The Libs need to stop picking these Trumpian or sociocultural wars with society, education sector, media or ABC, younger generations etc. and learn how to develop broad based branch memberships, develop grounded policies and not be kicked round by NewsCorp and 9Fairfax especially.

Maybe attractive to rusted on older voters and/or insiders but not for many diverse citizens, younger or women; Victoria the former 'Liberal jewel in the crown' is a case in point now seemingly becoming unelectable (not helped by tirades from SkyAD or NewsCorp).

Foxy, Pauliar,

The ABC article can be compared with this article from Cairnsnews.org

https://cairnsnews.org/2021/06/07/premier-dan-andrews-can-end-the-assault-speculation-now/

"OFFICIAL: The person who bashed Daniel Andrews (and good on him for doing so) is Luke Sayers. Luke is a former CEO of Price Waterhouse Coopers. Andrews got beaten up for a sexual assault on Luke’s daughter’s friend while at a high flyers party at the Portsea (Mornington Peninsula Victoria) mansion of Lyndsay Fox. Andrews is currently in hiding in his parent’s farm in Mansfield. (Country Victoria). His wife Kath has left him, his kids dont want to know him. The State and Federal Labor Party will go into meltdown real soon when they are accused at both levels of politics for trying to conceal the truth. They knew about this but didn’t want to get rid of the “Favourite Son Of The Left”. Here comes an early election when the Governor dissolves both the upper and lower houses of parliament. The Labor Party are now in a position where they cannot govern with the confidence of the state.”

This article Like the ABC article is extremely defamatory as it has no evidence that will stand up in court and the publisher can be sued for a substantial sum

'The Age last month revealed the family of trucking magnate Lindsay Fox had sought legal advice over whether to sue an obscure Queensland website that posted rumours implicating the wealthy family in the Premier’s fall.'

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/ambulance-victoria-issues-statement-on-premier-s-fall-20210608-p57z2l.html

Andras,

As I said, similar to the ABC article.

Now Dan Andrews can be referred to as an "alleged rapist".

shonkyminister, being the legal guru you claim to be are you aware that by posting the above it can get you, and OLO's Graham Young, into all sorts of trouble in the forum of a DEFORMATION SUIT if its untrue. If its published by someone else, in this case some trashy website, and you publically reproduce it you are libel just as they are.

AND unlike you, I'm no Rumpole of the Lavatory.