Victorian teachers and education support staff took strike action again on 23 July, with schools across the state severely affected. About 20,000 marched in a display of raw anger at conditions in schools.

A mass student revolt in India has claimed victory after a wave of protests against corruption and youth unemployment. Protesters defied a brutal police crackdown and forced a member of Prime Minister Nahendra Modi’s cabinet to resign.

Victorian Labor has installed Ben Carroll as Premier in a bid to salvage the state election on 28 November. It's a clear move to the right.