberg, Eltham and
Montmorency - not done.

16

Easter Sunday public holiday - not fully costed. Government health services have not factored higher wages
into their budgets, eg. night time nursing staff.

17

Schools - cut funding to new Mill Park Lakes East Primary School, which was funded in the 2014-15
state budget.

18

Promised to introduce new management structure for Hanging Rock to end the looming threat of
development - not done yet.

19

Parliamentary reform - promised to abolish Ministerial grandstanding - they abolished the question, but
preserved a special place for Ministerial grandstanding.

20

Promised to legalise granny flats without a planning permit - but have not done so.

21

Promised to revoke the rezoning of Moonee Valley Racecourse for development (via a parliamentary
motion) - but have not done so.

Fast Facts on the Andrews Labor Government.

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Inquiries & reviews announced by the Andrews Labor Government
Inquiry/Review

11

Minister

Date

Independent Panel To Address Issues with Short Stay Accommodation

Garrett

19/02/2015

Reopening the Inquiry into the Hazlewood mine fire

Pallas

23/12/2014

Establishing the Lake Toolondo Recreational Fishing Advisory Group

Andrews

17/01/2015

Review of hardship practices of energy companies

DAmbrosio

18/02/2015

Independent review of Bellarine Bayside Committee of Management

Neville

13/02/2015

Royal Commission Into Family Violence

Andrews/Richardson

23/12/2014

Establishing the Frankston Station Precinct Taskforce

Andrews / Allan

22/01/2015

Establishing the Ambulance Performance and Policy Consultative Committee Hennessy

28/01/2015

Victorian Law Reform Commissions review into the use of medicinal

cannabis

Pakula

29/01/2015

Ministerial Advisory Committee to provide advice on new approach to foster

care and other significant issues within the out-of-home care system

Mikakos

09/02/2015

Parliamentary Inquiry into health concerns at the Fiskville training centre

Andrews / Garrett

09/12/2014

VET Funding Review

Herbert

09/02/2015

Independent review of Regional Development Victorias strategic priorities

Pulford

13/02/2015

Investigation into animal welfare and allegations of animal cruelty in the

greyhound racing industry

Pakula / Pulford

16/02/2015

Independent investigation into racing industry conducted by Racing

Integrity Commissioner

Pakula / Pulford

16/02/2015

Review into performance targets for the future bushfire fuel management
Neville / Garrett
program on public land

17/02/2015

Victorian hospital bed audit

Hennessy

17/02/2015

Inquiry into the introduction of a fair rates capping system

Hutchins / Scott

27/02/2015

Review of Victorias Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities

Pakula

02/03/2015

Fast Facts on the Andrews Labor Government.

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Labors shameful Top 5

Top 5 cancelled
contracts
1. Scrapping East West Link, costing up to
$1.2 billion in compensation.

2. Point Nepean eco-tourism project.

3. Contract with the Gunai Kurnai people and
the Mountain Cattlemens Association to
study the bushfire safety effects of alpine
grazing.

4. Promise to rip up a rezoning of Moonee

Valley Racecourse.

5. Daniel Andrews 2008 cancellation of

pokies contracts, which in 2014 cost

taxpayers $540 million in compensation.

Top 5 broken promises

(after only 100 days in
office)
1. When Daniel Andrews promised he would
stand by valid contracts, and that there
would be no compensation payable for
scrapping East West Link.

2. When Daniel Andrews said the West Gate

Distributor was shovel-ready.

3. When Daniel Andrews promised to abolish

Ministerial grandstanding in Question
Time - he abolished the question, but
preserved a special place for Ministerial
grandstanding.

4. When Daniel Andrews said Cranbourne &

Pakenham Line rail services should not be

axed from the City Loop - but under his
plan, they will be.

5. When Daniel Andrews promised to create

100,000 jobs - but job numbers have
actually dropped under Labor.

Fast Facts on the Andrews Labor Government.

Top 5 times Daniel

Andrews took credit for
Coalition policies
1. Four level crossing removals already
underway - funded by the Coalition.

2. 12 brand new schools - funded by

the Coalition.

3. Free Tram Zone in Melbournes CBD -

announced by the Coalition in early 2014.

4. Abolishing Zone 1 & 2 fares for outer

suburban residents.

5. Taking credit for building the new

Ravenhall Prison.

Top 5 Daniel Andrews

blunders
1. When it was revealed that $360 million

in compensation could be paid to the

Queensland Government, for cancelling
East West Link.

2. When his Sports Minister John Eren

announced a policy to legalise cage

fighting, one day after taking a free trip to
Queensland from a company in the cage
fighting industry.

3. Announced work has begun on the

Melbourne Metro tunnel, but all that has

been done is a new logo.

4. His Treasurer criticised the Coalition for

blocking a bill that had in fact passed
the Upper House the night before.

5. When he refused to guarantee funding

for future White Night Melbourne events,

despite its immense success.

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Labors shameful Top 5

Top 5 Labor quotes on

honouring contracts

Top 5 Labor reviews

and inquiries

1. Labor has always said we will honour

1. Regulatory Impact Statement into the

valid, legally binding contracts on any

Victorian Government project and we
remain committed to this position.

cost of two new public holidays - but

it wont report until the holidays have
already happened.

2. Promised a review into the Bay West Port

- Daniel Andrews, 11/9/2014

- but they havent even established the

body that is going to complete it.

2. The...most important group of promises

are what you might term sovereign risk

promises, such as the promise to rip up
the ConnectEast contract and expose
Victorians and the Victorian budget to
some $7 billion worth of liabilities. The
money that would be needed to buy out
that contract could be funded either by
debt or a cutback to services.

3. Inquiry into the cost of Labors ratecapping policy.

4. Inquiry into the regulation of short-stay

accommodation.

5. Review of planned burning targets for

bushfire safety - after a Royal Commission

provided clear recommendations.

- Daniel Andrews, 23/2/2005

modelling, the magic wand, the funnymoney modelling and the detail of how
this promise will be paid for, as well as an
explanation of how you can rip up a $7
billion contract and not expose the budget
to debt or any other liability.

Herald Sun 21/01/15

3. We are still waiting for the costings, the

- Daniel Andrews, 15/6/2005

4. But Bill Shorten and I are of one mind

Labor honours contracts entered into by

previous governments, even if we dont
like them. For issues of sovereign risk,
Labor honours contracts when in office.
- Chris Bowen, Federal
Labor Shadow Treasurer, 11/9/2014

5. There are sovereign risk issues, and they

will be honoured.

- Labors Small Business Minister,

Adem Somyurek, regarding government
contracts, 11/2/2015

Fast Facts on the Andrews Labor Government.

The Opposition are united,

hungry and relentless in
exposing the Andrews
Labor Government every
time it makes a decision
that fails Victorians.
Matthew Guy MP
Leader of the Opposition

100
DAYS

DANIEL ANDREWS & LABOR

OF LIES, CONFUSION,
EXCUSES AND SPIN

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