She has gone.

[red750]

Jacinta Allan served as the 49th Premier of Victoria and leader of the Victorian Labor Party from 2023 to 2026.

 

Her tenure ended on 28 July 2026 when she resigned ahead of a leadership challenge from her deputy, Ben Carroll. 

[pmccarthy]

Rejoice rejoice. Step 1 of saving our state. Most corrupt government in our history.

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, pmccarthy said:

Step 1 of saving our state.

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic??????

[willedoo]

Not sure if rearranging would help at this stage. They need to start bolting them down for the storm that's going to hit in four months time. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Her successor has come out throwing punches, announcing a royal commission into corruption in the construction industry.

 

Of course, if he was serious about integrity, with three weeks left of parliament, he could push through legislation to bring transparency to IBAC, in a similar way as the NSW ICAC.

 

It is likely a new Lib government will call a royal commission anyway.

 

But he also has announced a pro business an tougher on crime agenda. Surprisingly similar to Crusafilli (hope I spelt that right). 

 

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/ben-carroll-vic-labor-premier-analysis/106966210?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

 

Edited Tuesday at 06:39 PM by Jerry_Atrick

[old man emu]

Tougher on Crime is always a good clarion call to the electorate, but like all calls be the clarion, it's mostly hot air in the implementation.

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

He said he won't be a Dan Andrews or a Jacinta Allan ... Crikey, great endorsement for his own party. That won't go down well with far-left Albanese & Co 

[facthunter]

I didn't see any reference to Tougher on crime in the Quoted Piece.. . You HAVE to differentiate yourself from the People you replace or the obvious question is Why was it done?  Nev

[willedoo]

9 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Surprisingly similar to Crusafilli (hope I spelt that right). 

Almost Jerry. You got the u and the i arse about - Crisafulli.

[red750]

A good look to start his stint as premier -  first press conference in a K-Mart basement.

[Jerry_Atrick]

53 minutes ago, facthunter said:

I didn't see any reference to Tougher on crime in the Quoted Piece.. . You HAVE to differentiate yourself from the People you replace or the obvious question is Why was it done?  Nev

 

Agree you have to differentiate yourself from the previous pack - I think Kamala Harris learned that the hard way. 

 

And I am not saying what he is saying is not welcome.. It is...

 

But I simply pointed out there are simpler ways to bring in one of the things he wants to bring in. And it will be an actual step forward..

 

What has come of the royal commissions that found damning evidence of misconduct and criminality:

• Robodebt
• Veterans Affairs
• Banking

 

And the plethora of others?

 

Edited Wednesday at 04:30 AM by Jerry_Atrick

[willedoo]

On the positive side, he's only got to hang in another 2,999 days before he gets a statue.

[red750]

Vic Labor is destructing faster than the Libs. Two ministers have quit effective immediately, leaving not only the Cabinet, but politics entirely. And the Suburban Rail Loop might be cancelled.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I think they are Allan allies, so not that unexpected. They may well be resigning before they get fired, as well. 

 

I wouldn't read it as an implosion just yet.. But, Caroll has a hell of a job ahead of himself.. I wonder when they asked for volunteers to step forward, he was too slow stepping back. 

[pmccarthy]

A Victorian Labor MP has been accused of being out of touch after claiming some residents would rather put up with potholes than have their street resurfaced and draw extra traffic. Upper House MP Sonja Terpstra made the comments during a parliamentary debate on Victoria's road network on Wednesday.

[facthunter]

They fixed a lot of Dangerous level crossings. THAT HAD to be done for safety and traffic flow. Moira Deeming has done the same in Guys Circus, which is divided right down the Middle and they have been at each other for years. Aw well, Pauline will fix everything, so rest easy. Nev,

[facthunter]

Most  Senate people are not really elected. The PARTY decides where you sit in THEIR List and some people there are really weird. They'd NEVER win a seat in their own right. Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

4 hours ago, facthunter said:

They fixed a lot of Dangerous level crossings. THAT HAD to be done for safety and traffic flow. Moira Deeming has done the same in Guys Circus, which is divided right down the Middle and they have been at each other for years. Aw well, Pauline will fix everything, so rest easy. Nev,

No they hadn't.. And no it didn't. We have been through this before.. most of the crossings that have had fatalities and serious accidents were in rural areas of Victoria, and I don't recall too many of those being replaced. 

 

And on a life saved/repaired per dollar basis, surely putting that money into health would have yielded a far better return, although I agree prevention is better than cure... the numbers just did not stack up to the claims.

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Jerry_Atrick

[facthunter]

You are wrong Jerry, Melbourne had a Lot of level crossings all over the city. It's a largely Flat place. I LIVE here Mate. The Elevated Railway Stations are Magnificent.  Just drive along Bell street. The Logic in your last sentence is  entirely absent. I rarely enter into Political discussion with you as there is No Point. We are on different wavelengths. Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

Yeah - arguing facts v intuition is difficult. I presented the stats in a previous thread in which, from Victorian government sources, the deaths and serious injuries at railway crossings occurred, by a long way, in rural locations.. and the number of deaths and serious injuries in Melbourne was tiny - I can't remember, but low 10s over a god awful long period of time. But, you can argue if you want, but the facts are the facts.

 

So, if justifying the prioritisation of spending public on road safety, then, I don't think it was a good decision because it will achieve jack shit on road safety by the statistics compared to, oh, I dunno poor road conditions, potholes, and poor road design, where in one year death along far outweighed all level crossing deaths and serious injuries in Victoria since records began:

 

So, if your justifying the prioritising of spending public money on road safety, the appropriation of it to the level crossing replacement is an out and out lie. 

 

Dan Andrews is a smart politician. He knows that the best way to get elected you should make people happy. Has the removal of the level crossings improved driver convenience? Yep, by a long way. How many lives has it saved and will continue to save? I would argue very few, if any. 

 

I may not liver there at the moment, but if you want to get into a pissing contest rather than discuss fact, how long have you lived IN Melbourne. And how long have you lived anywhere near Bell Street both as a kid and an adult. 

 

 

[facthunter]

I cannot be bothered with your type of specious argument. Bell St is the Main way to get to a lot of Places from my side of town.  You pick on ONE word and flog it to death, because you think you have a GOTCHA moment. Did you yearn to be a Lawyer in a Past life? There were always nasty accidents on or near railway crossings, particularly suburban ones which have very frequent Train services. Melbourne is Australia's fastest growing city. It's not really acceptable to Have frequent  delays across Intersections caused by Rail Traffic.. We spend a lot on freeways to get Places faster and the Labor gov't has always tried to have a good rail service. The Trams in Central Melbourne are free at all times. ALSO don't accuse ME of wanting a Pissing contest if you want my respect, which you have completely Lost, by the way. Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

I can live with losing respect as you have just taken pot shots at my character and not addressed the issue or the facts. What one thing have I hung my hat on? You said removal of the level crossings was necessary for road safety. The reality is, on the statistics.

 

In terms of the pissing contest, you were saying, and I quote: 

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

I LIVE here Mate.

as if that somehow means you know more about it than me...  Nothing to do in your post was based on fact. The very definition of a pissing contest?

 

As I said, I don't disagree that pulling them out; it is a great convenience to road users. That does not translate to road safety. But it cost a shed load of money and if the objective was road safety, the data does not stack up.. and if we are priortising lives, then it was a lie. 

 

The most deaths at level crossings in a year in Victoria was in financial year 2006/7 in which one accident in Kerang claimed 11 train passengers lives. Last time I looked, Kerang was not in Melbourne.  Most railway crossing accidents in Victoria happen outside of Melbourne. 

 

According to Chat, by 30 June this year, $17.6 billion has been spent removing level crossings in Melbourne. 

9 hours ago, facthunter said:

They fixed a lot of Dangerous level crossings. THAT HAD to be done for safety and traffic flow.

 

I am hanging on what you said in terms of road safety and minimising deaths on the road was a bad waste of money. Traffic flow, yes, but road safety, no way. 

 

I would also argue improving road design, even with the level crossings in place could improve traffic flow. But that is just conjecture now.