After 48 hours of acrimony, Ben Carroll’s U-turn for the ages needs to set Victoria on a new course

Ben Carroll had hoped to quietly rise to the top job, but instead became Victoria's 50th premier after 48 hours of heated public confrontation and shouting matches. Per The Guardian, he emerged relatively unscathed from the contentious transition, though he now faces a key challenge: convincing voters he doesn't represent more of the same for Victorian Labor.

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