The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

—Me name’s Miles; Ellen Miles, remarked an old woman at the City Court yesterday. —And you are charged with vagrancy, stated Sergeant Eason. Can you show the Bench that you have means of support? —'How can I support myself when I’m continually in gaol and not a shilling coming into…

Calls for Victorian government to release latest figures, blaming lack of investment, not just pandemic, for elective surgery delays

A year long trial of 285 Victorian firefighters and staff found plasma donation cut levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS by 30 per cent.

Jacinta Allan refers to deputy prime minister’s ‘diary’ management in first meeting in 10 months

The prospect of an annual long weekend to further lift crowds at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix has been shot down by the Victorian government.

The map below shows the 2019 federal election results adjusted for redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia. Victoria gained a seat (Hawke), while WA lost one (Stirling). Hawke is a notional Labor seat, while Stirling was a Liberal seat, so Labor gained one notional seat by redistribution.

Despite its reputation as a progressive state, Victoria could be decisive in the event of a tight federal election

Take up of entitlement small, but the benefits are ‘far outweighing’ costs to businesses, academic says

Victorians with poor mental health and expectant parents are the targets of separate federal health funding announcements over the weekend.

Regional Victorian nurses speak out saying mandating minimum staffing levels and 24-hour coverage is needed to stop overworked staff from burning out and working while under-resourced.

Unlike Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria has no culturally specific family violence refuges