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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Daniel Andrews fires up over ‘Dictator Dan’ moniker and Sky News After Dark ‘bullshit’

Daniel Andrews speaks to media during a press conference in Melbourne
Daniel Andrews responded to a range of accusations during his first interview since resigning as Victorian premier in September, including being labelled ‘Dictator Dan’. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Daniel Andrews has lashed “absolute pretenders” in the media, derided Sky News Australia’s “after dark bullshit” and says he doesn’t care if people call him a “dictator”, in his first interview after his resignation.

In the long-ranging interview on the Socially Democratic podcast, hosted by former Labor campaigner Stephen Donnelly, the former Victorian premier also hit back at suggestions he was a “control freak” and that the public service had been politicised.

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