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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Storms continue after sparking power outages, rescues

Thousands of Queensland and Victorian homes remain without power as thunderstorms and flooding continue to wreak havoc in parts of eastern Australia.

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State's road toll soars to highest level in 15 years

Sixteen people died on Victoria's roads during the final weeks of 2023, pushing the state's annual toll close to 300.

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Victorians left in the dark after wild thunderstorms

Severe thunderstorms have left tens of thousands of Victorians in the dark and sparked widespread delays at Melbourne Airport.

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‘Unliveable’: Real Estate Agent Wanted $2500 A Month To Rent A House So Messy You’ll Literally Gag

Purple Pingers has exposed his first terrible rental for 2024. The property is in a town in regional Victoria, and it is messy messy messy.

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Cyber hackers break into Victorian court recordings

Hackers have broken into the audio visual technology network of Court Services Victoria, going undetected for weeks.

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‘There was a connection right away’: the women’s jail training greyhounds for adoption

Inmates at Tarrengower prison in Victoria and retired racing dogs help each other prepare for life outside

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Myki Fares, Road Tolls & Property Taxes Are All Going Up In Victoria & I Hate 2024 Already

Folks in the state of Victoria are being welcomed into the new year by increased costs for Myki, road tolls and housing taxes.

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From Medicare to preschool: the Australian laws changing in the new year

Centrelink payments will increase, working seniors can earn more without affecting their pension, and importation of vapes containing nicotine will be banned

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Tougher laws on plastic shopping bags coming to ACT shops

The ACT's ban goes further than laws in NSW and Victoria.

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Driver caught almost six times over legal limit

After police spotted a car being driven erratically in Shepparton, Victoria, the driver was pulled over and allegedly blew almost six times the legal limit.

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Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop is a multibillion-dollar vision for a ‘city of centres’ – but how long will it take?

Draft papers released earlier this month show how the Victorian government plans to reshape its first six targeted areas. Here’s what we know so far

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Arrests over robbery at fatal mushroom meal home

Two people are expected to be charged over an alleged burglary at the Victorian home of accused mushroom meal murderer Erin Patterson.

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‘Roaring like the ocean’: campers survey aftermath of Victorian flash flood that left two dead

Tents and caravans were swept away during 30-minute deluge that inundated Buchan campsite

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Boy killed by falling tree branch in northern Victoria

A falling tree branch has killed a child in Victoria's north after wild weather in parts the state, two days after a similar tragedy.

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Queensland Police Confirm Two Mothers In Their 40s Sadly Died In Flash Flooding On Boxing Day

Wild weather has killed at least 10 people across Queensland and Victoria, officials say, as the death toll continues to rise.

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Swimmers on alert over water quality following storms

Swimmers have been told to check the water quality of beaches and rivers due to recent rain and likely stormwater pollution in Victoria.

Evening Standard

Girl, 9, among 10 people killed as storms batter eastern Australia

Mia Holland-McCormack was reportedly found unresponsive in floodwater a few kilometres from her home

The Independent UK

Ten dead after Christmas and Boxing Day storms in Australia

Thousands of homes without power as gusty winds knock down over 1,000 power lines in Queensland

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9 people have died in wild weather in Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials say

Officials say at least nine people have died in wild weather in the Australian eastern states of Queensland and Victoria

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Storm toll mounts with second body at flooded campsite

A man's body has been found near an inundated campsite where a woman was discovered dead the day before, in Victoria's east.

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Severe weather warnings for parts of NSW, Queensland and Victoria as thunderstorms and heavy rain continue

Two women reported missing in flood waters in Gympie as Bureau of Meteorology warns of further thunderstorms on Boxing Day night

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Falling branch kills man as Vic remains on flood alert

A man has died after being struck by a tree branch on his property in northern Victoria as the state is warned about flash flooding and severe storms.

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Flash flooding after Christmas deluge in northern Vic

Almost 100 millimetres of rain in the past 24 hours has brought flash flooding in and around the northern Victorian towns of St Arnaud and Wedderburn.

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As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries

In 1998, Victorian premier Jeff Kennett visited a town in regional Victoria and said he had discovered, in his opinion, the best vanilla slice in Australia at the local bakery. He was so inspired by his slice experience that he established a new competition to determine, conclusively, Australia’s best vanilla…

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Life Saving Victoria reveals 'malicious' cyber attack

Life Saving Victoria has contacted authorities after one of its servers was targeted in a cyber attack by malicious actors.

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