The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Flood insurance complaints lead to $6 million in compensation after regulator steps in

Nearly $6 million is clawed back from insurance companies after policyholders affected by the Victorian and NSW flood disaster complained about their treatment.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2023

Queensland public schools to join NSW in banning students from ChatGPT

Exclusive: Artificial intelligence expert questions firewall strategy, as Victoria opts to wait and see

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2023

Court to rule on release of ‘explosive’ evidence in accused Victoria campsite killer case

Lawyers for Greg Lynn seek to suppress contents of all interviews and statements he gave to Victorian police

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2023

‘No one wants to talk to us’: victims of child sexual abuse from Victoria state schools fight for justice

‘We believe you, we support you,’ Daniel Andrews said after George Pell’s death, but those abused in the state’s government schools are still waiting for an apology

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2023

Tennis fans frustrated as taxi drivers request set fees outside Australian Open

A taxi industry representative says high set fares requested by drivers outside the Australian Open are "damaging" Victoria's brand, after tennis fans were once again left stranded in the early hours of Friday morning.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2023

Would a law banning the Nazi salute be effective – or enforceable?

Amid the growing threat of far-right extremism in Australia, Victoria recently became the first state to ban the Nazi swastika, (known as the Hakenkreuz). Publicly displaying the symbol is now a criminal offence and carries a penalty of up to $22,000, or 12 months of imprisonment.

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2023

Vic women's jails purged of private health

Victoria will stop outsourcing health care across the state's women's prisons to a for-profit provider, conceding it hasn't always been up to scratch.

AAP · Jan 19, 2023

National COVID-19 cases continue to fall

The latest Australian COVID-19 data on cases, hospitalisations and deaths shows the number of cases are still decreasing.

AAP · Jan 19, 2023

Public health bodies to take over care in Victorian women's prisons

The state government will end outsourcing of health care for female prisoners to a for-profit company, admitting the current arrangement "hasn't always" fulfilled duty of care.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Victorians won't miss myki, but what will 'best practice' transport ticketing look like?

With fewer people using public transport and more working from home due to the COVID pandemic, public transport agencies need to do everything they can to encourage more people to use their services. An essential step is to make the ticketing and payment process as easy as possible. That means…

The Conversation · Jan 19, 2023