The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Parts of eastern NSW recorded wettest May on record as rainfall in Victoria and South Australia was 70% below average for the month

Until now, Victorians believed their state was the sole home for Leadbeater’s possum, their critically endangered state faunal emblem. This tiny marsupial is clinging to life in a few pockets of mountain ash and snow gum habitat in the Central Highlands of Victoria.

Exclusive: Jaclyn Symes is confident cost pressures will have eased by the 2026 election, and that voters won’t be spooked by the state’s debt

Exclusive: Sources reveal closely guarded membership numbers as average age hits 68 in Victoria

State government says Viva Energy’s floating terminal near Geelong will not undermine net zero target, while Greens call project ‘polluting [and] unnecessary’

The button was pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the New South Wales Senate today. All analysts expected Labor to win the final seat, for a three Labor, two Coalition, one Green result. Instead, One Nation won the final seat, for a two Labor, two Coalition, one Green and one…

Victim’s partner says media involvement ‘only served to exacerbate my pain’. Plus: Kerry Stokes’ media empire energised by North West Shelf gas approval

Exclusive: Just two years on from decriminalisation, a legal service dedicated to helping sex workers is at risk of closure due to lack of funding

BoM prediction follows much wetter than average autumn for northern and eastern Australia, and much drier one for south

Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in Victoria, the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in Victoria, with the other two unchanged. I had a wrap of earlier button presses on Tuesday.

Concerns over the eligibility of a New Zealander to serve as an Australian state's top cop have forced law changes to be rushed through parliament.