Hello Ben Carroll, goodbye progressive Victorian Labor leadership

It finally happened joover Yesterday, this time for real, Premier Jacinta Allan stepped down as leader of the Victorian Labor Party. This paved the way for former assistant Ben Carroll to take the reins four months later. wild state election.

Whether or not you think Allan has unfairly carried the burden of a 12-year government (mostly led by Daniel Andrews) Crikey’s political editor – The prime minister’s position had become untenable as he oversaw “Australia’s biggest ever property crime” through Big Build.