Jacinta Allan’s cabinet reshuffle proves she’s not just going to be a carbon copy of Daniel Andrews | Benita Kolovos

But that has to be coupled with a more collaborative approach to cabinet from the new premier,' one right-aligned Labor MP says

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In unveiling her first cabinet, the message of Victoria's new premier, Jacinta Allan, was clear: I am not my predecessor.

Much has been made of Allan's close bond to Daniel Andrews, with the duo having shared the same socialist left faction and moved up the ranks of the Bracks and Brumby governments together, as well as having worked alongside one another as leader and deputy.

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