The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning Victorians to be on alert, with the most significant rain event of the year poised to unfold on Thursday.

Flash floods are forecast across much of Victoria in the coming days, with warnings issued across the state and communities advised to prepare.

Clinton Austin was the second Aboriginal man to die in custody in Victoria in the space of a month. His twin brother is calling for changes to the justice system.

Possession of small amounts of other drugs would also be decriminalised.

More than 100 flood warnings are in place in NSW and a new massive dump is expected across the state, Victoria and northern Tasmania.

Monday: Families and campaigners demand urgent reform to juvenile detention in WA, the NT and Tasmania. Plus: the top 20 Australian cookbooks

If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGL’s decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding emission costs) power generator in the energy market spanning eastern Australia.

Criticism mounts of Victoria’s police oversight model, with Andrews government urged to establish new watchdog

Plan would see a 30% tax imposed, which analysis suggests will add $1.21bn in revenue over a decade