How did it happen? While many in the city were in lock step with the charismatic premier and his dream for the future, enthusiasm in regional cities was starting to wane.
 

How did it happen? While many in the city were in lock step with the charismatic premier and his dream for the future, enthusiasm in regional cities was starting to wane - something the new energetic Labor leader Steve Bracks and his predecessor John Brumby exploited. What turned the tide from the perspective of the leaders? 
 

It was one of the biggest upsets in Australian political history. The 1999 Victorian state election was fought between two men revered as giants of modern government. Now, for the first time, Steve  Bracks and Jeff Kennett have sat down in person to discuss the election that changed Victoria forever.

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Steve  Bracks and Jeff Kennett discuss 1999 Victorian state election, one of the biggest upsets in Australian political history.

How did it happen? While many in the city were in lock step with the charismatic premier and his dream for the future, enthusiasm in re...

Jeff.com and the dripping tap

Kennett and Bracks discuss the state of the parties and why Labor, other than during the Kennett reign and a brief four-year period earlier this decade, has dominated Victorian election results over the past 40 years.
 

Kennett and Bracks discuss the state of the parties and why Labor, other than during the Kennett reign and a brief four-year period earlier this decade, has dominated Victorian election results over the past 40 years. They also talk about what the biggest issues facing the state are today, and clash over the state’s financial situation 
 

Kennett and Bracks discuss the state of the parties and why Labor, other than during the Kennett reign and a brief four-year period ear...

Lessons learned

We've gone inside the bunker during the final days of the Kennett government. 
So just how close did Jeff Kennett come to a return during the reign of Steve Bracks? 
 

We've gone inside the bunker during the final days of the Kennett government. 
So just how close did Jeff Kennett come to a return during the reign of Steve Bracks? 
 

We've gone inside the bunker during the final days of the Kennett government. 
So just how close did Jeff Ke...

The last days of Jeff

After a brutal election in 1999, the result wasn't immediately clear and Victoria was in limbo. But three independents emerged as political kingmakers.

After a brutal election in 1999, the result wasn't immediately clear and Victoria was in limbo. But three independents emerged as political kingmakers.
Jeff Kennett and Steve Bracks, former state premiers, reunite to remember that tense time, plus interviews with two of the crucial independents, Craig Ingram and Russell Savage. 
 

After a brutal election in 1999, the result wasn't immediately clear and Victoria was in limbo. But three independents emerged as polit...

Jeff.com and the dripping tap

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