Australia news live: new Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’; Harvey Norman fined $35m over misleading ad campaign

Ben Carroll has become Victoria's new premier following Jacinta Allan's resignation, pledging to do things differently, the Guardian reports. He takes over facing steep inherited challenges: state debt approaching two hundred billion dollars, striking teachers demanding pay resolution, and roads needing repair. Critics are warning that Carroll will need a majority government and concrete plans to address these problems rather than performative gestures.

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