I don’t have live access to current news feeds right now. Based on recent reporting, there has been ongoing controversy around plans to statue former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, including petitions both for and against the tribute, and parliamentary debates on the issue. However, I can’t confirm the very latest developments without checking current sources.
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The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Council call on the Government to cancel any plans to commission or install a statue of former Premier the Hon. Daniel Andrews, particularly if any form of public funds or private funding is to be used, as commemorating a living and divisive political figure whose legacy remains subject to scrutiny breaks with long-standing convention.
www.parliament.vic.gov.auEfforts are being made to honour former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews with his own bronze sculpture in Melbourne CBD for serving 3000 days in the role.
ground.newsConfirmation that the former Victorian premier will have a statue in his honour has sparked another series of headlines
www.theguardian.comCancel the Dan Andrews Statue – now an OFFICIAL Parliamentary Petition
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