Wednesday Headlines: 

• Treasurer defends government spending after latest interest rate hike
• Voting in the US midterm elections is underway
• Two Australians confirmed among the dead in horror Spain train crash
• Jury in Russell Brand rape trial considers its verdict
• Wegovy pill approved for use in Australia
• Virgin Australia, Sony and ticketing giants named in annual Shonkys

Deep Dive: For the first time in 12 years, the Victorian Liberal Party is in a position to potentially win government, ending Labor's long-held control of the state.  

But how much of that is about the popularity of the Coalition and its relatively new leader, Jess Wilson, who could become the first popularly elected female premier of Victoria?  

In today's episode, the Opposition Leader joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to discuss her limited political career, her ambitions for Victoria and why she thinks now is the time for change. 

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