Australia news live: new Victorian premier Ben Carroll announces construction royal commission; Angus Taylor donations raised in Icac

<p>Follow updates live</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/28/jacinta-allan-resigns-quits-victoria-premier-leadership-challenge-ben-carroll">Jacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben Carroll</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/who-is-ben-carroll-mp-victoria-deputy-premier-faction-jacinta-allan">Who is Ben Carroll?</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>ACTU president says now is the ‘right time’ to leave</strong></p><p><strong>Michele O’Neil, </strong>the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said it’s the “right time” to leave after she announced her departure alongside ACTU secretary <strong>Sally McManus</strong>.</p><p>We thought about this and we just think that it’s time for renewal. The union movement is in good shape. We’ve seen changes in workers’ rights that have made a big difference in workers’ lives. We’ve seen the union movement starting to grow for the first time in decades. And next year will be the 100th anniversary of the ACTU. <strong>So we think it’s time for a new leadership team to come in.</strong></p><p>We have a debt heading towards $200bn in this state. We have teachers out striking in the streets because the state government and <strong>Ben Carroll</strong> can’t secure a pay deal. We have holes in the roads. You need a majority governmen