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Australia news live: US marines plan permanent weapons stockpile in Victoria; Pauline Hanson to address National Press Club
Tender documents show plans for store beyond the range of Chinese missiles, report says. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA bruising interview on ABC’s 7.30 last night saw Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan grappling to answer questions about the collapse in Labor’s support and allegations of escalating multi-billion-dollar union corruption, just five months out from the state election.
A new poll released last week showed Labor trailing in third place on primary votes at just 21%, behind the Coalition and a surging One Nation. With her personal net approval rating sitting at an all time low, Allan upped the government’s ante on working from home, saying it was a human right.She said a state consultation survey of 37,000 people found that “thousands and thousands” had said their work-from-home requests had been denied by their bosses.
The premier also addressed the appearance of mobile billboards driving through Melbourne depicting her in AI-generated images wearing a black witch’s hat alongside the slogan “Ditch the Witch” – a revival of the phrase used against former prime minister Julia Gillard. The $105,000 campaign was funded by a group of local business owners, including Franco Puleo, the owner of the Gotham City brothel in South Melbourne.
Allan linked the extreme political rhetoric to the physical safety of female politicians.
“There is absolutely no place for gendered attacks on any woman in any workplace. You have to take a stand. You have to call this out.” Continue reading...
A new poll released last week showed Labor trailing in third place on primary votes at just 21%, behind the Coalition and a surging One Nation. With her personal net approval rating sitting at an all time low, Allan upped the government’s ante on working from home, saying it was a human right.She said a state consultation survey of 37,000 people found that “thousands and thousands” had said their work-from-home requests had been denied by their bosses.
The premier also addressed the appearance of mobile billboards driving through Melbourne depicting her in AI-generated images wearing a black witch’s hat alongside the slogan “Ditch the Witch” – a revival of the phrase used against former prime minister Julia Gillard. The $105,000 campaign was funded by a group of local business owners, including Franco Puleo, the owner of the Gotham City brothel in South Melbourne.
Allan linked the extreme political rhetoric to the physical safety of female politicians.
“There is absolutely no place for gendered attacks on any woman in any workplace. You have to take a stand. You have to call this out.” Continue reading...
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