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Australia should ‘excise’ Victoria if they re-elect Jacinta Allan

Sky News Australia

July 2, 2026

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Former Liberal senator Hollie Hughes discusses Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's upcoming state election campaign. Latest polling shows Ms Allan’s approval rating has sunk to a historic low of negative 42 per cent, making her one of the most unpopular state leaders on record. “If Victorians re-elect this government, then, quite frankly, we should look as Australians at how we excise Victoria,” Ms Hughes told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus. “They are without a doubt the most self-destructive state in the nation."

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