澳大利亚维多利亚州总理本·卡罗尔宣布对内阁进行改组，将部长职位从22个减至20个，同时保留2个空缺职位至州选举后。[1]莫迪亚洛克议员蒂姆·理查德森因支持司法部长索尼娅·基尔肯尼而被提升为内阁成员。[1]卡罗尔表示："在竞选活动开始前的12周内让多位部长签署职位不符合民众期待。"[1]
此次改组旨在应对杰西塔·艾伦及其左派派系支持者的辞职，防止劳工党因空缺职位而进一步分裂。[1]维多利亚州议员基本年薪为$219,391，内阁部长在此基础上可额外获得$184,407加$19,628津贴。[1]州选举定于11月28日举行，距改组时点还有117天。[1]
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has announced a streamlined cabinet, cutting ministerial positions from 22 to 20 while deliberately leaving two vacancies unfilled until after the state election [1]. The restructuring follows the recent departures of Jessie Allan and her left-faction supporters, moves designed to prevent further Labor Party fragmentation over vacant roles [1].
Tim Richardson, the Mordialloc MP, has been promoted to cabinet in what sources indicate was linked to his support for Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny [1]. Carroll justified the cabinet reduction by stating it "doesn't pass the pub test for having multiple ministers signed in 12 weeks out before a campaign begins" [1], framing the decision as a commitment to taxpayer accountability. The state election is scheduled for November 28 [1].
Victorian MPs receive a base annual salary of $219,391, with cabinet ministers receiving an additional $184,407 plus $19,628 in allowances [1].