Jacinta Allan was shaking hands and posing for photos in the state government’s lavish Victoria Suite at the Formula 1 in Melbourne on Sunday, when her week started to take a turn for the worse.

By the time the heavens opened and hometown hero Oscar Piastri spun off the track, the premier was long gone to pick up her children. That was about the time AFR Weekend received word that Labor operatives were at panic stations, making calls and trying to find out what was in a 60 Minutes report airing that night. How much was Allan exposed by new claims about the shocking infiltration of the CFMEU by organised crime, they were asking. And could a challenge to Allan’s leadership eventually be in play?