Former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been spotted at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Australian showbiz reporter Peter Ford posted an image of Mr. Andrews on Thursday morning Australian time.
Keen ‘Golfer’
On social media, Mr. Andrews now describes himself as a “keen golfer” on his X (formerly Twitter) page.He has not posted on X since Sept. 26, the date of his resignation, when he said, “Leading this state has been the greatest of gifts, every single day. Thank you, Victoria.”
However, just two days ago Mr. Andrews shared a picture of himself voting early at The Voice referendum to Instagram.
“You don’t get different results by trying the same thing over and over again. The Voice is our opportunity to do things differently,” he posted.
At the time, Mr. Andrews said stepping down was not an easy decision, but thoughts had started to creep in about life after politics.
“And I have always known that the moment that happens, it’s time to go—and to give this privilege, this amazing responsibility, to someone else.
Mr. Andrews handed over the top job to Jacinta Allan, a fellow member of Labor’s socialist left faction.While serving as premier, Mr. Andrews was the highest paid premier in Australia, with a salary of $481,190 plus allowances.
Despite criticisms for his policies, particularly the pandemic measures, Mr. Andrews was praised by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for being a person of “deep conviction, great compassion, and fierce determination.”
Mr. Andrews is married to his wife Catherine and has three children, Grace, Noah and Joseph.