This morning, Jacinta Allan stepped aside as Premier of Victoria, and Ben Carroll was sworn-in promptly. Ben Carroll becoming Premier is a regressive step for Victoria. He's a Shoppie who used to work with Stephen Conroy. I'm tipping Victorians can expect Ben Carroll to offer: - Talk about caring for the working-class, while actually suppressing wages and rights of workers, especially young and low income people. - Centrist concessions to RWNJs. - Erosion of the rights and protections for minorities such as LGBTQIA+ people. - Pandering to conservative religious dogma on issues such as women's health, contraception, and abortion. - Ignorant meddling with Tech, such as censorship, NBN/broadband, and whatever is happening with AI. - Bizarre legislative carve-outs and gifts to big business. - Further entrenchment of the gambling industry. #AusPol #VicPol #JacintaAllan #BenCarroll