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Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria's new premier?

With the sudden announcement that Daniel Andrews will be stepping down as premier of Victoria at 5pm today, the Labor Party has been working to find the best replacement.

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2023

Victoria’s new premier: who is Jacinta Allan and what can we expect from her leadership?

Allan, who succeeds Daniel Andrews after his resignation on Tuesday, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023

Palaszczuk again vows to stay on after Andrews exit

The premier of Queensland has paid tribute to Daniel Andrews but says she has no intention of following the longer-serving Victorian leader into retirement.

AAP · Sep 27, 2023

Jacinta Allan expected to be appointed Victorian premier amid Labor factional fight

Socialist left ally of Daniel Andrews is seen as his successor, but factional battles for deputy leader are expected on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics - who drove conservatives to distraction

Daniel Andrews, who has announced he will step down after nearly nine years as premier, leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics. An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, he has been an enormously consequential leader and one of national significance. He is…

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023

Daniel Andrews remoulded the state of Victoria – but the wheels were beginning to wobble

Time will tell if the premier’s legacy will be his huge infrastructure projects and social reforms or his exercise of power and debt burden

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

'Time to step away': Labor on backfoot as Andrews walks

Labor MPs are preparing to quickly elect a new leader following Daniel Andrews' shock resignation as Victorian premier after almost a decade in the top job.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

Progress, protests and pooches: the highs and lows of Daniel Andrews’ nine years as premier

Andrews’ hardline approach to the Covid pandemic made him a polarising figure – and controversy was never far away from his government

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

Deputy and ally puts hand up to succeed premier

Victoria's deputy premier has nominated herself to succeed Daniel Andrews as leader with the Labor party preparing for a critical meeting.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

Irrepressible rise of 'crash through' Labor strongman

Daniel Andrews stormed through Labor's ranks to become Victoria's premier with irrepressible ambition and he acknowledged that hard work as he stepped down.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023