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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Five young people dead: inquest lays bare the struggles of transgender Victorians seeking mental health support

A coronial inquiry into deaths of five transgender women hears calls for system-wide reform

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Forestry welcomes contracts but derides compo deal

The Victorian government has offered forestry harvest contractors five-year deals but the industry is unimpressed with its "compensation" packages.

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Coles gets green light for $105m milk plants purchase

Coles' buy out of two state-of-the-art milk processing plants in NSW and Victoria will not be blocked by the competition watchdog.

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Victorian ministers to be forced to make diaries public and reveal meetings with lobbyists

Premier Jacinta Allan announces new ministerial code of conduct, which includes ban on employing family members as staff

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Carey strong in last knock before Tests but Vic beat SA

Alex Carey had one chance to reaffirm his international credentials ahead of the Test summer and used it to make a half-century for South Australia.

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Serial rapist's sentence extended for terrifying attack

A rapist who attacked a woman in Victoria in the 1980s and moved to WA where he continued on a path of sexual violence has had four years added to his sentence.

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Athletics in 'survival mode' after Games cancellation

Athletics Australia says the sport is in 'survival mode' after the scrapping of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, taking aim at how Daniel Andrews axed the event.

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Stage set for national cabinet clash over GST – as it happened

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Sodden regional towns to be cut off as deluge continues

Eastern Victoria and southern NSW are contending with more rain as floodwaters threaten to cut off regional communities following wild storms.

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‘A moral injustice’: a small Victorian town is fighting to save its 130-year-old church

When the Uniting church signalled it intended to sell the Carngham church in Snake Valley, the community rallied round to save it

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Victoria close in on Shield win over South Australia

Victoria quick Fergus O'Neill has torn through South Australia to have his team on the verge of an important Sheffield Shield win.

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Climate disaster to cost $185b as biodiversity declines

The Victorian State of the Environment report has revealed Victoria is in for more extreme weather, a $185 billion bill and a decline in biodiversity.

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Pill-Testing In Victoria Could Be Legal By This Time Next Year If Government Bill Is Passed

The bill would establish a mobile pill testing service for major music festivals, as well as a fixed-site service all year round.

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Ambulance code one response times still below target

More than a third of code one call outs to Ambulance Victoria did not arrive on time, as executives committed to improving ambulance availability.

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Victorian treasurer expresses support for decriminalising cannabis as senior leaders admit use

Tim Pallas says he personally believes using cannabis should not be a crime as Allan government commits to discussion

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‘One of the world’s largest’: battery farm to be the first project funded by Victoria’s resurrected electricity agency

State government to contribute $245m to Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, which is set to be operational by 2025

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Premier used cannabis but snuffs out reform just yet

Victoria has left the door ajar for a policy change on cannabis as two senior government members admit to past use, including Premier Jacinta Allan.

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Big battery first to be funded under revived commission

Victoria's revived state-owned electricity commission will spend $245 million of its initial $1 billion kitty on a storage project that can power 200,000 homes.

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Storms havoc as states brace for more wild weather

State emergency services have responded to hundreds of calls as parts of NSW and Victoria are battered by wild weather that is set to continue.

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Victoria, Redbacks Shield clash evenly poised

Jake Fraser-McGurk's maiden Sheffield Shield century has steered South Australia out of trouble against Victoria, with the Redbacks trailing by 38 runs.

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Trucking boss fined over crash that killed four cops

A trucking executive has been fined $70,000 after one of the company's vehicles mowed down and killed four Victorian police officers during a traffic stop.

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WorkCover reforms stall as parliament sets up inquiry

Victoria's upper house has voted to establish an inquiry into proposed legislative reforms to shake up the state's worker compensation scheme.

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‘Reflects the community’: Victoria achieves gender parity among MPs for the first time

Premier Jacinta Allan says the affect of female MPs’ voices can be seen throughout their work in parliament

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Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life

Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.

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Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

The Victorian government pledged to reduce departmental spending on contractors and consultants if re-elected in 2018 but it instead blew out by $1.34 billion.

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