The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Regional hospital's devastating news for pregnant women

A hospital in Victoria's second-biggest city will close its maternity ward after consultations over staff shortages failed to save the service.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

Ambulance call answer times stretch out in Victoria

More than one in three calls for an ambulance in Victoria last financial year were not answered within 10 seconds, new Australia-wide data shows.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

Renters and families to be hit hardest by new gas price rises, advocates warn

Consumer Policy Research Centre survey reveals 11% of Victorians asked for payment assistance from energy provider

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023

Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom

Advocates urge overhaul of laws to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2023

String of office pre-lets for Landsec in London’s Victoria

Property developer Landsec has agreed a number of office lettings at its latest development in central London

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

Driver dies and young boy suffers critical injuries after fatal Gippsland crash in eastern Victoria

A fatal crash in Gippsland involving three cars and seven people kills a driver and leaves a young boy with critical injuries.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Wombat found in middle of Mulwala Lake on Victoria-NSW border a first for wildlife rescuer

Kylee Donkers has been involved in some "very strange rescues" over the years, but this animal recovery on a lake on the Victoria-NSW border was a new experience.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Daniel Andrews promises Victorian bail law reform after inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death

Premier vows responsibility to ‘make the necessary changes’ after state coroner recommended urgent review of bail act

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2023

Rural community in northern Victoria fights to save its only school after teacher pulled from classes

Lilly Binion should be starting year 4, but she's been left without an education as the department tries to close her school without warning.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Victoria has implemented all 227 recommendations from its royal commission into family violence. So was it a success?

In 2016, the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence released its findings following an exhaustive 13-month inquiry. In it were 227 recommendations to completely transform the state’s family violence services.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023