Who is Jess Wilson and should the Victorian Labor government be worried?
The Victorian Liberals’ first female leader will focus on the budget, health and housing, relegating crime to a second priorityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking...
By Henry Belot · The Guardian World
The Victorian Liberals’ first female leader will focus on the budget, health and housing, relegating crime to a second priority Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Within minutes of becoming the first woman to lead the Victorian Liberals, 35-year-old Jess Wilson made a strategic shift that should worry Labor. Her predecessor, Brad Battin, a former police officer, had spent almost a year focused overwhelmingly on crime. He was a man so eager to campaign on the issue, he once detoured to the scene of a fatal stabbing to hold a press conference before the body had been removed. Continue reading...