Exclusive! Dirty Dan’s dastardly deeds that News Corp’s not yet nailed
Think all the dirt on Dan Andrews has been uncovered? Crikey’s Tom Red has done a bit more digging.
Nov 08, 2022
With the Victorian election only weeks away, “embattled” Premier Dan Andrews is under intense scrutiny from sections of the media about [checks notes] some veranda steps and a 10-year-old car crash he wasn’t involved in.
But could there be worse to come? Crikey satirist Tom Red has the inside skinny on the growing list of the premier’s past indiscretions.
Wave-gate
In September 2006, Andrews was let into merging traffic at the corner of City Road and Power Street in Southbank by a well-meaning motorist, Rhys Cooker. However, after taking full advantage of Cooker’s civility, the premier apparently failed to give the “thank you” wave. Cooker claims the snub left him feeling dirty, despondent and worthless. “Look, I’m not precious, but some acknowledgment would have been nice — even a nod,” he said. “But I guess some folks are just too high and mighty to gesticulate their gratitude in the universally agreed manner.”
About the Author
Satirist @Tomred43
Before joining the Crikey team, Tom Red plied his trade across the union movement. Having failed entirely to curb the military-industrial complex, he now rights wrongs by photoshopping politicians’ heads onto celebrities’ bodies.
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