Ton beckons for Clayton as Shield game in balance Jack Clayton was left stranded on 99, with Queensland five wickets down halfway through their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria. AAP · 8h ago
Is borrowed time up? The $200 billion election question Australia's most indebted state is weeks from an election but is its balance sheet really in crisis, and will it matter at the ballot box? AAP · 21h ago
Is One Nation losing steam in Victoria? New poll points to possible shift as election nears Exclusive: Internal polling by Greens shows progressives ahead of Hanson’s party, as Sandell and Pickering to join Wilson and Carroll at leaders’ debate The Guardian - AU · 22h ago
Qld rally after Harper launches Vics in flying start Victoria were 9-282 at stumps on day one of the Sheffield Shield Clash against Queensland at the Gabba. AAP · Oct 31
Severe weather warnings as cold front meets warm air Residents across Australia's east and southeast are being warned to prepare for severe weather, including heavy rain and destructive winds. AAP · Oct 31
Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care As roads and crime dominate a state election campaign, regional residents and doctors say gaps in access to specialist health care deserve greater attention. AAP · Oct 30
Who is Jess Wilson? The millennial Liberal leader on the cusp of history in Victoria She grew up wanting to be a police officer (she had a ‘badge and everything’, her sister says). But politics runs deep in the Wilson family The Guardian - AU · Oct 30
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson loses appeal as top court says she will die in prison for ‘shocking’ crimes Victoria’s highest court removes possibility of parole for woman convicted of triple murder The Independent UK · Oct 30
Erin Patterson began the day with hope. Now Australia’s mushroom murderer knows she’s likely to die in jail Patterson watched on, clad in prison-issued blue, as Victoria’s highest court rejected her appeal against her murder convictions The Guardian - AU · Oct 30
19 Spooky And Strange Places To Visit In Melbourne This Halloween 2026 From haunted pubs and ghost tours to horror mazes and bars, discover 19 spooky and strange places in and around Melbourne this Halloween 2026. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 29
Victorian state election: what’s at stake for treaty and Indigenous self-determination? Victoria has made more progress in advancing Indigenous rights than any other jurisdiction in Australia. However, those achievements sit precariously as the state heads to an election on November 28. The Conversation · Oct 28
Victoria’s 2026 state election could have ‘great consequences’ for politics across Australia. What do voters need to know? Labor is chasing a fourth consecutive term and the Liberals are hoping for a breakthrough – but could One Nation end up with the balance of power? The Guardian - AU · Oct 28
Yellowjackets star to play Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson in new Paramount+ series The six-part drama will explore the 97 days after a beef Wellington lunch in rural Victoria left three people dead from death cap mushroom poisoning The Independent UK · Oct 28
From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the year National trust of Victoria award celebrates much-loved arboreal icons while calling for protection of green spaces The Guardian - AU · Oct 28
AAP · Oct 27 Premier makes a pit stop, rejects business pot shots Labor's campaign bus has made an unexpected pit stop at McDonald's during the election trail, as the opposition hit out about the state's business performance.
The Times of India · Oct 27 Nearly 30-year-old Magnum Ego ice cream found frozen in 145-year-old Australian store During a recent freezer renovation in Harrow, Victoria, a shopkeeper stumbled upon a Magnum Ego ice cream believed to be nearly 30 years old. This finding, dating back to the late 1990s, has sparked a wave of nostalgia among Australians reminiscing about their childhood indulgences. Alongside this classic treat, other…
The Conversation · Oct 26 With an election looming, Victoria’s debt is huge. But are the state’s finances really that bad? Victorians head to the polls on November 28. After 12 years with Labor in power, opinion polls show a change of government is a distinct possibility.
Euronews · Oct 26 Yeast or famine: Australian convicted murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison A convicted murderer has lost a legal bid to overturn a ban on Vegemite in Victoria's prisons, despite his claims that the ban was unlawful because it denied him his human right to enjoy Australian culture.
The Independent UK · Oct 26 Australian minister says he is being followed after bullet etched with ‘RAT’ left on car The former firefighter and Labor member for Frankston in Victoria found the bullet on the bonnet of his car
The Conversation · Oct 25 Every Australian public school is now covered by a funding deal. Some states still face a long wait for all their money Last week, Victoria finally signed a school funding deal with the federal government. This means Victorian public schools now have a timeline to reach 100% of the needs-based funding benchmark that grew out of the 2011 Gonski review.
The Times of India · Oct 25 Steiglitz town boomed on gold in the 1850s, but had just 150 people by 1904 Gold discoveries in the 1850s transformed Steiglitz in Victoria, Australia, into a thriving mining settlement that attracted workers, businesses and families. The town became known for its rich quartz reefs, and its roads were reportedly paved with quartz containing visible gold specks. Steiglitz built hotels, shops, schools and other public…
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25 ‘Unusually large’ multi-state storm causing severe weather for Australia’s east – with more on the way BoM predicts hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages across southern Queensland, western NSW, the ACT and eastern Victoria on Sunday afternoon
The Guardian - AU · Oct 24 What the changing face of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs could mean for Victoria’s state election A Coalition win could come down to promises about law and order, infrastructure and economic management
AAP · Oct 24 Perry, Short fire as Victoria crush Tasmania in Cup A brilliant fast-bowling spell by Mitchell Perry and fifties by Matthew Short and Campbell Kellaway have secured Victoria a big One-Day Cup win over Tasmania.
The Times of India · Oct 24 Australian builder creates a medieval castle home for his son with a moat and gargoyles A family business needed a headquarters, and Australian builder Ray Hollingsworth had an unconventional solution: build a castle. The result is a three-storey, castle-style home in Warrnambool, Victoria, featuring a moat, a keep, a dungeon-themed games room and gargoyles that release water when it rains. Hollingsworth, who has worked as…