PoliticsFederalThe AFR ViewThe AFR ViewCarroll can’t fix Victoria without fixing Suburban Rail LoopPaying a finite price to break a bad contract today is far less burdensome than saddling taxpayers with a potential $200 billion debt legacy for generations to come.Victoria’s new premier, Ben Carroll, has made a point of distancing himself from his political lineage, insisting he was neither Daniel Andrews nor Jacinta Allan.His first move to break with the past was establishing a royal commission into the state’s scandal-plagued construction sector – an inquiry Allan had stubbornly resisted.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics