Daniel Andrews: Six Months of All Talk and No Action

OF ALL TALK,
NO ACTION.
Six months of the Andrews Labor Government
ALL TALK, NO ACTION
ALL TALK, NO ACTION
Foreword
Dear Reader,
Daniel Andrews talks a big game, but when you scratch the surface, it becomes apparent
hes all talk and no action.
After six months, his government has still not produced an economic plan to grow jobs
and to develop the industries that will provide Victorians with the jobs of the future.
Instead, Daniel Andrews decision to tear up the East West Link contract has cost around
3,700 jobs and damaged Victorias international reputation as a place to invest and do
business. That means less investment, less infrastructure and less jobs.
The decision to scrap the East West Link has also cost Victorian taxpayers at least
$640 million in compensation and sunk costs. Thats valuable public funds that could have
been better used to build over 38 new schools, or 44 new 24-hour police stations or the
equivalent of building three new Childrens Hospitals.
And after cancelling Victorias only major shovel-ready infrastructure project, the Premier
is now attempting to create the impression that he has an ambitious program for our state.
Rarely does a week go past where the Daniel Andrews doesnt organise a media event about
the Metro Rail Tunnel or level crossing removals.
But both of these projects remain unfunded. These two projects combined will cost just over
$17 billion but the Andrews Labor Government has only allocated approximately $2 billion over
the next four years. Meanwhile, Daniel Andrews has already put the State Budget under more
pressure with an explosion in public sector wages and reports of wage claims by some unions,
like the United Firefighters for a 30% increase in salary.
The Liberal National Coalition is focussed on putting forward ideas and making positive
contributions about growing Victorias economy to create more jobs. Weve already had
a lot to say about developing a second container port for our growing state as well as the
opportunities that brings to our exporters, small businesses and the agricultural sector.
The Coalition has also been active in working with emerging industries in the sharing economy,
particularly on employment opportunities for Victorians over 50 years of age. The technology
behind new, innovative companies such Uber, airbnb and Freelancer, have the capacity to
provide more jobs and better services for consumers.
I am determined to continue to prosecute the case for change and to put forward a
comprehensive plan for a strong economy and a stronger jobs market that provides
opportunity and prosperity for all Victorians.
Yours sincerely,
Hon Matthew Guy MP

Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Liberal Party
We want action, not talk, Mr Andrews.
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BLEAK OUTLOOK
FOR VIC ECONOMY
This Budget demonstrates yet again that

Labor cannot manage money and cannot
manage major projects.
This Budget has no detailed economic plan
to create the jobs of the future for Victoria.
Instead, its the story of a government that has
no plan to grow jobs.
This is a government which is not doing what
it said it would do.
What the budget shows...
UNDER DANIEL ANDREWS,

VICTORIAS ECONOMY IS
STALLING.
UNEMPLOYMENT WILL BE
HIGHER FOR LONGER.
ECONOMIC GROWTH IS FALLING.
INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING
PRESSURES ARE UP.
VIC ECONOMY HIGHER PROJECTED

IS STALLING
UNEMPLOYMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
IS DOWN $6.4 BILLION OVER
FOUR YEARS.
STATE TAXES ARE UP BY MORE
THAN $2.4 BILLION OVER 4 YEARS.
MORE THAN $4 BILLION HAS
BEEN LOST FROM THE SURPLUS.
Labors first Budget isnt about putting
people first, its about Daniel Andrews
playing politics.
Melburnians have been double-crossed
by Daniel Andrews. There are no
guaranteed funds or start dates for
level-crossing removals besides those
previously funded by the Coalition.
Melbourne Metro remains unfunded,
with Daniel Andrews and his Treasurer
unable to agree on how to pay for
its construction.
The promised Mernda Rail, Drysdale
bypass and the upgrades for
Thompsons Road and Yan Yean Road
are unfunded.
And the one road that Labor has
provided funding for, the West Gate
Distributor, was scrapped by Daniel
Andrews.
TAX GRAB
INCREASING
Victoria is growing at more than

100,000 people every year. But there is
no funding to make sure our services,
transport and roads can keep pace with
the fastest growing city in Australia.
There is no money in this Budget for
new police or PSOs for Melbourne.
There is no money in this Budget for
shovel-ready projects to create new jobs
and relieve crippling traffic congestion.
There is no money in this Budget for the
Country Roads and Bridges Program.
Underpinning this Budget is more Labor
waste. Buried away under Contingent
Liabilities is the taxpayers money lost
on Daniel Andrews decision to scrap the
East West Link. In April, Daniel Andrews
claimed, Daniel Andrews claimed losses
were limited to $339 million but in the
Budget that figure cant be quantified.
ECONOMIC
GROWTH FALLING
What we do know is that at least
$640 million has been wasted with
more to come by Daniel Andrews
political decision to scrap the only
shovel-ready project in Victoria, which
was to employ 3,700 people and relieve
traffic congestion.
If it wasnt for Daniel

Andrews waste on the
East West Link
compensation, this Budget
could have funded
38 new schools, or up
to 320 new ambulance
stations, or 44 new
24-hour police stations,
or build 3 new Monash
Childrens Hospitals.
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BLEAK OUTLOOK
FOR JOBS
ANZ slashes
jobs.
HERALD SUN, 20 FEBRUARY 2015
Hospital staff fear

jobs cuts to pay for deal.
HERALD SUN, 17 APRIL 2015
Jobs slashed at
Williamstown naval
shipyard.
THE AGE, 12 MAY 2015
Almost 80 Telstra
jobs flagged to
go in Ballarat.
ABC ONLINE, 5 FEBRUARY 2015
Altona cannery to close

its doors.
HOBSONS BAY LEADER, 22 MAY 2015
ALL TALK, NO ACTION
Before the election, Daniel Andrews promised

Victorians a jobs plan. But under the Andrews
Labor Governments first Budget unemployment
has been revised up in 2016-17 and 2017-18
compared to the pre-election budget update.
This means that there will be more Victorians
unemployed in 2016-17 and 2017-18 than
forecast when the Coalition left office.
JBS to axe 130

Melbourne jobs.
THE AUSTRALIAN, 4 MAY 2015
Youth unemployment
in Victoria reaches
highest rates since
the 90s.
THE AGE, 11 MARCH 2015
Jobless rate at 12-year high,

Victoria among worst
performers on
unemployment front.
HERALD SUN, 12 FEBRUARY 2015
Alcoa power
station switch-off
to cost 85 jobs.
THE AUSTRALIAN, 13 MAY 2015
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$640million
EAST WEST
LINK COMPO
$640 million has been thrown away by Daniel

Andrews to NOT build the East West Link.
Daniel Andrews lied to Victorians about the East
West Link contract.
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.
Now it has emerged that Daniel Andrews has paid
out $640 million to the East West Link consortia
in compensation for scrapping the East West Link.
What Labors compo payout could have funded...
3 NEW CHILDRENS
HOSPITALS
44 NEW 24HR
POLICE STATIONS
38 NEW
SCHOOLS
NEW RAIL LINE

(i.e. MERNDA)
320 NEW AMBULANCE

STATIONS
492 EXTRA CFA

& SES STATIONS
The decision by Daniel Andrews to scrap the East West

Link contract and waste over $640 million will cost
Victorians new schools, ambulance and police stations,
trains and hospitals.
When there are community concerns about crime rates,

never let it be forgotten that Daniel Andrews waste on the
East West Link is the equivalent of building up to 44 brand
new 24-hour police stations.
Every time the Australian Education Union complains

about a lack of funding in schools, remember that Daniel
Andrews waste on the East West Link is the equivalent of
building up to 38 brand new schools.
And whenever motorists are stuck in bumper-to-bumper

traffic, they should never forget that it was Daniel Andrews
decision to scrap the East West Link when he did not have
a single shovel ready road project to relieve congestion.
If the ambulance union makes a claim for additional

resources, dont forget that Daniel Andrews waste on the
East West Link is the equivalent of building about 320
brand new ambulance stations.
What Matthew Guy

said on scrapping
East West Link:
When public transport advocates lobby for new and

additional trains, think about how Daniel Andrews waste
on the East West Link is the equivalent of buying at least
29 brand new trains.
When there is a demand for more hospitals to keep up with
population growth, remember that Daniel Andrews waste
on the East West Link is the equivalent of building three
new Monash Childrens Hospitals.
This reckless action by the Labor

Government will leave Melbourne and
Victoria with no major infrastructure
projects currently underway, nothing.
Leader of the Opposition, 15 April 2015
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LABORS LIE ON
EAST WEST LINK
Sovereign risk
is sovereign
risk. A contract
is a contract.
Herald Sun 21/01/2015
Daniel Andrews
AFR, 1 August 2013
to rip up contracts, is to

send a message to the
world that we are closed
for business... I wont do
that because that is not the
responsible thing to do.
only an irresponsible
political leader would be
countenancing tearing
those contracts up.
Daniel Andrews
3AW, 19 November 2013
Daniel Andrews
3AW, 19 November 2013
Labor has always said we
will honour valid, legally

binding contracts... and
we remain committed to
this position.
While tearing up the

contract would break no
law, it would risk damaging
Victorias strong credit
rating and add to the cost
of borrowing.
Daniel Andrews
Letter, 11 September 2014
Tim Pallas
The Age, 27 April 2014
Labor will
honour valid &
legally binding
contracts.
Daniel Andrews
The Age, 11 September 2014
What
Michael OBrien
said on scrapping
East West Link:
Mr Andrews has blown at least
$640 million of Victorians money to
build nothing.
Shadow Treasurer, 15 April 2015
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LABORS RECKLESS EAST

WEST LINK DECISION
The Age 16/04/2015
The Australian 20/04/2015
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WEST GATE
DISTRIBUTOR CON
Distributor debacle:
Labors plan to hit motorist - whether

they use their new road or not:
15 September 2014:
Labors plan for motorists in Melbournes

south and eastern suburbs is to pay
extra tolls for the next 40 years for a
road most will never see or use.
Signature road policy promised to Victorians: Labors

West Gate Distributor is ready to go.
21 January 2015:
Labor fund works totalling only $40 million out of the
reported $500 million project.
29 January 2015:
Black hole. The Herald Sun reports a $180 million black
hole in Daniel Andrews costings. Labor confused on
scope and detail of project.
30 April 2015:
More confusion. Daniel Andrews throws his West Gate
Distributor proposal into doubt by announcing the Western
Distributor at ten times the price only a week before the
State Budget with no plan for how it will be funded.
6 May 2015:
Matthew Guy provides funding solution
Funding crisis. State Budget shows money still allocated

to the abandoned West Gate Distributor (yes, the original
proposal) but no clue on how Labor will pay for his new
$5.5 billion Western Distributor proposal.
The Age 20/05/2015
15 May 2015:
Tolls extended. Daniel Andrews reveals that motorists on
CityLink will be slugged tolls for an extra 15 years to pay
for a road in the West most will never see or use.
20 May 2015:
Why would motorists pay a toll to take Daniel Andrews

Western Distributor toll road when they can take the West
Gate Bridge for free?
Deadlock. Opposition Leader Matthew Guy steps in to

break the deadlock, created by Daniel Andrews inaction,
with a positive plan to use Federal EWL money to reduce
the burden on motorists in Eastern and Southern suburbs.
This project has never been to Infrastructure Australia and

has been announced before the Governments much-touted
Infrastructure Victoria has even been established.
The Business Case for the East West Link, which Daniel
Andrews is so fond of quoting from, warned on page 16
that building a western link without an eastern link will
be another freeway-standard road that comes to an end
in the inner-city (similar to the current Eastern Freeway),
potentially generating further congestion while still not
offering a cross city alternative to the M1 corridor.
The one shovel-ready project Daniel Andrews did take to

the election was the West Gate Distributor. Now he has
scrapped it for an alternative at ten times the cost.
Daniel Andrews Western Distributor toll road appears to be

building another freeway that ends in a T-intersection, like
the Eastern Freeway.
Melbournes south and eastern suburbs face paying

extra tolls for the next 40 years for a road most will
never see or use.
The entire State Budget has a massive asterisk next to it

because Daniel Andrews cannot say when this project will go
ahead and how much it will cost Victorian taxpayers.
Daniel Andrews is fond of talking about business cases and

mandates. For this project he has neither.
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METRO RAIL PROJECT

FAILS COMMUTERS
The Age 19/04/2015
Some key facts on MRT:

1
2
3
4
5
No business case
No completion date
No tick from Infrastructure Victoria
No Commonwealth funding
No private funding
Claim: Daniel Andrews criticised the Coalition

for cutting four new stations on the
Melbourne Rail Link route.
Matthew Guy
on Labors unfunded
Metro Rail Tunnel:
The Metro Rail promise was one that this government made
as a solemn commitment to Victorians. We again see from this
Budget it is grossly underfunded. You cant build an $11 billion
rail tunnel with $1.5 billion.
You cant build an $11 billion rail

tunnel and you cant claim its
underway when you dont know
how youre going to pay for nearly
80 per cent of the project.
Victorians have been double-crossed by Daniel Andrews when
it comes to level crossings. He promised to eliminate 50 level
crossings, eight of those were previous Coalition government
projects, the remainder are contingent on the sale of the
Port of Melbourne with no details to that port sale, with no
answer to the ACCCs possible investigation and referral by the
Tasmanian government, and we dont know when that money
is going to come through.
Hes put out a press release claiming that theres hundreds of
millions of dollars for new level crossing elimination works with
no start date, no end date, and again double crossing Victorians
about these proposals that he said were shovel-ready and that
he would get underway. He hasnt.
Opposition Leader, Matthew Guy,
Parliament House, 15 May 2015

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 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.
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LABORS CANCELLED
SECOND PORT
Victoria must now resign itself to 50 years with only one container port
after Daniel Andrews put forward legislation promising a monopoly for
half a century or have future taxpayers pay heavy compensation.
According to the Andrews Governments own estimates, however
a second container port will be required within 30 years, meaning a
future government in Victoria will face costly compensation fees if
they need to increase capacity.
Last time Labor tried to sell something, poker machines,
the Victorian taxpayer faced a compensation claim worth over
$1.2 billion dollars, that is still yet to be resolved seven years later.
Daniel Andrews went to the election promising a second container
port, Bay West. Before this, Labor advocated for a second container
port at Hastings. Yet another example of all talk no action from
Daniel Andrews.
PORT OF MELBOURNE SALE

Daniel Andrews is struggling to plug the black
hole in his budget due to his botched lease of the
Port of Melbourne
Daniel Andrews has risked Victorian exports by
jacking-up Port leases by up to 800%, hurting
local businesses
2014 A promise just to get your vote

The Age 30/07/2014
2015 Reality once Labor got your vote

Geelong Advertiser 29/05/2015
2015 And no second container port for Victoria

Mornington Peninsula Leader 02/06/2015
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A GOVERNMENT
ALREADY IN CHAOS
Australian Financial Review 25/05/2015
Labor hypocrites on bullying

2014 sacked for bullying
2015 Daniel Andrews brings a bully back
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A GOVERNMENT
ALREADY IN CHAOS
One Minister stood down, another MP hauled before a

Royal Commission looking into allegations of ripping off
millions from workers. Daniel Andrews is leading a party
at war with itself with Ministers and MPs who discredit
the offices they hold. This is just another chaotic Labor
Government, putting internal politics and ideology before
the people of Victoria.
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UNIONS CASHING IN
ON LABOR I.O.Us
Six months in and the factional feuding
within the Andrews Labor Government
is beginning to show. The United
Firefighters Union has muscled up to
have the Government intervene in a
serious disciplinary action in the MFB,
the Health Workers Union is annoyed
East West Link compensation wasnt
used to raise wages and the warring
right faction has seen a Cabinet
Minister stood down.
In addition weve seen a union blockade
at an Aldi construction sites in Altona
(a project generating hundreds of
construction and retail jobs) as well
as transport union threats to disrupt
public transport during the Grand Prix.
14 Feb 2015
The Saturday Age, Melbourne
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In March there was the startling

revelation that the United Firefighters
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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.
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
The Age 14/02/2015
Sweet pay deal

fires up unions
Josh Gordon
Victorias public sector unions are preparing to use a generous pay deal given
to paramedics following Labors election win as a template to demand big
pay rises.
The Andrews government remains
coy about its approach to various looming public sector wage battles, suggesting the previous governments policy of
limiting annual pay increases to 2.5 per
cent plus any productivity offsets remains.
Despite this, Premier Daniel Andrews late last year ended one of the
longest industrial disputes in Victorias
history with a deal giving paramedics a
6 per cent pay increase from January 1,
2015, a 3 per cent pay rise from July
2015, and a 3 per cent pay rise from
July 2016, plus an immediate $3000
sign-on bonus.
It remains unclear, what, if any, productivity improvements were included
in the deal, which also came with a
promise for the independent Fair Work
Commission to conduct a work value
case that could result in a further pay
increase as early as July next year.
With a series of imminent wage negotiations, other unions are now warning they expect similar treatment to
the paramedics foreshadowing an industrial headache for the new government with the potential to cost the
budget hundreds of millions of dollars.

We expect a deal that treats public
hospital workers with the same level of
respect as paramedics, Health Workers Union secretary Diana Asmar said.
Premier Andrews cant discriminate.
He cant feed one group of public sector
workers candy while the other group is
forced to eat lemons.
Her union, representing 55,000 Victorian public hospital workers, is demanding a 20 per cent rise over four
years, warning it had been dudded by
the last pay deal, which provided a
10 per cent increase over four years.
The police union is due to begin negotiating its wage agreement early this
year. Nurses will follow in 2015, with
negotiations for Victorian public servants due to be begin in 2016.
In an interview late last year Treasurer Tim Pallas conrmed the government was in the process of reviewing
Victorias wages policy, although he
said it did not anticipate changes to
current settings.
Whilst we would have a different
approach to the way we conduct negotiThe Age
17/04/2015
ations wed still want some
rigour
around the way agreements are
struck, Mr Pallas said.
A senior source familiar with wage
negotiations said the government was a
facing claims worth a bucket load of
money, warning there were few remaining productivity offsets left.
workers on construction sites who may

be at risk from fellow workers who are
under the influence.
Victorian taxpayers are 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.
And now, other unions such as the
notorious HWU 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.
The Age 15/02/2015
The Age 27/03/2015
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GOVERNMENT AND
UNIONSPROTECT
BEGIN TOYOUR
WARJOB
Health Cuts Loom
Representation of HWU letter to Daniel Andrews 15/04/2015
The Health Workers Union wishes to raise concerns that an over-commitment of election
promises and poor economic management by your government could result in over
55,000 Victorian public health sector workers wages getting left behind or jobs being
lost in the sector.
We are dismayed by todays announcement that taxpayers will have to pay over $420
million to scrap the East-West Link project. Our members were told by you that the
contract was not worth the paper it is written on. This has proven to be false. This $420
million could have and should have gone towards funding better wages for over 55,000
low paid public sector workers.
The Health Workers Union is also shocked to read recent reports that Treasurer Tim
Pallas has foreshadowed borrowing billions of dollars to pay for future projects. The
new Labor government was only elected barely 6 months ago. How is it possible
that our States finances have deteriorated so quickly that we must now borrow
billions of dollars just to make ends meet?
23 Apr 2015
Herald Sun, Melbourne
The unions that bankrolled Daniel Andrews election campaign are now
showing their true colours. The Labor Government is being bombarded
by union demands for special treatment as payback for their work.
15 Apr 2015
Herald Sun, Melbourne
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UNION: YOU
BETRAYED US
What
triggered
war against
Andrews
MICHELLE AINSWORTH
AN EXPLOSIVE confrontation between Emergency
Services Minister Jane Garrett
and the United Firefighters
Union helped trigger the
unions war with the Andrews
Government.
Up until then, according to
an explosive 17-page document
sent to Labor MPs by UFU
secretary Peter Marshall, the
union had been in a cosy relationship with the government,
expecting a litany of favours to
be brought in.
The extent of the unions
support for Labor was well
documented, including:
23 days of firefighters doorknocking in strategic seats;
y
polling conservatively estimated a 4.5 per cent swing in seats
where there was a firefighter
presence and up to seven
per cent in some marginal
seats.
It says firefighters and ambulance officers had been
credited by commentators
across the political spectrum
with the success and unexpected extent of the swing to
Labor.
The UFU document goes
on to describe a dispute over
the Governments failure to
force the MFB to use an employee code of conduct outlined in the 2010 EBA, instead
of processes currently used
under the MFB Act.
It describes a meeting on
March 31 in which Ms Garrett
was agitated and yelling at a
UFU staff member after she
was asked to intervene in a
disciplinary case involving alleged pornographic emails.
The Minister indicated
that she was extremely concerned that she was being
asked to intervene in a specific
case and that the case involved
pornographic emails, it says.
It says the UFU did not

condone inappropriate behaviour but that it insisted a
deal it made with the government over the code of conduct
should be honoured.
It says the UFU took
offence to the suggestion that
the union had put Ms Garrett
in a difficult position.
All the UFU was asking for
(was) the agreement made
with the Andrews Government (be) honoured, the document says.
The UFU also reaffirmed
that they did not condone inappropriate behaviour but insisted on the Andrews
Government agreement being
honoured so that an appropriate process in accordance with
the enterprise agreement be
put in place.
It says this was in line with
Mr Andrews pre-election
promise to enforce all
bargained agreements.
In the email, Mr Marshall
declares: The Napthine Government failed to honour the
2010 Enterprise Agreements
Union war
on rate cap
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A UNION connected to Premier Daniel Andrews has asked

councils to provide detailed
financial data that could be
used to campaign against
Labors rate cap policy.
The Australian Services
Union wants precise dollar
figures on the level of costshifting to councils from state
and federal governments.
(This) is a major cause for
what the current State Government describe as excessive
rate increases (and) this problem will be further compounded in future by proposals to cap
council rates at CPI, said ASU
state secretary Richard Duffy.
Under Labors policy, starting in mid-2016, rates must be
JOHN MASANAUSKAS
CITY EDITOR
capped at the inflation rate,
with councils needing to justify
any increases beyond that
to the Essential Services
Commission.
The CPI is currently 1.3 per
cent, but the Herald Sun revealed yesterday that councils
were planning rate hikes of
between 3.5 and 7 per cent in
2015-16.
The ASU, which includes
Mr Andrews as a member, is
concerned that the rate cap
would cost jobs as councils
struggle to rein in costs.
Mr Duffy said in the letter
that any council financial data
given to the union would be

kept anonymous, and would
provide solid evidence to help
us fulfil our advocacy role in
defending the autonomy of
local government.
Opposition local government spokesman David Davis
said that Mr Andrews union
mates were trying to undermine his policy.
It will be interesting to see
whether the government has
the strength to stand up to the
ASU, he said.
This week, Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins warned councils not to
gouge ratepayers ahead of the
policys introduction next year.
john.masanauskas@news.com.au
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PLAYING POLITICS
WITH CANCER CENTRE
Ideology, not policy, is behind Daniel

Andrews decision to deny Victorians a new
cancer hospital by scrapping the 42 bed
Peter Mac Private Hospital, which was part of
the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
The facts of Daniel Andrews decision to refuse a private
facility at Peter Mac:
L
oses $20 million in philanthropic funding, which was
contingent on a co-located private hospital.
Downgrades the potential of Peter Mac to be world class.

oss of $20 million will impact public beds, theatres and
L
ancillary services.
he Womens Hospital and Frances Perry House, built and
T
opened by the previous Labor Government, operates on
the same basis as is proposed for Peter Mac Private.
early 40% of Peter Mac patients are already privately
N
insured.
The Age 04/04/2015
What
Mary Wooldridge
said on Labors
Peter Mac decision:
By ripping $20 million out of Peter Mac, Daniel Andrews is
cruelly affecting the treatment and survival of thousands of
Victorians with cancer.
In making the decision to reject Peter Mac Private,
Daniel Andrews is playing politics instead of focussing on
vital patient care.
Shadow Health Minister, 3 April 2015
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6 MONTHS IN AND SO
MANY BROKEN PROMISES
DOUBLE CROSSED ON LEVEL CROSSINGS

What Labor promised for
level crossing removals.
What Labor delivered for

new level crossing removals.
$5-6 billion
$0
and 8 level crossing removals have been delayed that were fully
funded in the Coalitions last budget. Wheres the money gone?
Frankston misses out on

early crossing removals.
No timeline yet for

level crossing fix
FRANKSTON TIMES, 25 MAY 2015
KNOX LEADER, 14 APRIL 2015
TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
ASBESTOS IN SCHOOLS
If the promise of $125.37 million for ten new Tech Schools

sounded too good to be true, its probably because it was.
Labor said asbestos in schools... will be gone... our kids

health and safety means everything,

Daniel Andrews, 26 Nov 2014
Daniel Andrews has only managed to deliver ten percent

of the money he pledged.
It is clear Daniel Andrews and Labor are happy to talk
big, but when it comes to the crunch they fail to produce
the goods.
Labor promised $100 million and has delivered less than

half what Daniel Andrews said was required. So much
for kids health and safety meaning everything!
The Age 13/05/2015
Ballarat Courier 21/05/2015
| 15
ALL TALK, NO ACTION
MORE LOCAL BROKEN

PROMISES
FIXING YAN YEAN ROAD
DRYSDALE BYPASS
Labor promised $95 million to duplicate the congested

Yan Yean Road.
Labor promised to build the Drysdale Bypass, and said

they would provide $109 million for the project.
The reality is Labor have only allocated less than

$1 million in the 2015-16 State Budget. Thats less than
1 per cent of the funding required.
The reality is Labor have only allocated $2 million in

the 2015-16 State Budget. Thats only 1.8 per cent of the
funding required for the project.
This project has already been planned in detail.
MERNDA RAIL
THOMPSONS ROAD
Just $9 million (0.15%) has been allocated for a

$600 million project.
Labor promised $175 million to duplicate Thompsons

Road in Cranbourne.
Uncertainty over when this project will be delivered with

no long term plans outlined.
Yet in Labors first budget only $20.5 million has been

allocated to for the project.
Still waiting for the

train in vain in Mernda
Short-changed or shortsighted over road upgrade
THE AGE, 18 MAY 2015
CRANBOURNE TIMES, 14 MAY 2015
HODDLE STREET CONGESTION

SOUTH YARRA OUT OF LOOP
South Yarra is one of our busiest commercial hubs - and
yet Daniel Andrews has cut plans for an underground
metro connection at South Yarra.
Labor promised $60 million to implement continuous

flow intersections along Hoddle Street, but this years
Budget has only provided $1.8 million, with no additional
money allocated over the forward estimates.
The Age 06/05/2015
Our rail system is too important to be stuffed up. We cant

afford for it to become another Myki or Desalination disaster.
The Age 19/04/2015
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ALL TALK, NO ACTION
MORE LOCAL BROKEN

PROMISES
ARMSTRONG CREEK SCHOOL

Labor promised to build 11 new schools, including the
Armstrong Creek West Primary School (Armstrong Creek).
NO FUNDING has been allocated in the 2015 State Budget.
PRAHRAN SECONDARY COLLEGE

Daniel Andrews is dragging his feet on delivering a
new secondary school for Prahran by only allocating a
quarter of the required funding.
Labor has clear disregard for the views of the community
on this issue.
Stonnington Leader 12/05/2015
SIGN THE PETITIONS

to make sure Daniel Andrews honours his promises
Level Crossing Removals

www.DoubleCrossed.com.au
Peter Mac
www.StopCancerCuts.com.au
Mernda Rail
www.SaveMerndaRail.com.au
Metro Station Cuts

www.GetMetroRight.com.au
The Hon. Matthew Guy MP
Leader of the Opposition | Leader of the Liberal Party

matthewguy.com.au
@MatthewGuyMP
/MatthewGuyMP
ALL TALK, NO ACTION
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OF ALL TALK,

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Hon Matthew Guy MP

We want action, not talk, Mr Andrews.

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

This Budget demonstrates yet again that

What the budget shows...

UNDER DANIEL ANDREWS,

VIC ECONOMY HIGHER PROJECTED

Victoria is growing at more than

We want action, not talk, Mr Andrews.

If it wasnt for Daniel

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

Hospital staff fear

Altona cannery to close

We want action, not talk, Mr Andrews.

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Before the election, Daniel Andrews promised

JBS to axe 130

Jobless rate at 12-year high,

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

$640 million has been thrown away by Daniel

What Labors compo payout could have funded...

NEW RAIL LINE

320 NEW AMBULANCE

492 EXTRA CFA

The decision by Daniel Andrews to scrap the East West

When there are community concerns about crime rates,

Every time the Australian Education Union complains

And whenever motorists are stuck in bumper-to-bumper

If the ambulance union makes a claim for additional

What Matthew Guy

When public transport advocates lobby for new and

This reckless action by the Labor

We want action, not talk, Mr Andrews.

Leader of the Opposition, 15 April 2015

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

Herald Sun 21/01/2015

to rip up contracts, is to

3AW, 19 November 2013

3AW, 19 November 2013

Labor has always said we

will honour valid, legally

While tearing up the

Letter, 11 September 2014

The Age, 27 April 2014

The Age, 11 September 2014

Shadow Treasurer, 15 April 2015

We want action, not talk, Mr Andrews.

ALL TALK, NO ACTION

Six months of the Andrews Labor Government

Herald Sun 16/04/2015

LABORS RECKLESS EAST

Herald Sun 14/04/2015

The Age 16/04/2015

Herald Sun 16/04/2015

The Australian 20/04/2015

The Australian 16/04/2015

to rip up contracts, is to

Labor has always said we

While tearing up the

LABORS RECKLESS EAST

METRO RAIL PROJECT

Claim: Daniel Andrews criticised the Coalition