本·卡罗尔于2026年7月29日开始担任维多利亚州州长的首个完整工作日1。他在前一天的工党党团投票中不反对地当选，击败了前州长杰欣塔·艾伦和司法部长索尼娅·基尔肯尼，成为本届任期内第三位工党领导人1。艾伦于上午9:30宣布辞职，基尔肯尼随后撤回竞选1。卡罗尔在上任后表态明确自己的立场，声称"让我明确说一点：我不是丹尼尔·安德鲁斯。我不是杰欣塔·艾伦"1。
新州长提出了几项重要政策承诺。卡罗尔宣布将建立皇家委员会调查Big Build项目腐败，范围"广泛"且"尽快建立"1，并表示"在我的政府中，诚信不是可选的"1。他还承诺改革反腐机构IBAC并推行法律与秩序改革1。卡罗尔的内阁任命包括蒂姆·理查德森议员进入内阁，以及加布里埃尔·威廉姆斯被选为新副州长1。维多利亚州大选定于11月28日举行1。
Ben Carroll commenced his first complete working day as Victoria's premier on July 29, 2026, following his election as Labor leader the previous day 1. Carroll secured the position unopposed in a party room ballot after former premier Jacinta Allan announced her resignation at 9:30 a.m. and Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny subsequently withdrew from the contest 1. He becomes the third Labor leader to hold the role during the current parliamentary term 1.
The new premier has outlined an ambitious reform agenda ahead of the state election scheduled for November 28 1. Carroll has pledged to establish a royal commission to investigate corruption within the Big Build infrastructure program, to be launched "as soon as possible" with a "broad" scope 1. He has also committed to overhauling the state's anti-corruption body, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), and implementing law and order reforms 1. "In my government, integrity is not optional," Carroll stated 1. He emphasized his distinct political identity, declaring: "Let me be clear about this: I'm not Daniel Andrews. I'm not Jacinta Allan" 1.
Carroll's cabinet appointments include MP Tim Richardson, while Gabrielle Williams has been selected as the new deputy premier 1. Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten predicted the leadership change could reverse the party's electoral fortunes, asserting that allowing Allan to remain in office would have resulted in an "extinction-level result" worse than Labor's 1992 defeat 1. Shorten forecast that Carroll could lift Labor support from the low 20 percent range to "at least mid-30s" 1.
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