Who is Ben Carroll, the man who wants to be Victoria’s next premier?

<p>Carroll, who has confirmed he will make a leadership challenge, was elected to parliament in 2012 and says he has always been ambitious</p><p>In 2023, when then-public transport minister Ben Carroll failed in his surprising bid to secure the leadership of the Victorian Labor party, he told a press conference: “I was always very keen to rise.”</p><p>The premier Daniel Andrews had resigned believing he had locked in his succession plan: his loyal deputy Jacinta Allan as premier, and treasurer Tim Pallas as deputy.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/who-is-ben-carroll-mp-victoria-deputy-premier-faction-jacinta-allan">Continue reading...</a>