Australia news live: Jacinta Allan leadership challenge: Victorian premier due to hold press conference as rival Ben Carroll focuses on ‘talking to colleagues’

Per The Guardian, Victoria's premier Jacinta Allan faces a leadership challenge from deputy Ben Carroll. The timing is fraught: the state carries debt approaching two hundred billion dollars, teachers are striking over pay disputes, and infrastructure is deteriorating—exactly the conditions that make a government divided look vulnerable. Separately, Michele O'Neil, president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, announced she's stepping down along with secretary Sally McManus. O'Neil cited it as the 'right time' for renewal as the union movement approaches its centenary next year.

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