The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

All trams CANCELLED between Chorlton, Stretford and city centre on Manchester derby weekend

The work at the Deansgate-Castlefield stop will see replacement buses running on three lines and services on all other lines amended.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2022

Long-serving Labor senator Kim Carr set to lose seat in preselection challenge

Push to knock off the Victorian gains traction amid speculation first-term senator Kimberley Kitching could also face a contest

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022

'Largest-ever' cocaine bust in Tasmania

Tasmania Police say they have pulled off the largest cocaine seizure in the state's history after intercepting a truck that had returned from Victoria.

AAP · Mar 2, 2022

NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022

Regional Victorian hospitals face year-long backlog of elective surgeries

Regional hospital chiefs tell Victoria's new pandemic accountability committee that staff shortages and "complex" procedures will present challenges as they work through a massive surgery backlog caused by the pandemic.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Melbourne suspends Russian city ties

Melbourne's council has voted to cut ties with Russia's second largest city after the nation invaded Ukraine.

AAP · Mar 1, 2022

Victorian government ditches plan to tax developers to fund social housing projects

The levy on new developments would have raised about $800 million each year, but the property industry and councils strongly opposed the move.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

'Scare campaign' kills Vic property tax

Victoria's proposed $800 million social housing levy and planning reforms package have been binned for good after the government butted heads with the industry.

AAP · Mar 1, 2022

Stressed night shift nurses turn to belly dancing to lift morale in the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study has found about a quarter of nurses have experienced higher rates of psychological distress since the onset of the pandemic, but these frontline Victorian healthcare workers are tapping into creative ways to lift morale.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Vic reports 6879 COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths

Victoria has reported 6879 new virus cases and 18 deaths, as the state government moves to scrap its $450 COVID-19 isolation payment.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022