Steve Bracks Profile

This is an interesting profile on the State Member for Williamstown and Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks from The Brisbane Times, Fairfax's new online venture in Queensland.

It tells a bit of his history and gives an analysis of his current standing amongst the Premiers and in the national political scene.

I remember the glorious day when he won the election against Jeff Kennett in surprising circumstances. It seemed like the end of tyranny was nigh and that you could smell the Labor air.

All the scare-mongering of "the guilty party" has been proven meaningless by more than a decade of steady, popular and fiscally responsible government by Bracks and his ALP team.

On another note, I wonder what it is about Williamstown that two of the last three Premiers have been the local member.