维多利亚州工党因贪腐丑闻和权力集中而自我削弱，成为联邦总理阿尔巴尼斯的重要警示。[1]新任维州州长本·卡罗尔在周二明确表示："我不是丹尼尔·安德鲁斯。我不是杰辛塔·艾伦"，公开与前任领导层划清界限。[1]维多利亚州工党执政近十年，比现任联邦工党政府更久。[1]
安德鲁斯政府曾以推行大规模基础设施项目和集中式治理风格著称，这一做法被全国工党领导人所效仿。[1]然而，该州失业率已高于全国其他地区。[1]评论认为，联邦工党应从维州的困境中汲取教训，特别是在咨询决策过程、对批评者的态度以及内阁管理方面避免重蹈覆辙。[1]
在基础设施投资方面，阿尔巴尼斯政府已向郊区铁路环线项目投入60亿澳元。[1]2022年上台后，联邦工党还废除了澳大利亚建筑与建设委员会。[1]针对建筑工会CFMEU的腐败调查由记者尼克·麦肯齐推动。[1]
Victoria's Labor Party has severely weakened itself through governance failures and corruption scandals, raising urgent questions about whether Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will heed the warnings from his state counterparts' decline.[1] New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll made the political distance explicit on Tuesday, declaring: "I am not Daniel Andrews. I am not Jacinta Allan."[1]
The trajectory of Victorian Labor illustrates how concentrated executive power and an insular decision-making culture can corrode even long-established political advantages.[1] The Andrews government, which had held office for nearly a decade—longer than the current federal Labor administration—shifted from effective governance to increasingly authoritarian practices, ultimately triggering the party's damaged reputation and internal fracture.[1] Andrews had championed major infrastructure spending and centralized government models that other Labor leaders, including Albanese, subsequently adopted at the national level.[1]
The federal government should pay particular attention to the structural vulnerabilities exposed in Victoria's experience.[1] Since taking office in 2022, Labor has already disbanded the Australian Building and Construction Commission, an oversight body that might have prevented or detected corruption earlier.[1] The Albanese government has committed $6 billion to the suburban rail loop project—a signature infrastructure initiative reflecting the same centralized planning approach that proved problematic in Victoria.[1] The state's unemployment rate has also risen above the national average, signaling economic management concerns alongside the governance failures.[1] Unless Albanese and his cabinet recalibrate their approach to consultation, accountability to critics, and internal oversight, the federal Labor government risks repeating Victoria's costly mistakes.[1]