{"id":60433,"date":"2026-07-29T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/60433\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:01:17","slug":"same-st-bec-judd-slams-ben-carroll-as-complicit-in-victorias-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/60433\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Same s**t\u2019: Bec Judd slams Ben Carroll as \u2018complicit\u2019 in Victoria\u2019s downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bec Judd has slammed Victoria\u2019s new premier Ben Carroll in a scathing rant, accusing him of being complicit in the \u201cdownfall\u201d of the state. <\/p>\n<p>The AFL WAG took to Instagram on Tuesday to blast Carroll to her hundreds of thousands of followers. <\/p>\n<p>Former premier Jacinta Allan sparked a dramatic leadership spill after resigning on Tuesday, with Labor electing Carroll after a chaotic few hours.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/national\/victoria\/allan-leadership-challenge-labor-mps-to-meet-on-tuesday-to-decide-if-jacinta-allan-will-remain-premier\/live-coverage\/c64892fc6f726568b7275b0fe836dd37\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"c64892fc6f726568b7275b0fe836dd37\" data-tgev-label=\"national\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a news article announcing Carroll\u2019s position<\/a>, the influencer remarked: \u201cNever forget that this man sat side-by-side with Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan and was complicit in the downfall of Victoria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame s**t. Different face,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>Judd isn\u2019t the only one to speak out against Carroll and Labour in recent days. <\/p>\n<p>Opposition Leader Jess Wilson says it does not matter who runs the Labor Party because the government\u2019s problems run far deeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does not matter who leads this government,\u201d Wilson told parliament following Carroll\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Labor Party does not have the guts to admit the government has forfeited its moral authority to govern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson argued that the new Premier could not detach himself from Jacinta Allan\u2019s unpopular decisions because he was sitting at the cabinet table when they were made.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2024, Judd <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/real-life\/news-life\/woke-broke-and-violent-bec-judd-slams-handling-of-crime-in-melbourne\/news-story\/79681fa3e230e4bc53052b826c6b23ee\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"79681fa3e230e4bc53052b826c6b23ee\" data-tgev-label=\"lifestyle\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">described Melbourne as \u201cwoke, broke and violent\u201d<\/a> when airing her concerns about violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelbourne this is sad. Woke, broke and violent. I can\u2019t believe we are living like this,\u201d she wrote on Instagram, reacting to a <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3aw.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3AW<\/a> segment about residents being encouraged to put Apple Airtags in their cars.<\/p>\n<p>Two years before that, Judd <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/real-life\/news-life\/bec-judd-leaving-melbourne-after-backlash\/news-story\/ddb55fc3f228ad39859a766ecb5bcde6\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"ddb55fc3f228ad39859a766ecb5bcde6\" data-tgev-label=\"lifestyle\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said she felt unsafe in her multimillion-dollar mansion<\/a> and claimed the Victorian government didn\u2019t \u201cseem to care\u201d or be doing anything about violent crime in Bayside.<\/p>\n<p>She said at the time that she personally knew two women who had experienced home invasions in Brighton in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Judd is famously outspoken on social media, and back in June she slammed her former employer, Nine, for firing Karl Stefanovic. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what side of politics you sit on, everybody deserves the right to their opinion, even if you don\u2019t agree with it,\u201d she said on social media <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/tv\/morning-shows\/karl-stefanovic-left-speechless-after-bec-judds-xrated-remarks-on-live-tv\/news-story\/bb4959119d9e2d7bfab4559f24d2ab51\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"bb4959119d9e2d7bfab4559f24d2ab51\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">regarding her pal\u2019s<\/a> firing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom of speech nurtures critical thinking, prevents groupthink and allows people to build a tolerance for perspectives that are outside their own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, it is integral to a strong democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/melbourne\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Melbourne\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bec Judd has slammed Victoria\u2019s new premier Ben Carroll in a scathing rant, accusing him of being 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