The ABC is inviting readers to submit election issues and questions for candidates and parties in the Victorian state election campaign, while live coverage begins with campaign bus activity, media appearances by the Coalition and One Nation, a Greens policy announcement, and the first witnesses at the Big Build royal commission public hearings.
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The ABC is running live coverage of the Victorian state election campaign and inviting readers to submit issues and questions they want answered from candidates and parties.
We want to know what's shaping your vote in this election and why.
Whether it's cost of living, housing affordability, crime, regional roads, healthcare or jobs, let us know in our form below.
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Good morning and welcome to our live coverage on the Victorian state election campaign.
Labor's big red bus is on the road again, while the Coalition and One Nation are fronting the media and the Greens have a new policy announcement.
Plus, the Big Build royal commission will call its first witnesses as the first block of public hearings continue.
We'll bring you all that here in our blog today.
NT Labor has promised to build a new Royal Darwin Hospital if it wins government in 2028, with Shadow Health Minister Chansey Paech saying planning is already underway with medical professionals, architects, and Territorians. The current hospital in Tiwi is deteriorating, and two sites are under consideration: the current Tiwi location or Defence land in Berrimah earmarked for divestment. No exact cost has been cited, though officials have previously suggested it would likely exceed $1 billion. The AMA NT welcomed the pledge, while the CLP government criticised it as a headline grab and said it was not ruling in or out a new hospital. The federal government has not committed funding, stating the NT government is responsible for planning, funding, and delivery of capital.
Australian Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, president of negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, called on nations to accelerate climate action and scale up technology deployment, citing glacial collapse in Nepal, heat deaths in Europe, and intensifying El Niño as evidence that climate change is already here.
Queensland's Supported Accommodation initiative will provide transitional housing in 37 projects statewide, delivering more than 600 places for people sleeping rough, with 24/7 specialist support. Housing minister Sam O'Connor said all projects would be identified by the end of the term, but could not specify how many would be occupied or the cost.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, alleging unlawful actions related to military interventions in Iran, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. The move triggers a two-day House vote clock, with President Trump reportedly enraged by the challenge from within his own party. Hegseth has scheduled a Pentagon press conference for Tuesday.
Charles Wooley, a veteran 60 Minutes reporter, was sworn in as Hobart's lord mayor on Monday evening, pledging to turn the council around after years of infighting and code-of-conduct complaints. He urged fellow councillors to leave political allegiances at the door and govern for the people of Hobart. The council has been reduced from 12 to 9 seats, and a deputy mayor will be elected on November 16.
France has officially identified Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as responsible for unprecedented cyberattacks that disabled supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe, prompting vows of EU-wide sanctions and a formal judicial investigation.