The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Queensland has recorded its highest road death toll in 13 years as the number of people killed on Tasmanian roads surges and Victoria's count also rises.

Queensland's road toll last year was the highest since 2009 and included 70 motorcyclists, 29 pedestrians and 12 people who died in floodwaters.

Victoria Police have said they believe the alleged murder of a woman in Melbourne's CBD may be linked to the suspicious death of a second woman nearby. A man has been charged with murder over the first death.

A recently released report shows Victoria's WorkSafe compensation scheme was at a "tipping point" in 2020 and on an unsustainable trajectory.

Life Saving Victoria has issued a warning heading into New Year's Eve as more than 230 people have been rescued since the start of the summer patrol season.

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Drowning deaths in Australian waters are at a 10-year high. A small community on Victoria's Surf Coast believes an ocean skills centre to create a generation of qualified lifesavers could be the answer to bringing that figure down.

Residents in an outback town will spend New Year's Eve worried about flooding as Top End communities return home a week after a rare inundation.

A state health department has issued a warning about a disease responsible for several deaths in the UK over the last couple of months.

A Victorian government minister says the Australian Open is going nowhere, after tournament boss Craig Tiley said Melbourne risked losing the grand slam event.

State-funded PCR testing centres will stop operating in Victoria today, but free RATs will be offered at community centres.