Dan Andrews
Date Range
Score Range
framed as an adversary by former premiers and political opponents
[cherry_picking] and [loaded_language]: Jeff Kennett and Pauline Hanson are given prominent space to attack Andrews’ legacy, with no balancing quotes from allies.
“I don’t know whether it’s an indication that they are now so convinced they won’t win the election that they’re trying to get this up and unveiled knowing that if there were a change of government, we wouldn’t be wasting this money.””
framed as being politically isolated and symbolically rejected by opponents
[cherry_picking] and [appeal_to_emotion]: Satirical quotes from Pauline Hanson mock Andrews’ legacy, suggesting exclusion from accepted political memory.
“One Nation leader Pauline Hanson her party would “relocate the new Daniel Andrews statue to a special Museum of Underwater Art in Antarctica.””
framed as fiscally irresponsible and leaving behind a legacy of debt
[loaded_language] and [cherry_picking]: Emphasis on 'waste of money' and 'debt that he created' without counterbalancing fiscal achievements or context.
“I would like it to be in red to remind the community of the debt that he created,” Mr Kennett told the Herald Sun.”
portrayed as undeserving of official commemoration
omission, cherry_picking
“Penman called Andrew's the most disastrous premier in the state's history.”
portrayed as corrupt or wasteful with public funds
loaded_language, cherry_picking
“Businesses and politicians have slammed a plan to erect a statue of former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, calling it a waste of taxpayer money.”