贾辛塔·艾伦因民调成绩不理想和腐败丑闻辞去维多利亚州总理职位，由本·卡罗尔接任 [1]。艾伦的净支持率达到-46，创维州总理历史新低，其中71%的受访者表示不满意 [1]。卡罗尔获得工党议员团一致背书，避免了需时至少四周的工党成员选举程序 [1]。
尽管现任总理支持率严重不足，维州工党在竞争中仍未完全失利。根据7月23-26日进行的Newspoll民调，共有1,035名受访者参与，联盟党初选得票率31%，工党28%，国民党19% [1]。两党偏好后的支持率为52-48，联盟党领先 [1]。维州州选举定于11月末举行 [1]。此外，多项联邦民调显示工党在对阵联盟党与国民党联合力量时处于竞争地位 [1]。
Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan has stepped down, with Ben Carroll assuming the leadership position [1]. Carroll secured unanimous endorsement from Labor parliamentarians, avoiding a formal party membership election process that would have taken at least four weeks [1].
Allan's departure follows a period of significantly diminished public support, with her net approval rating reaching minus 46—the lowest ever recorded for a Victorian premier [1]. In a poll conducted between July 23 and 26, 71 percent of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with her performance [1]. Despite these challenging circumstances for the Labor government, a Newspoll survey showed the party trailing only narrowly, with the Coalition leading 52 to 48 on two-party preference [1]. The same poll recorded primary vote support of 31 percent for the Coalition, 28 percent for Labor, and 19 percent for the National Party [1]. Victoria is scheduled to hold its state election in November [1].
