The political career of Health Minister Jenny Mikakos came to an end on Saturday after she resigned from Parliament over Victoria's disastrous hotel quarantine program that unleashed the state's second wave of COVID-19.Here is a timeline of her career:The child of Greek migrants, Jenny Mikakos works as councillor at the City of Northcote , solicitor and vice president of Labor's Victorian branch before entering State Parliament.
Holds the portfolios of families and children, and youth affairs during the first term.Faces calls to resign as youth affairs minister for her handling of a series of riots at the Parkville and Malmsbury youth justice centres. At the same time, stories about youth gangs engaged in violent crime dominate the headlines.A decision to send children to adult prisons is ruled by the Supreme Court to be unlawful, prompting calls again for Mikakos to stand down for losing control of youth justice.
What were her highlights? I’d bet SFA
Mikakos is typical of the careerist served up by the old political parties
Greeks are known for genocide
Speaks volumes. I have no doubt that Jenny worked hard w good intentions. Systemic issue = career politicians w no real life experience or responsibility for running anything. No surprise that operational & governance leadership was MIA in quarantine and other areas.
Newscorp wankers. This is your fault. The media is the lowest in the country. They are horrible.
A second miniscule ripple you mean, and I bet anything most of those pple never even got sick,
A $3 million inquiry to discover that the Responsible Minister is ... responsible!
What a difference a day makes , don't recall anyone getting the sack over the virus unloaded via a gang plank in NSW .
We were clear of COVID when their was a sudden contamination in Keilor Plains, I remember, as I was there, and from there it seems to have spread, at the v.least, too. There may be terrorism we are not accounting for underlaying this issue.
A scapegoat pure and simple. DanielAndrewsMP is the coward and should have resigned but has instead pushed one his own in to the fire in the hope of saving himself.
Remarkable that we needed to spend $4M on an enquiry to tell us who was responsible. Should maintain an org chart or responsibility matrix going forward perhaps?
Classic case of The Peter Principle. She rose through the ranks to a level of incompetence.
Daniel Andrews is a disgrace. For the first time ever i am ashamed to be a victorian
Still Employed Colbeck Age Care Minister Hazzard Nsw Health Minister Jenny Mikakos hold your head up high , you have integrity .
Scapegoat - that's not leadership DanielAndrewsMP
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