Liberal plan to split Victorian appeals court attacked as ‘thought bubble’ that would politicise judiciary
Opposition leader Jess Wilson says new dedicated court of criminal appeal would set precedents for tougher sentencesGet our breaking news email, free ...
Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences
New court of criminal appeal would give effect to new bail and sentencing laws, opposition leader says. Follow liveThe Victorian Liberals have announc...
Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move
Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basisGet our breaking news email, free app or d...
‘There was grift, there was thuggery’: Victorian premier says ‘nothing is off limits’ at construction royal commission
Ben Carroll releases terms of reference for inquiry that will include examining allegations of CFMEU corruption on state government building sitesFoll...
Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal
Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file rebellion within the Australian Education UnionFollow o...
Ralph Carr in ‘living hell’ after being convicted of rape, Victorian court hears
Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following convictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...
Victorian police investigate allegation a car drove deliberately at speed towards anti-racism protester
Exclusive: ‘Peaceful community rally’ of more than 150 people was walking in Broadmeadows when car travelling in same direction allegedly approachedGe...
Victorian microparty MPs including Georgie Purcell to face re-election struggle after group voting tickets abolished
Voters will be required to number at least five parties above the line in order of preference after bill passed upper house 33 votes to fourFollow our...
Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’
If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the changeFollow our Australia news live blog...
One Nation unveils eight Victorian election candidates including former Liberal and anti-woke film animator
Local councillor who says he used to work on Daniel Andrews’ security team also part of upper house lineup for November’s state pollA former Liberal p...
Victorian cults inquiry accidentally shares email address of anonymous survivors with group members
Committee apologises for not concealing email addresses when alerting witnesses to final reportGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news pod...
Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says
Commission promised by new premier would be an ‘important signal’ for voters that the government was acting on alleged corruptionGet our breaking news...
Jacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier ahead of leadership challenge by Ben Carroll
Premier announces she is stepping down from the top job ahead of expected spill The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has announced her resignation fr...
‘Socialist’ teachers target eight Victorian Labor MPs including education minister – as it happened
This blog is now closed‘We’re cohesive’: PM says after muted ALP national conferenceThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, spoke with David Speers on I...
Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse
Revamped Ripon attraction reopens as a more immersive experience telling ‘national story’ of poverty and welfareVisitors to one of Britain’s most comp...
Moira Deeming disendorsed as Victorian Liberal party candidate for upcoming state election
The party’s state executive decided MP’s fate after she withdrew her legal action against the party earlier this weekGet our breaking news email, free...
Moira Deeming drops legal case against Victorian Liberal party, makes last-ditch bid to avoid disendorsement
State MP abandons supreme court challenge, saying her party ‘can now decide whether to pursue mediation or reconvene to disendorse me’Follow our Austr...
Minister breaks ranks with Victorian premier by calling for explanation for alleged wrongdoing on project
Melissa Horne describes allegations of improper government interference on a hospital project as ‘alarming’, after Jacinta Allan said report was wrong...
David Penman wasn’t happy with his local Victorian council. So, he privately prosecuted five councillors
Legal action by the Daylesford small business owner has forced councillors to stand down – leaving only two able to serveGet our breaking news email, ...
Layla Jeffery, 13, was ‘somewhat shy’ and ‘well-liked’. A Victorian town is struggling with her alleged murder
Donald – a small community about 280km from Melbourne – is grieving after a missing teenager was found deadGet our breaking news email, free app or da...
Police discover body of teenage girl in Victorian bushland after 13-year-old vanished on weekend
Police say death of Layla Jeffery ‘suspicious’ after remains found in town of Donald in western VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...
Moira Deeming launches lawsuit against Victorian Liberal president as party meets to decide her future
Scandal has engulfed the state party as Deeming resists calls to apologise to fellow MP Matthew Guy over an assault allegationA Liberal MP has launche...
Australia news live: Deeming lodges legal suit against Victorian Liberal president; blizzard brings snow to NSW and Victorian alps
Case due to be heard in supreme court this morning. Follow the day’s latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood mor...
Victorian premier blames ‘inflation not corruption’ for Big Build cost blowouts amid fresh allegations
Jacinta Allan resists calls for royal commission into state’s infrastructure projects as pressure mounts following new reportsFollow our Australia new...
Victorian Liberal party in turmoil as MP denies colleague’s accusations of assault
Police confirm they are investigating as sources close to accused MP say he vehemently denies the allegations and is considering legal action A female...
Gay students extorted with threat of being ‘outed’ in home countries, Victorian hate crime inquiry hears
LGBTQ+ support service says men from countries where homosexuality is illegal are targeted for attacks via dating appsFollow our Australia news live b...
St Kilda pier wins peak Victorian architecture award as judges praise playful and ‘deeply civic’ design
State government project among range of works celebrated for community-centred design that goes beyond utilityThe reimagined St Kilda pier has added m...
‘Enraged’ union boss defends naming and shaming Victorian Labor MPs who had ‘zero conversations’ with voters
Candidates must ‘work their ass off’ to stop One Nation or expect withdrawal of union support, Trades Hall Council secretary saysFollow our Australia ...
Paedophile teacher William ‘Rob’ Gilfillan sentenced for sexual offences against two Victorian schoolgirls in the 1980s
Former PE teacher will serve time for crimes perpetrated at Traralgon high school in Gippsland concurrently with prior 48-year sentenceFollow our Aust...
