Victorian Premier Ben Carroll holds press conference on first full day in the job.

The new Labor leader appeared alongside Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams at a Kmart in Melbourne's CBD on Wednesday morning.

The new Labor leader appeared alongside Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams at a Kmart in Melbourne's CBD on Wednesday morning.

Victoria's new premier Ben Carroll will spend most of his first full day as state leader in Spring Street, with the Victorian Parliament in the middle of a sitting week.

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter. Good afternoon. Ben Carroll has been sworn in as the new premier of Victoria, with his first act as leader to announce a royal commission into alleged corruption in the construction

After a tumultuous 24 hours, the Labor Party in Victoria has decided it will have Ben Carroll as its new leader and therefore Premier of Victoria. This is after the state’s attorney-general Sonya Kilkenny, also nominated herself for the leadership following Premier Jacinta Allan stepping down this morning. Kilkenny la