"Intimate and Live" received positive reviews from music critics. Darrin Farrant from "The Age" wrote "No more "Singing Budgie" cracks. Minogue proved in her first official, public gig in Melbourne in seven years that the doubters were wrong: she can sing and she also knows how to put on a sensational show." He favored the "Impossible Princess" tracks for giving more "vocal flair." Despite favorable reviews in Australia, Minogue and Baker were worried about the reception in the UK. Minogue and Baker had suffered from depression during the time, and worried that they would turn up to the concerts to "emptiness." Jeff Kennett, who was the 43rd Premier of Victoria, congratulated Minogue at the end of her Australian leg, calling her a "wonderful ambassador for Australia wherever she travels,".