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Victoria’s deputy premier, Ben Carroll, has confirmed he will nominate for the leadership of the Labor party, after a group of MPs told the premier, Jacinta Allan, she no longer had the support of caucus.
The cross-factional group of ministers and MPs met the premier before Monday’s scheduled cabinet meeting, to tell her she had lost the majority of support and urged her to stand down, just four months before the state election.
In a statement released after that meeting, Carroll said he told the premier that he would nominate for the leadership, setting up the possibility of a spill to take place on Tuesday.
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Cam McEvoy dominated the 50m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night, going under 21 seconds for only the second time.
It is the sprint ace’s first individual gold medal at his third Commonwealth Games.
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“I was counting down for two minutes before. But it was pretty anti-climactic.” – Indigo Miller
The AusAlert test siren blared over phones in Australia today at 2pm AEST.
Podcast
‘It is comforting to be haunted’: how attitudes to abortion have changed through the ages – podcast
The abortion debate – the language of life, choice and rights – severs women, and their pain, from history. I don’t want to forget my abortion and I don’t want to forget theirs, writes Erin Maglaque, read by Lanna Joffrey.
Before bed read
Dr Suzanne Bell helps astronauts perform in a high-stress environment. To do that, she wakes up at 5am – without an alarm.
The organisational psychologist, who leads the Behavioral Health and Performance Laboratory at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center, outlines a day in her life.
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