A government minister said the final budget outcome will shave A$6 billion off the deficit, while attention turns to a possible Reserve Bank interest rate move.
An ombudsman investigation found a teenage boy was confined to a cramped cell for 22 hours a day in conditions it said bordered on solitary confinement.
A woman has died and several people were injured after a bus carrying 18 people was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Victoria's Yarra Ranges, the Guardian reports.
The state's Labor government is moving to overturn rules barring dogs from pub venues, citing pet-friendly practices already common overseas.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the legal situation around an OpenAI data breach is under investigation, as Qantas ground crew strike and Victoria proposes allowing dogs in pubs.
A lobbying paper shared with ministers warned household gas bills could rise by $100 unless the ban is scrapped, a claim experts have disputed.
The state government is announcing new measures to expand access to medical abortion as it warns One Nation could seek to wind back abortion access in a hung parliament.
The inquiry into the state's $150bn infrastructure program says it will leave no stone unturned examining claims of criminal conduct.
Premier Ben Carroll says a re-elected Labor government would create two Australian-first offences and raise the maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment.
Premier Ben Carroll says a re-elected Labor government would create two Australian-first offences and raise the maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment.
Premier Ben Carroll announces election commitments to strengthen penalties for sexual assault and restrict cross-examination of victims in domestic violence cases.
Premier Ben Carroll announced a re-elected Labor government would grant police and protective services officers power to randomly search people for knives using handheld metal detectors.
Premier Ben Carroll confronted over deteriorating road conditions after 12 years of Labor governance in Victoria.
A review found some rental platforms are seeking personal information from tenants beyond what new Victorian tenancy laws permit, according to the Guardian.
A review found some rental platforms continue to seek personal information from tenants beyond what new Victorian tenancy laws permit, according to the Guardian.