5.58amMeet the man who may oust Jacinta Allan todayBy Patrick HatchEight years working at the checkout of a suburban Kmart can instil many things in a young man’s character.Humility. Resolve. An ability to navigate conflict and wear criticism.“Marathon runner”: Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ben Carroll.Ruby AlexanderBut perhaps endurance is the trait Ben Carroll developed behind the register that has served him best during his 14-year parliamentary career.On Tuesday, that career could reach its pinnacle: a looming spill motion at a morning meeting of MPs may unseat Jacinta Allan and install Carroll as the 50th premier of Victoria.Read more about Ben Carroll’s rise here.5.55amBombshell briefing reveals top officials warned Allan of CFMEU misconductBy Nick McKenzie and Kieran RooneyA secret briefing to Premier Jacinta Allan reveals her most senior advisers sought to warn her in writing in June 2023 that the Big Build she was overseeing as minister was being taken over by a lawless CFMEU, that this could cause major cost blowouts, and bikies and criminals had reportedly infiltrated taxpayer-funded projects.The emergence of the report marked “strictly confidential and cabinet in confidence” and addressed to Allan comes as she fights for her political life. It shows Labor’s top infrastructure officials knew far more about Big Build corruption – and the consequences of her failure to act on it – than has ever been publicly revealed.The government’s response to CFMEU corruption has been the defining issue as Allan battles to save her leadership. Her main rival, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll, has pledged to overturn her refusal to hold a royal commission.Read the full story here.5.50amLeadership showdown looms for Jacinta Allan and Ben CarrollBy Lachlan AbbottGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of the internal Labor Party push to dump Jacinta Allan as Victorian premier.A leadership showdown between Allan and Deputy Premier Ben Carroll is set to play out at a Labor caucus meeting scheduled for 10am today.Jacinta Allan and Ben Carroll.Artwork: Michael HowardA motion to spill the leadership is expected after a cross-factional delegation of ministers and MPs met with Allan yesterday and told her she’d lost support of the partyroom and should stand down.Allan refused to budge, even when Carroll later walked into the room and told her he’d agreed to stand against the premier.The extraordinary revolt against Allan’s leadership comes just months before a state election amid dire opinion polling and an ongoing corruption scandal.Read the inside story of yesterday’s turmoil here.1 of 1