Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews abruptly resigning from the role - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced his resignation.

He'd called a sudden press conference in Melbourne this afternoon.

Andrews has been in the job nearly a decade, and famously steered the Australian state through the pandemic with tough measures.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says Andrews led a complicated and divisive political legacy over the last 10 years.

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