Australia news live: Ben Carroll endorsed by Victorian Labor MPs as new premier; Hannah Ferguson to challenge PM’s Grayndler seat

Victoria's premier Jacinta Allan has resigned; Ben Carroll is backed by state Labor MPs to succeed her, The Guardian reports. Carroll faces immediate challenges—teachers are striking over a pay settlement the previous government couldn't reach, and Victoria carries a debt approaching two hundred billion dollars. In union news, Michele O'Neil is stepping down as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions alongside ACTU secretary Sally McManus. O'Neil says it's the right time for new leadership after the union movement achieved membership growth for the first time in decades, with next year marking the organization's centennial. And Hannah Ferguson is challenging for the prime minister's Grayndler seat.

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