She is currently Chief of Joint Capabilities and will now become the first woman to command the Australian Army.

“Whether it’s New Zealand, England, Ireland, where they can come across here into Victoria… it gives them the opportunity to come across, but it also fills the void of recruiting in a shorter period of time.”

One Perth resident lost $4,541 after a caller claiming to be from her bank’s fraud department urged her to take urgent action.

Nationally, the party now trails only Labor in primary vote share, outperforming the Coalition in every state except Victoria.

PM Balen Shah, 35, assumed office following a decisive victory in Nepal’s first national election since last year’s youth-led protests.

Thomas’s win delivers One Nation a fourth seat in the House of Assembly and contributes to a total of seven representatives across both chambers — a notable increase for a party that has traditionally occupied the political fringes in South Australia.

“I respectfully submit that disqualifying my application on this basis is disproportionate and inconsistent with the principles of procedural fairness,” he wrote.

With the deadline for applications now closed and deliberations underway, attention turns to who will ultimately secure the number one spot in Western Metro

While conceding that government measures—such as a fuel excise cut—would not fully offset rising costs, he insisted they would provide some relief.

“I want to acknowledge the courage of victim-survivors who continue to speak out. Child sexual abuse is abhorrent, and I unequivocally condemn it,” he said.