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Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin faces leadership challenge
Henry Belot
Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin will face a leadership challenge from the shadow treasurer and first-term MP this morning Jess WilsonState elections are less than a year away.
A handful of Liberal MPs from across groups told Battin on Monday afternoon that he no longer had the confidence of his colleagues as leader.
Multiple Liberal sources said Battin had lost the support of the majority of the party hall and some worried he was becoming a “one-trick pony” on crime.
The party has been bitterly divided this year by multiple scandals, and Jess’s supporters believe she is their best hope for unification before the election in November 2026.
35-year-old former advisor to the federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg and former Liberal MP’s daughter RonWilson.
He was chosen to represent the affluent center of Kew in Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs at the 2022 state election.
Wilson is also a former president of the Victorian Young Liberals and a former policy director of the Business Council of Australia.
If she succeeds in replacing Battin, as many party insiders expect, she will become the first woman to lead the Victorian Liberal party and its third leader in less than a year.
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Jonathan Barrett
The ACCC has found widespread lack of compliance with button batteries in the past
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has previously found widespread non-compliance with safety standards for button batteries, which can be fatal if swallowed.
According to the regulator, when a battery is swallowed, a chemical reaction occurs that burns tissue and severely damages vital organs.
Items that failed the selection test include an electronic writing pad, a toy clock, a video game and a plastic piece, all purchased from AliExpress.
Shein’s unsuccessful products include slatted glasses, light-up jelly rings, satin hair clips, buns, and a keyboard button chain.
According to Choice, three items were found on Amazon, including bath toys, flexible tubes and a keychain, while a fidget spinner, gloves, toy torch, glowing mouthpiece and shoes purchased on eBay violated regulations.
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Multiple child toy buttons violate safety standards
Jonathan Barrett
17 of 24 children’s toys purchased from major online retailers as part of consumer shopping testing by Choice failed to meet Australia’s mandatory button battery standards, putting children at risk of serious harm.
Choice said the faults included batteries that were accessible without tools, a lack of safety notices or warnings, and removable screws.
Election campaign director Rosie Thomas said Australia urgently needed stronger product safety laws to make it illegal for all companies to sell unsafe products.
Time and time again we see online marketplaces fail to ensure that the products they sell are safe and comply with relevant security standards; This is definitely not good enough.
Marketplaces make a profit by selling products in Australia, but they face no clear legal obligation to ensure they are safe.
Products were purchased from Shein, AliExpress, eBay and Amazon. Guardian Australia contacted four companies for comment.
Choice, which forwarded its results to the consumer regulator, said Amazon and eBay removed the products in response to the findings.
Choice said AliExpress denied the findings and Shein did not respond.
Wong says constant struggle to ensure security in Asia Pacific
Tom McIlroy
The Foreign Minister said Australia faced constant competition to maintain security and prosperity in the Asia Pacific. Penny Wonghe says.
In a speech in Canberra on Monday night, Wong named China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as countries seeking to dominate and destabilize the region.
He spoke of Labour’s track record in delivering the most comprehensive security architecture in the country’s history, but said there had been a permanent shift in the balance of power between our immediate neighbours, describing a state of permanent disruption.
What we want is a relationship that allows us to cooperate and build close ties with China while protecting our national interests and building security and prosperity in our region.
Because we know that China will continue to exert significant influence on our region and on the multilateral system that is so important to Australia.
Wong said at the Australian Institute of International Affairs event that China will continue to try to reshape the region in line with its own interests.
Russia, Iran and North Korea will continue to sabotage and destabilize.
With so much activity and competition, things may not always go Australia’s way. However, we will continue to highlight our national interests in the competition every day.
Sussan Ley says Australian people are ‘highlighting’ political infighting
Caitlin Cassidy
Susan Ley While announcing that he would “absolutely” lead the Liberal party at the next election, he acknowledged the Australian public’s “underestimation of us” as it enters into civil strife.
Speaking on the ABC’s 7.30pm program on Monday, the opposition leader said he knew there was “speculation” about the future of his leadership.
But he said he could “absolutely” guarantee he would remain leader of the Liberal party after speculation he might withdraw support for his caucus’ struggling leadership following his decision to abandon a net-zero emissions target.
I know there is speculation about comments and opinions. You need to ask these questions. I will not for a moment lose focus on what matters today: our affordable energy plan. Because… Australians deserve affordable energy…
We are here in the interests of the Australian people. I admit that people look down on us when we appear to be talking about ourselves. I accept this.
Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin faces leadership challenge
Henry Belot
Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin will face a leadership challenge from the shadow treasurer and first-term MP this morning Jess WilsonState elections are less than a year away.
A handful of Liberal MPs from across groups told Battin on Monday afternoon that he no longer had the confidence of his colleagues as leader.
Multiple Liberal sources said Battin had lost the support of the majority of the party hall and some worried he was becoming a “one-trick pony” on crime.
The party has been bitterly divided this year by multiple scandals, and Jess’s supporters believe she is their best hope for unification before the election in November 2026.
35-year-old former advisor to the federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg and former Liberal MP’s daughter RonWilson.
He was chosen to represent the affluent center of Kew in Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs at the 2022 state election.
Wilson is also a former president of the Victorian Young Liberals and a former policy director of the Business Council of Australia.
If she succeeds in replacing Battin, as many party insiders expect, she will become the first woman to lead the Victorian Liberal party and its third leader in less than a year.
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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I Martin Farrer with the best night stories and then Nick Visser will initiate the action.
We’re off to a busy start today with the Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin We face a leadership challenge from the shadow treasurer and first-term MP at the party room meeting at 8.30am this morning Jess Wilson. MPs from different factions told Battin yesterday that they had lost confidence in his leadership. More to come shortly.
Battin is not alone as a Liberal leader facing questions over leadership with the federal leader Susan Ley he continues to have to answer questions about his own position. Speaking on ABC’s 7.30 last night, she said she could “absolutely” guarantee that she would lead the party at the next election. More is coming.
And Penny Wong He gave an important speech in which he explained how Australia can and, in his mind, should direct our relationship with China. More on this subject soon.
