Victorian politics is in turmoil. On Tuesday morning, Jacinta Allan stood down as the state's49th premier after more than 25 years in parliament.

In a bonus episode of The Morning Edition, state political reporter Kieran Rooney discusses what brought Allan down, who has replaced her and what it means for the state election in just four months’ time.

Background reading:
'Slow, then fast, the downfall of a premier under siege'
The one thing Jacinta Allan left out of her farewell speech is Carroll’s first priority

Victorian politics is in turmoil. On Tuesday morning, Jacinta Allan stood down as the state's 49th premier after more than 25 years in parliament.
In a bonus episode of&nbsp;The Morning Edition, state political reporter Kieran Rooney discusses what brought Allan down, who has replaced her and what it means for the state election in just four months&rsquo; time.
Background reading:
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<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/slow-then-fast-the-downfall-of-a-premier-under-siege-20260728-p60j9h.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">'Slow, then fast, the downfall of a premier under siege'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-omission-in-jacinta-allan-s-departing-statement-as-premier-20260728-p60j5g.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The one thing Jacinta Allan left out of her farewell speech is Carroll&rsquo;s first priority</a></li>
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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The downfall of Victorian premier Jacinta Allan

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