Victoria's Labor Party Faces Leadership Shake-Up

Victoria's Deputy Premier Ben Carroll has said he will put his name forward to become the new leader of the Labor Party. A group of MPs told Premier Jacinta Allan that she no longer had enough support from her own party members. The challenge came just four months before Victoria's state election, making it a very important moment in Australian politics.

A group of ministers and MPs from different parts of the Labor Party met with Premier Allan before a scheduled cabinet meeting on Monday. They told her that most of the party no longer supported her as leader and asked her to step down. A cabinet meeting is when senior government ministers come together to make key decisions.

After the meeting, Carroll released a public statement confirming he told the premier he planned to nominate for the leadership role. This means the Labor Party could hold a leadership spill — a special vote to choose a new leader — as soon as Tuesday. A spill is an important event because it can quickly change who is in charge of a political party.

In other news, a nationwide emergency alert test was sent to mobile phones across Australia at 2pm on Monday. The AusAlert system sent a loud siren sound to phones all over the country to help people recognise the warning. These tests are important so that Australians know what to expect if a real emergency happens.

At the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night, Australian swimmer Cam McEvoy won gold in the 50-metre freestyle final. He finished in under 21 seconds, something he has only achieved once before in his career. It was McEvoy's first individual gold medal at his third Commonwealth Games, making it a proud and historic achievement.