/ 20 February 2023

That’s a long time in one job…

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews addresses the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews addresses the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Today, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews will become the state’s 5th leader to reach 3,000 days in office – if you’d rather not do the maths, that’s more than 8.2 years. Andrews says he’s nonplussed about the milestone, saying it’ll be just another day at the office. “People who spend a lot of time talking about legacy usually spend not enough time actually building one,” Andrews said last week. But thanks to Victoria’s former premier Jeff Kennett’s legwork back in 1999, Andrews is now eligible for a celebratory bronze statue in Melbourne… Kennett set 3,000 days as the threshold to memorialise the state’s leaders, and as a result, statues honouring long-serving leaders Albert Dunstan, Henry Bolte, Rupert Hamer and John Cain were erected. By that standard, Andrews is now eligible. The state’s Department of Premier and Cabinet says to hold your horses – the honour is considered after the leader’s left office…

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