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Annika Smethurst

Melbourne

Host at The Briefing Podcast

State Politics Editor at The Age

State politics editor @theage (via Canberra). Author The Accidental Prime Minister. @Collingwoodfc fan [email protected]

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  • Treasurer Tim Pallas quits politics after 18 years as state bogged down in debt

    Dec 15, 2024 | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Annika Smethurst

    By Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney December 16, 2024 — 10.36am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Treasurer Tim Pallas is quitting politics, after delivering a mid-year budget update that reveals Victoria mired in billions of dollars in debt.

  • ‘I’ve always been a team player’: Ben Carroll on the VCE exam crisis and what drives him

    Dec 7, 2024 | theage.com.au | Annika Smethurst

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For a politician whose career has been remarkably scandal-free, Education Minister Ben Carroll has found himself facing unexpected pressure lately, with this year’s VCE exams marred by scandal with questions released weeks before student sat their tests.

  • ‘I’ve always been a team player’: Ben Carroll on the VCE exam crisis and what drives him

    Dec 7, 2024 | watoday.com.au | Annika Smethurst

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  • Bland and fake: Why the electorate has given up listening to politicians

    Dec 5, 2024 | watoday.com.au | Annika Smethurst

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  • In my final column as state political editor I have some advice for our leaders

    Dec 5, 2024 | theage.com.au | Annika Smethurst

    Opinion December 6, 2024 — 5.00am December 6, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Picking a winner in the Melbourne Cup is a mug’s game, but it doesn’t stop us having a punt. Whether it’s a tip from a bloke who knows someone who works at the track, or a favourite saddle cloth number, many of us are willing to have a flutter on a random mare or stallion on Cup day.

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Annika Smethurst
Annika Smethurst @annikasmethurst
26 Dec 24

If a spill motion is successful tomorrow, Jess Wilson will be a candidate for Lib leadership #springst https://t.co/PxCJUday7d

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Annika Smethurst @annikasmethurst
24 Dec 24

Pesutto is Libs’ most popular recent leader. It’s not likely that will save him #springst https://t.co/8bv0byK7Xh https://t.co/0m7Xv6ImgG