The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGL’s decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding emission costs) power generator in the energy market spanning eastern Australia.

Criticism mounts of Victoria’s police oversight model, with Andrews government urged to establish new watchdog

The Victorian opposition promises to cap public transport fares at $2 per day for most commuters if it is elected at next month's election.

The four-bin approach is common in the world’s top recycling countries, but experts say a lot more is needed to create a genuinely circular economy

Flood warnings are in place across NSW and Victoria after heavy rain drenched Australia's southeast, with some residents being told to evacuate as rivers rise.

Police tried to hold opposing groups of abortion protesters apart in Melbourne. The anti-abortion march was led by ousted Liberal MP Bernie Finn, who called for the repeal of Victoria's abortion laws. At the pro-choice counter rally, protesters said they were fighting "for the lives of women".

A Wage Inspectorate audit in Victoria finds 80 per cent of businesses hiring children under 15 are doing so illegally.

SA have all 10 wickets in hand and require another 387 runs to achieve an unlikely Shield victory after Peter Handscomb's big ton put Victoria in control.

Flood warnings remain in place across much of Victoria and a music festival has had to be called off after a deluge which saw a month's worth of rain dumped on some parts of the state in just an hour.