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As you an see from Paul’s report there about Russell Broadbent’s news, the party room meetings are beginning to finish up.
We’ll bring you more information about what went on in each of the three meetings very soon.
16m ago18.43 ESTBenita Kolovos
The Victorian education minister, Ben Carroll, has weighed in on a planned students protest in support of Palestine next week. Unsurprisingly, he says students shouldn’t head along:
The 23rd of November is a school day and the expectation is that normal attendance will be required and students will be encouraged to attend school. We have a range of programs to support schools and school communities during this difficult time. We do know students are finding it very difficult and understandably, with events in the Middle East, but we are rolling out a range of supports. The most powerful thing students can do is be at school on the 23rd of November.
19m ago18.41 ESTLiberal MP to quit party in protest at losing preselection
The Age has reported, and Guardian Australia has independently confirmed that Liberal MP Russell Broadbent will move to the House of Representatives crossbench after losing preselection to contest his seat for the Liberals.
Broadbent, who first entered parliament in 1990 and won his Victorian seat of Monash with 52.9% of the two-party vote in 2022, lost preselection late last week. The Liberals chose Mary Aldred, a government relations executive at Fujitsu, to contest the seat at the next election.
Broadbent told the Coalition party room on Tuesday that he will take medical leave, then continue to represent the seat east of Melbourne as an independent.
Broadbent will be the third Coalition MP that opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has lost since the 2022 election, after Andrew Gee went to the crossbench citing the Nationals opposition to the Voice, and Alan Tudge‘s resignation resulted in the loss of the Aston byelection.
Updated at 18.57 EST19m ago18.40 EST
Optus seeks to limit access to documents as class action comes before court
Optus was in the federal court again this morning for the class action…
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Source from www.theguardian.com
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