Jacinta Allan has stepped down as Victorian Labor leader and premier after losing caucus support, with Ben Carroll elected to replace her ahead of November’s state election. The article says her long parliamentary service means she could receive a taxpayer-funded pension of about $200,000 a year if she leaves politics, highlighting the continuing cost of older parliamentary retirement arrangements.

Allan was first elected as the member for Bendigo East in 1999 and became Victoria’s premier in 2023. The reported pension entitlement is linked to her length of service and is separate from her departure as premier; it would apply when she retires from parliament rather than simply on leaving the leadership.