The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Businesses will be slugged with higher premiums and criteria around mental health claims tightened as the state government grapples with a "broken" WorkCover system.

Hundreds of Australian families are on long waitlists to see a paediatrician and specialists say an overhaul is urgently needed.

A special election is underway in Victoria to choose the next First Peoples' Assembly members, who will sit down opposite government to negotiate a statewide treaty.

Simon Frost, a former Victorian Liberal Party chief and key adviser to former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, is chief operating officer for the Yes23 campaign for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and whistleblower Richard Boyle says he’s been wrongly denied protection under the Public Interest Disclosure Act.

His behaviour was described as "reprehensible" and "perverse" by the judge.

Release of captive-bred orange-bellied parrots near Lake Connwarre has Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP claiming ‘dirty political interference’

Daniel Andrews says it is important to see if rules around wearing of restraints need to change

Victoria could look at mandating seat belts on all buses in response to a crash in Melbourne's west that left several children with traumatic injuries.

In a bid to encourage Australians to buy locally grown flowers, a young entrepreneur in western Victoria designs a digital marketplace to connect producers with the local market.

Victoria's Conservation Regulator is investigating reports of birds tagged with what are thought to be illegal bands in Melbourne's west. In the meantime, a concerned resident has stepped in to rescue them.

Kangaroos, koalas and golf: A trip to Melbourne and Victoria in Australia is even better than you can imagine.