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Terry Barnes

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Victorian election: Who won the week?

Victorian election: Who won the week?

Lidija Ivanovski says Victorian frustrations do not give Jess Wilson a free pass to take the reins, while Terry Barnes says the Coalition is lengths...

06.11.2026 20

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Winning without budget mandate not enough for Wilson to save Victoria

The most important thing the premier-in-waiting can do is be upfront with voters, and not play down the challenges – even if it risks a Labor scare...

10.10.2026 40

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Vic Labor’s fate is sealed. Can Liberals seize a golden opportunity?

Jess Wilson needs to rise above small-target electioneering and win a mandate to be tough and decisive in repairing the catastrophic state of the...

28.07.2026 80

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Monsoon Moira blows Victorian Liberals off track again

In her tempestuous four-year term, the upper house MP has resembled English cricketer Geoff Boycott: playing for herself and not the team.

05.07.2026 30

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Jacinta Allan is on the nose. But does Jess Wilson have the right stuff?

With desperate Labor and One Nation breathing down their neck, the Coalition simply cannot wait until the election campaign itself to spell out...

10.06.2026 50

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

I helped create the seniors’ PHI rebate. Scrapping it is a false economy

What Mark Butler announced has major implications for the demand for public hospital services. He shouldn’t have been surprised at the NSW...

29.04.2026 50

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Mental health is too important to be healthcare’s poor relation

Governments can influence the evolution of affordable services through policy and funding, but they inevitably are playing catch-up.

29.03.2026 60

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Can Jess Wilson save Victoria from more Labor debt?

If she really wants to convert good first impressions into climbing an electoral Everest of at least 16 lower house seats, Wilson needs to do much...

17.02.2026 80

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

The centre-right is going extinct as a political species

Ley leads a hopelessly divided Liberal party at war with itself. She’s had more positions on combating hate speech than the Kama Sutra, and none as...

19.01.2026 50

Financial Review

Terry Barnes

Will Jess Wilson close down Victoria’s Liberal clown show?

The circus also known as the Victorian division of the Liberal Party has just got its first ringmistress. She will have to undo the mess created under...

18.11.2025 40

Financial Review

Terry Barnes