The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

The Liberals and Nationals announce a major rebuild of Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, while Labor promises to install hundreds of vending machines to distribute free sanitary products.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has Labor in the box seat to win a third consecutive state election come November 26 despite a string of crises.

Seen as a way to bring sleepy rural towns to life, mountain biking is booming. But at one of the first mountain bike destinations, locals are sounding the alarm.

Both sides are spruiking some big-ticket pledges on education. But teachers say whoever wins government on November 26 needs to urgently tackle the burnout fuelling a growing teacher shortage across the state.

Independent candidate Felicity Frederico is threatening to take Victoria's electoral commission to court over a disagreement over how to vote cards. Ms Frederico has been advised that her how-to-vote cards could not be used on election day due to blank preference boxes next to candidate names.

First home buyers in Victoria and Queensland could enter the market sooner by looking over the border after NSW introduced significant property tax changes.

With more flooding likely, aerial missions are being conducted to resupply isolated communities in western NSW.

Razor-thin margins put Brighton, Caulfield and Sandringham within striking distance this Victorian election – but the major parties remain quietly confident

Elon Musk says ‘bankruptcy isn’t out of the question’ just three weeks into Twitter reign; Australian Covid cases on the rise

Gurinder Sandhu and Mitchell Swepson added more runs for Queensland's last wicket than Victoria posted in the first innings of their Sheffield Shield match.

Flooding is set to again swamp Victoria as soon as Sunday amid fears water levels could reach the devastating levels of the 1975 floods in some areas.