The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

A controversial brumby cull in the Victorian high country is free to continue after a failed legal bid to outlaw the practice.

Just one new magistrate was appointed in Victoria this financial year despite fresh data showing the state's courts have the largest backlogs in the country, with tens of thousands of criminal cases waiting to be heard.

Australia's sole office paper manufacturing could cease operations if its foreign owners decide to permanently shut its Latrobe Valley white paper mill line. Tomorrow's decision could affect up to 200 workers and comes after a halt in operations in native timber logging in Victoria.

Data collected by the state coroners court shows 756 suicides occurred in Victoria in 2022, up 9% from 2021

South Australia can compete with other jurisdictions in the hunt for a new child protection boss, Premier Peter Malinauskas says.

A toddler is in a serious condition after being rescued from an irrigation channel in northern Victoria this morning.

The Victorian coroners court has released its latest suicide data report, showing a significant rise in the number of people taking their own lives.

Victoria's state coroner documents a "troubling" increase in the number of deaths by suicide last year — the highest figure since official records began in 2000.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will meet with survivors of historic child sexual abuse at public schools, ahead of making a formal apology to parliament.