Who is Ben Carroll, the man who wants to be Victoria’s next premier?

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Carroll, who has confirmed he will make a leadership challenge, was elected to parliament in 2012 and says he has always been ambitious In 2023, when then-public transport minister Ben Carroll failed in his surprising bid to secure the leadership of the Victorian Labor party, he told a press conference: “I was always very keen to rise.” The premier Daniel Andrews had resigned believing he had locked in his succession plan: his loyal deputy Jacinta Allan as premier, and treasurer Tim Pallas as d... Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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