The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

$34.5bn railway – labelled the biggest public transport project in state’s history – set to feature heavily in election campaign

The mother who campaigned for the introduction of Victoria's historic coward punch legislation is calling for urgent changes to the law to ensure perpetrators cannot avoid jail time.

Victoria's opposition would shelve Melbourne's suburban rail loop in favour of putting the money into the health system if it wins the November election.

The Victorian opposition says it will shelve one of Victoria's long-term rail projects and instead use the money to build and upgrade hospitals if it wins the November state election.

If you drive through central Victoria, you might wonder at the signs reading “Piss off AusNet” in shop windows or even mown into grassland. Communities and farmers are pushing back against plans for new 85-metre towers and transmission lines needed to transmit renewable power to the cities.

Australia's beloved snow gums are being affected by drought, fire and disease, and those who know the high plains of the Australian Alps can see parts of the landscape changing before their eyes.

Edward Craven, whose online gambling business has processed billions of dollars worth of bets, reportedly plans to raze the $80m property and rebuild

Vote on bill to guarantee access to abortions at publicly funded hospitals could happen Wednesday

Indigenous authority will act as an independent umpire to oversee treaty negotiations with the state government