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July 9th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Victorian Labor leader Daniel Andrews has defended the party’s move to preference Family First ahead of the Greens in the Melbourne by-election.
The July 21 poll is expected to be a close contest between Cathy Oke, for the Greens, and fellow Melbourne City councillor Jennifer Kanis, for Labor.
Mr Andrews defended the party’s decision to preference the conservative Family First ahead of the Greens.
“I’m about winning government, I’m about getting rid of (Premier) Ted Baillieu, and we’ll make preference decisions that maximise our chances of winning,” he told reporters on Monday.
“If I’m criticised for doing that, then so be it.”
Mr Andrews said it would be tougher to oust the coalition at the 2014 state poll if there was a Green Melbourne MP.
“It’s not a freebie, if you like, where people can choose between the Greens and Labor without there being direct consequences,” he said.
“If you want to get rid of someone who would rather cut than invest, then you need to vote Labor – it’s as simple as that.”
Ms Kanis said Melbourne voters were concerned about the government’s $290 million cuts to TAFE, adequate public housing and education.
When pressed for detailed policies, she said: “That’s what people want, they want to know about their future in education, they want to know about their future in housing, and I think they’re really important things.
“I think people realise that if they want a Labor government they need a Labor member.”
Earlier this month, Ms Oke said the Greens want to restore the $290 million of TAFE funding cuts and this could be achieved by redirecting money from other areas of government spending.
Further comment was being sought from Ms Oke.
The ALP holds Melbourne by a 6.2 per cent margin.
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