The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Man shot in 'targeted' attack at regional property

A man has been injured in a suspected targeting shooting after reports of gunfire at a property in regional Victoria.

AAP · Jun 24, 2024

'Disgraceful': train cleaner contract had 'secret link'

The former boss of Victoria's V/Line network has faced a committal hearing as a barrister raises further questions about a Metro cleaning contract.

AAP · Jun 24, 2024

Cold snap, low on gas: the possible gas shortage in Victoria is a warning

Not far inland from Port Campbell in Victoria lie three depleted gas fields. These underground sandstone reservoirs now have a second life, as the state’s main gas storage, responsible for 30% of the state’s winter gas demand.

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2024

Nurse, midwife pay deal could 'rebuild health system'

As Victorian hospitals stare down the barrel of budget cuts and potential amalgamations, a new pay deal for nurses could help to retain and recruit staff.

AAP · Jun 23, 2024

Victoria’s Landcare groups have 60,000 volunteers – but will there be funds to support them?

The volunteer environment network says lack of money is stifling the growth of local groups despite an increase in interest on the ground

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2024

The cloud of coal has long hung over the Latrobe Valley. Now nuclear power is dividing it

The valley that provides most of Victoria’s electricity also has unemployment above the state average – and the Coalition’s plan for the region has split opinion

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2024

Peter Dutton vows to override state nuclear bans as he steps up attack on PM

Opposition leader tells Liberal party officials that state premiers ‘won’t stop us’ and labels Anthony Albanese a ‘child in a man’s body’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2024

Coldest start to winter in decades in some areas with polar air mass predicted across Australia next week

Many parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland have shivered through temperatures between 2C and 5C below average, the BoM says

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2024

How even the possibility of gas shortages inevitably feeds into Australia’s energy fracas

Aemo’s first ‘threat notice’ under new powers left Labor to fend off Coalition claims the system is in ‘dire trouble’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2024

The House of Beckham by Tom Bower review: The great Beckham mystery remains unsolved

THE Beckhams’ fortune, as revealed in The Sunday Times’ Rich List, was in the region of £455 million on the back of advertising deals with the likes of Armani and Adidas. Victoria’s fashion brand has made a profit for the first time in years and it now includes cosmetics and…

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024