Aug 1, 2026 – 5.00amJust four months after Daniel Andrews led Victorian Labor to another landslide victory, his shine had well and truly worn off. But he didn’t know it yet.It was around the time of the Aston byelection, in April 2023, and the newly elected Albanese government was trying to pull off a historic feat by winning the middle-class seat in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs from the Liberals.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sumeyya IlanbeyVictorian political correspondentSumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
Debt, corruption, and blind loyalty: Inside the fall of Jacinta Allan
Victoria’s new premier, Ben Carroll, faces a monumental task: he must distance himself from a decade of Labor rule and halt an impending electoral disaster.
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