The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Victorian animal rights MP proposes 'Veticare' scheme to offer public care for pets and animals

Vet care in Victoria would become free or subsidised under a bold proposal from the Animal Justice Party, which wants introduce a Medicare system for animals dubbed "Veticare", to make seeing a vet more affordable and accessible.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Victoria’s latest Covid wave has peaked and hospital numbers have stabilised, health officials say

Authorities remain concerned about the overrepresentation of older people in the state’s hospitals

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022

Calls to change Transport Accident Commission laws to back truckies over pedestrian tragedies

Truck drivers left traumatised after hitting pedestrians through no fault of their own deserve access to pain and suffering compensation, according to industry leaders, with two Victorian drivers saying they have been unable to return to work.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Victorian crossbench MP launches bid to compel religious hospitals to provide abortions

Reason Party leader Fiona Patten will introduce a bill into state parliament this week that would remove the right of hospitals that receive any taxpayer funding to refuse to offer reproductive health services and voluntary assisted dying due to "corporate conscientious objection".

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Victorian government under pressure from Greens, opposition to speed up integrity reforms

The Greens will introduce a new bill in parliament aiming to speed up integrity reforms by almost two years, following a scathing report detailing "extensive" misconduct by Labor MPs.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

Vic push to curb hospital abortion refusal

Victorian crossbench MP Fiona Patten has unveiled a bill to remove public denominational hospitals' right to refuse abortion and assisted-dying services.

AAP · Jul 31, 2022

Victorian public hospitals could not prevent doctors from providing abortions under new bill

Reason party leader Fiona Patten, who is introducing the bill, says ‘imposed religious faith has no place in the public health system’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2022

Renters’ rights in mouldy homes: can you get a rent reduction or compensation for damages?

Theoretically, tenants in all three of Australia’s La Niña-hit east coast states could be eligible for discounts and damage payments, but seeking them is complex

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2022

Kirkstall shooter pleaded with police to act before double-murder-suicide

The man behind a triple fatality in a rural Victorian town pleaded with authorities to take action a week before the crime, police investigating the case have heard.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

‘Better for the entire country’: epidemiologists join growing calls to pay sick leave to casuals

Experts say the Victorian government’s national-first trial is a ‘good investment’ and a ‘smart move’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2022