Debt, corruption, and blind loyalty: Inside the fall of Jacinta Allan
by Sumeyya Ilanbey · Australian Financial ReviewSumeyya IlanbeyVictorian political correspondent
Aug 1, 2026 – 5.00am
Just four months after Daniel Andrews led Victorian Labor to another landslide victory, his shine had well and truly worn off. But he didn’t know it yet.
It was around the time of the Aston byelection, in April 2023, and the newly elected Albanese government was trying to pull off a historic feat by winning the middle-class seat in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs from the Liberals.
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Sumeyya IlanbeyVictorian political correspondentSumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Sumeyya on Twitter. Email Sumeyya at sumeyya.ilanbey@afr.com.au
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