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Following Jacinta Allan’s resignation, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll was sworn in as Victoria’s 50th premier on 27 27‑28 July 2026. 2026 after Jacinta Allan’s resignation. Within hours of taking office he announced a royal commission into the construction sector, targeting alleged corruption and $15 $100 billion of excess costs in state‑funded “Big Build” construction programme, tasking a special prosecutor to work alongside the taxpayer‑funded Big Build programme. Carroll also pledged inquiry and pledging to expand broaden the powers of the Independent Broad‑based Anti‑corruption Commission (IBAC) (IBAC). He also announced additional police funding and signalled an imminent cabinet reshuffle aimed at restoring Labor’s image ahead of the November state election. On his first day the government introduced Workplace Protection Orders, allowing penalties of up to two years’ imprisonment creating new offences and fines of $50,000 penalties to protect safeguard retail and transport workers from violent or abusive behaviour. A The same day the Multicultural Victoria Amendment Bill 2026 was moved to replace the Victorian Multicultural Commission with tabled, establishing a new statutory body to improve community representation. Carroll announced broader law‑and‑order reforms and increased funding for replace the police, framing a “zero‑tolerance” stance on misuse of public office. Victorian Multicultural Commission. These moves come as polls show Labor trailing the Coalition and One Nation, with the royal commission seen as form a key effort to address the ongoing Big Build scandal before broader reform agenda aimed at restoring Labor’s image ahead of the 28 November state election.