The Victorian government’s plans for a statue of former premier Daniel Andrews are in limbo, with the project described as being “in pieces,” after a $60,000 payment was revealed. Sources report that Andrews-related elements of the statue exist or have been produced, but the overall project does not proceed as originally intended.
The disclosure follows statements by Premier Jacinta Allan’s government about the statue’s status and spending. According to reporting, Deputy Premier Stephanie Carroll has confessed the state had already spent about $60,000 to commission or create the statue.
Outlets frame the issue around whether the statue is cancelled versus paused or unresolved. The shared focus across sources is the gap between the project’s current uncertain status and the earlier expenditure, alongside the public controversy surrounding the statue’s association with Andrews.
