The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

An advocacy group is calling on the Victorian government to redirect money away from the state's prison system to get further ahead on justice reform.

A planned overhaul of Victoria's broken workers compensation scheme hangs in the balance as the opposition demands a parliamentary inquiry into the changes.

Draft of animal care and protection act may make Victoria first state to explicitly recognise animal sentience

'Essential works' for pedestrian safety to see closure of bus station for six weeks

When it was clear the Murray-Darling Basin Plan could not be completed on time, Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek announced a new agreement (without Victoria) to deliver in full the plan’s aim of restoring the health of this vast river system.

Minister Ben Carroll says six advanced Chinese language students received the wrong exam papers

A year-long investigation into an alleged cross-border drug trafficking network along the Victoria-NSW border has resulted in 21 arrests.

The four victims of a fiery Victorian car crash were from the Pacific Islands, while two people killed in a separate smash had recently arrived from Bangladesh.

Government says legislation designed to strengthen state’s response to animal security, while critics describe move as ‘ag-gag by stealth’

The victims of a fiery smash in Victoria's high country are believed to be work colleagues as police seek to confirm the number of people killed.

Victoria is hailing the first baby to be born as part of a $120 million public fertility program as it gears up to treat up to 5000 people a year.