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Smartphones and credit cards could be used to access public transport under $1.7bn contract

Victoria's troubled public transport ticketing scheme will be overhauled to allow commuters to use their iPhones and credit cards.

Victoria has paid less than $20 million through its trial of sick pay for casuals, with the government yet to settle on how it would fund the scheme long-term.

The Victorian Department of Transport's impartiality has been called into question after it was asked by the Andrews government to cost the opposition's policy proposal.

Ballarat CBD businesses will be watching GovHub keenly in the weeks to come to see what impact the change of COVID work from home rules will have on the underutilised building. On Thursday Victorians were encouraged to return to the office, with the government lifting its work from home recommendation.…

The Great Alpine Road has been nominated as Victoria's most dangerous in a survey from the state's opposition, which the government claims is misleading.

The 2023 kindergarten plans of dozens of Melbourne families are thrown into disarray after learning their community-led kinder will shut its doors at the end of the year. Parents are urging the Anglican Church, which owns the land, to reconsider a decision not to renew the centre's lease.

University hospital in Geelong confirms baby’s death on Monday night as Covid outbreaks worsen emergency room pressures

New ministers Steve Dimopoulos and Harriet Shing are part of the cohort that will flank Premier Daniel Andrews as he vies for a third term in government later this year.

The shock departure of four of Victoria's most-senior ministers has resulted in a significant shake-up of the government's front bench and sheds light on the future of the state Labor Party — including who will succeed Premier Daniel Andrews.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says under the pledge, the Coalition will pump an extra $10 million into IBAC's budget per year and increase the Victorian Ombudsman's funding by $2 million per year.