2026-07-28 0d00860be39e68c4435a8539ea0f952985497c54 /feed/2026/07/28/victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-resigns-triggering-a-leadership-spill-ben-carroll-is-elected-unanimously-as-the-new-pr Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan resigns, triggering a leadership spill. Ben Carroll is elected unanimously as the new Premier and Victorian Labor Party leader. 1785246887 2026-07-28 4dca5dfb966ab11d39fb7aa73d36de3f5eb9d0e6 /feed/2026/07/28/victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-resigns-triggering-a-leadership-spill Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan resigns triggering a leadership spill. 1785218084 2026-07-28 bc92bdb4da526395e403824f8b67dde23edf8de4 8 2026 Victorian Labor Party leadership election 1 /wiki/2026%20victorian%20labor%20party%20leadership%20election Australia 2 /wiki/australia Ben Carroll 172 /wiki/ben%20carroll Jacinta Allan 71 /wiki/jacinta%20allan Victorian 14 /wiki/victoria,%20australia Victorian Labor Party 239 /wiki/victorian%20labor%20party leadership spill 116 /wiki/leadership%20spill premier 37 /wiki/premier%20of%20victoria 2026 Victorian Labor Party leadership election Australia Ben Carroll Jacinta Allan Victorian Victorian Labor Party leadership spill premier 2026 Victorian Labor Party leadership election 2026-05-18 1faa3ab12e3ed8afeaff00313fc67045a770875d 19 Australia 1 /feed/2026/05/18/australian-treasurer-jim-chalmers-orders-several-china-linked-shareholders-to-divest-their-stakes-in-northern-minerals-u Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers orders several China-linked shareholders to divest their stakes in Northern Minerals under foreign investment laws aimed at protecting the country's rare earths sector. 2026-03-24 f08bf6de13e6769176e6624a5e9d3d5f405a8ade 30 Australia 1 /feed/2026/03/24/australia-and-the-european-union-sign-a-free-trade-agreement-after-eight-years-of-negotiations Australia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement after eight years of negotiations. 2026-02-21 943fb4245e564307bbb97c9c79127577aadb787f 14 Australia 1 /feed/2026/02/21/the-state-emergency-service-of-victoria-australia-issues-the-highest-level-emergency-evacuation-warning-for-areas-surr The state emergency service of Victoria, Australia, issues the highest-level emergency evacuation warning for areas surrounding the A1 Mine Settlement of Gaffneys Creek, as an uncontrolled bushfire burns the settlement. 2025-12-7 7e7a7bfbc0b8cc55ff19a1c963e057ff0f22b146 9 Australia 1 /feed/2025/12/7/a-fire-and-rescue-nsw-firefighter-is-killed-and-dozens-of-homes-are-destroyed-as-bushfires-spread-across-parts-of-new-so A Fire and Rescue NSW firefighter is killed and dozens of homes are destroyed as bushfires spread across parts of New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia. 2025-11-25 ab46267d480d382b5311aad67212cc350d073c58 /feed/2025/11/25/australia-s-federal-court-fines-united-super-the-cbus-pension-fund-s-trustee-a-235-million-us-152-million-for-syst Australia's Federal Court fines United Super, the Cbus pension fund's trustee, A$23.5 million (US$15.2 million) for systemic failures that caused extensive delays in processing death and disability insurance claims affecting over 7,000 members. 1764081131 2025-11-25 61d08ad2d21c013579b95a3754f5d1cac8cee97c 9 Australia 1 /feed/2025/11/25/the-australian-federal-court-fines-united-super-the-cbus-pension-fund-s-trustee-a-235-million-us-152-million-for-s The Australian Federal Court fines United Super, the Cbus pension fund's trustee, A$23.5 million (US$15.2 million) for systemic failures that caused extensive delays in processing death and disability insurance claims affecting over 7,000 members. 2025-09-21 d0749f5a6aef51544fd2c5836826bcc7090ddb9c /feed/2025/09/21/canada-australia-the-united-kingdom-and-portugal-formally-recognise-the-state-of-palestine-as-a-sovereign-state-with Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Portugal formally recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state, with Canada and the UK becoming the first G7 countries to do so. 1758507451 2025-09-21 c54a919184f81cd7c0e5cc7cb57dbc2fc026f9b1 /feed/2025/09/21/canada-australia-and-the-united-kingdom-formally-recognise-the-state-of-palestine-as-a-sovereign-state-with-canada-an Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom formally recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state, with Canada and the UK becoming the first G7 countries to do so. 1758485702 2025-09-21 105ed7ba42ad55c83865c795ee8a1564355989f2 /feed/2025/09/21/canada-australia-and-the-united-kingdom-formally-recognise-the-state-of-palestine-as-a-sovereign-state-canada-s-recog Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom formally recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state. Canada's recognition makes it the first G7 country to do so. 1758478510 2025-09-21 96caba5f95d1c267bce65d2a8401fd509dc55795 5 Australia 1 /feed/2025/09/21/australia-canada-portugal-and-the-united-kingdom-formally-recognise-the-state-of-palestine-as-a-sovereign-state-with Australia, Canada, Portugal, and the United Kingdom formally recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state, with Canada becoming the first G7 country to do so. 2025-09-15 b756064d7b657c10dab93797b8fe4d9742d24727 7 Australia 1 /feed/2025/09/15/australian-bank-anz-agrees-to-pay-au-240-million-us-160-million-in-penalties-the-largest-ever-imposed-by-the-securiti Australian bank ANZ agrees to pay AU$240 million (US$160 million) in penalties, the largest ever imposed by the Securities and Investments Commission, for misconduct including irregularities in a government bond deal and failures affecting its customers. 2025-09-7 27421627b31b929ecd6122a9ffa151a601d41f03 /feed/2025/09/7/50-year-old-erin-patterson-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-plus-an-extra-25-years-without-parole-for-33-years-for-the-202 50-year-old Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. 1757304715 2025-09-7 f56f9497752c01fca250efa4bcbd2f2139f6c4b5 15 Australia Victorian 2 /feed/2025/09/7/erin-patterson-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-plus-an-extra-25-years-without-parole-for-33-years-for-the-2023-poisoning Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. 2025-05-25 5f8b29e560f7c50eec8b75729f502a3c5bff5a68 /feed/2025/05/25/at-least-four-people-are-injured-including-one-seriously-in-a-mass-stabbing-attack-with-a-machete-and-fight-at-the-nor At least four people are injured, including one seriously, in a mass stabbing attack with a machete and fight at the Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 1748187898 2025-05-25 1abca8ccd7661af11bd39e1f27aff2e061a1eb7c 5 Australia 1 /feed/2025/05/25/at-least-four-people-are-injured-including-one-seriously-in-a-mass-stabbing-attack-with-a-machete-and-fight-between-ga At least four people are injured, including one seriously, in a mass stabbing attack with a machete and fight between gangs at the Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2025-02-11 978f63ad0611fe99133b415058d6acb42e70a9e5 /feed/2025/02/11/the-united-states-united-kingdom-and-australia-announce-sanctions-on-a-russian-bulletproof-hosting-services-provider-t The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announce sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider that is allegedly ignoring law enforcement requests, along with two Russians who are operating the network. 1739294326 2025-02-11 a94810d18c34a122b01e23fd9739076f262d118f 26 Australia 1 /feed/2025/02/11/australia-the-united-kingdom-and-the-united-states-announce-sanctions-on-a-russian-bulletproof-hosting-services-provid Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announce sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider that is allegedly ignoring law enforcement requests, along with two Russians who are operating the network. /feed/2026/07/28/in-australia-victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-resigns-triggering-a-leadership-spill-ben-carroll-is-elected-unanimously ABC News Australia 28 362ba07311369e9076f929c0d8d24cd86f52ca0d 7 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/ben-carroll-new-victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-successor/106787490 2026 In Australia, Victorian premier Jacinta Allan resigns, triggering a leadership spill. Ben Carroll is elected unanimously as the new Premier and Victorian Labor Party leader.