Australia news live: Ben Carroll endorsed by Victorian Labor MPs as new premier after Jacinta Allan resigns

Jacinta Allan has stepped down as Victoria's premier, with Ben Carroll receiving his party's endorsement to succeed her, the Guardian reports. The leadership shift extends beyond state politics: Michele O'Neil, president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, is announcing her departure, saying the union movement has grown for the first time in decades and it's the right time for new leadership heading into the organization's centennial anniversary next year. Carroll faces immediate pressures—the state's debt is approaching two hundred billion dollars, teachers are striking over pay, and infrastructure maintenance is falling behind. These urgent challenges will define his opening weeks in office.

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