Denis Napthine
Denis Napthine
Denis Vincent Napthineis a former Australian politician who was the 47th Premier of Victoria. Napthine was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Portland from 1988 to 2002 and South-West Coast from 2002 to 2015. He was elected leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party on 6 March 2013 following the resignation of Ted Baillieu and was sworn in as premier on the same day. His party lost the Victorian state election on 29...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 March 1952
CountryAustralia
I want to make it clear as Premier and as local member that I strongly support the Renewable Energy Target. Our message to the Federal Government and to Canberra is stick to the Renewable Energy Target.
We want to protect freedom of speech, but it is not unlimited freedom of speech. There has always been rules around defamation, slander and libel, and in Victoria, we have effective rules on racial and religious vilification.
I am extremely proud to have the honour and privilege to be the Premier of this great state of Victoria.
I'm pleased to announce that my government will build the much-needed Melbourne airport rail link.
It is always tough to win every booth right across the electorate because there are different issues in different parts of the electorate.
It's absolutely essential that Melbourne, and Victoria, has a rail link to the airport.
The Greens simply don't understand that a strong economy is the key to a better Victoria for all Victorian families.
The Greens will threaten the future of our strong economy. They will destroy jobs and put Victorian families at risk.
Today, in 2014, Victoria is a better, stronger, more financially secure state than when we came to government four years ago.
Tony Abbott is the Prime Minister of Australia. Tony Abbott will be coming to Victoria on a regular basis.
Victoria is proudly the multicultural capital of Australia; we have a diverse, harmonious community.
When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected.
I think every business should build on their strengths, and the strengths of Victoria are our clean, green agriculture; the strengths of Victoria are our strong education system.
It's very, very hard to be generous and compassionate if you haven't got a dollar in you back pocket to pay for it, to actually pay for those services that people need.