Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
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It is an unenviable position for a government to have potentially misallocated tens of billions of dollars to poorly selected infrastructure.
About three months out from the Victorian state election, the five polls released since the state got a new premier all show the Coalition in front.
Victoria’s election on November 28 has taken on a drama and significance we wouldn’t have anticipated a year ago and will be closely watched by federal players.
With a new premier in Ben Carroll, Labor’s chances of winning the November election are likely to improve.
If the new premier cannot unify his party and present a clear path forward, Labor will struggle to convince voters it deserves a fourth term.
The Andrews-Allan government has been in power for almost 12 years. But sliding popularity and leadership turmoil could see it lose its golden electoral touch.
Unpopular in the polls and with One Nation threatening to be a major force in the November state election, Labor has now headed into a period of leadership turmoil.
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