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The government says payments of up to $45,000 will be made available to people who worked, trained or lived near the former firefighting site west of Melbourne, years after a parliamentary inquiry confirmed that firefighters were exposed to toxic chemicals during training.

In the wake of anti-vaccine protests, the Victorian government is considering the introduction of hospital exclusion zones to protect staff and patients.

Exclusive: Bill set to be introduced Thursday will also target image-based sexual abuse

An Australian state has become the first in the country to pass a law banning the public display of Nazi swastikas, as concerns grow about the rate at which local young people are being radicalized

Lawyers say new offence, introduced after four police officers were filmed dying, may have unintended negative consequences

A new offence criminalising grossly offensive public conduct is being proposed in Victoria in response to a crash that killed four police officers in 2020.

Victoria has passed legislation banning the public display of the Nazi swastika.

Victoria's embattled triple-0 service will be renamed and its board disbanded as part of a state government overhaul, amid blown-out waiting times for critically ill patients and staff shortages.

It will be a crime to intentionally display the Nazi symbol in public, carrying a maximum penalty of 12 months’ jail