Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences

The Victorian Liberal Party has announced a plan to introduce a new appeals court, aiming to implement tougher sentencing for offenders. This proposal signals a focus on judicial reform and stricter penalties within the state's legal system.

Meanwhile, One Nation MP David Farley has pushed back against claims that his party lacks serious policies. Farley suggested that One Nation's net migration target is closer to 230,000, a figure that would encompass backpackers, Pacific workers, and skilled laborers. He emphasized that the party's focus is on the net overseas migration (Nom) in its "true form," supplemented by existing economic programs, arguing the raw numbers are similar but the distribution and need for workers in specific sectors, like agriculture and mining, are paramount.

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Those policies are there … There’s a powerful amount of work goes on it.

In separate news, a fatal collision occurred in East Melbourne when a man driving a stolen car died after a series of crashes. The man was reportedly driving erratically in a stolen Subaru before colliding with two other vehicles. He then entered another vehicle, a Mustang, and continued driving, ultimately crashing head-on with a Range Rover and then a Toyota Camry. The driver of the Range Rover sustained an arm injury, while the other motorist was unharmed. Police are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage related to the incident.

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We’re focusing on the Nom in its true form, and then we’ve got these programs that have been available now for over a decade that drive our economy ... the raw number is not too different, but the reality is, where do we need them? We don’t need them in the great urban metroplex. We need them out to be productive, working in agriculture, engineering, mining, etc.