'Bitten your hand off': Hoekstra shines in Shield debut Victoria left-armer Harry Hoekstra has starred in his Sheffield Shield debut, at the expense of dropped Australian opener Jake Weatherald. AAP · 12h ago
Comedian Dave Hughes to stop speaking at Liberal party events over political donation concerns Entertainer alleges complaint made about ‘in-kind’ donations over Victorian fundraisers, where he has been railing against Labor The Guardian - AU · 18h ago
Consistency key as Peake aims to build Shield form Highly rated Victorian batter Ollie Peake says it's "completely fair enough" that he isn't yet in Test selection calculations. AAP · Oct 6
New York state of mind for crime crackdown pledges Politicians have drawn on New York-style crime prevention plans to resonate with voters at a state election as youth violence continues to make headlines. AAP · Oct 6
London travel news LIVE: Power cut knocks out station as Tube suspension woe continues Trains were unable to stop at Essex Road Station as power cut hits thousands of addresses Evening Standard · Oct 5
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more At just after 2am on Saturday morning, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at Arawata, about six kilometres northeast of Korumburra and 100km southeast of Melbourne. The Conversation · Oct 5
Daughter sues mother over $15 million farm nearly two decades later Sapphire Britt Halliday's father, mining executive Garnet Halliday, died in a plane crash in Malawi in 2007, aged 50. Nearly two decades later, Sapphire is suing her mother, Deborah Lakshmi Halliday, in the Supreme Court of Victoria over the family's farm in Macedon, Victoria, which is now worth an estimated… The Times of India · Oct 5
John Makai was unresponsive when dragged from a Victoria police van. Just one of many ‘shortcomings’ inquest has heard so far The 58-year-old died two days later in hospital after being left in a suburban police station cell for five hours The Guardian - AU · Oct 3
One Nation vows to abolish First Nations treaty and legalise pepper spray at Victorian campaign launch Candidate Mark Nicholson said former premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan would be ‘in prison by Christmas’ if One Nation won the election The Guardian - AU · Oct 3
Warnings issued as rivers rise amid heavy falls There are multiple weather warnings and a watch and act alert in place as a severe weather system continues to dump heavy rain. AAP · Oct 3
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am The Guardian - AU · Oct 2
London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on District and Victoria lines Both the Circle and District lines faced suspensions earlier this morning Evening Standard · Oct 2
Soggy weekend expected with driving rain across states Multiple states are bracing for prolonged rainfall across the weekend as a brutal low-pressure system loiters, bringing widespread storms and heavy rain. AAP · Oct 2
Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday The Guardian - AU · Oct 1
The Conversation · Sep 29 Five reasons why Victoria’s new proactive homelessness plan is worth trying We should be pleased the Victorian government has committed to a plan that aims to reduce the extent of rough sleeping in the state.
The Conversation · Sep 29 Victorian DemosAU poll has Coalition’s two-party lead narrowing, but they remain ahead Two months before the Victorian election, a DemosAU poll has Labor narrowing the Coalition’s two-party lead to 52–48 from 55–45 in August.
AAP · Sep 28 'Part of the blue family': leaders hail fallen officers A young constable killed in a crash only days ago "could have done anything", as political and police leaders honour officers who have died in the line of duty.
The Independent UK · Sep 28 London railway stations and airport hit by travel chaos after fire damages signalling equipment Services between Clapham Junction and London Victoria may be delayed, cancelled or revised until 4pm
AAP · Sep 28 Labor ratings hit new low despite leadership change A change in leadership has failed to improve public perception of Labor in one state, as polling shows a collapse in confidence and a shift in voter priorities.
The Independent UK · Sep 28 TfL to run London bus routes for first time in 17 years Route 6 between Willesden and Victoria station will be the first service to operate under Buses for London
The Guardian - AU · Sep 28 Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by son
Evening Standard · Sep 28 London travel news LIVE: Victoria trains chaos 'until end of the day' after trackside fire The fire broke out near Clapham Junction and has damaged signalling equipment
The Guardian - AU · Sep 27 ‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia says
The Guardian - AU · Sep 26 Victoria was ‘ruthless’ in its quest to become the datacentre capital of Australia. Why has it hit the brakes? With community concerns about datacentres becoming impossible to ignore, the state Labor government has changed course
AAP · Sep 25 Maddinson century leads NSW to Cup victory over Vics Glenn Maxwell and Scott Boland were back in Victorian colours, but it was a former teammate of theirs - Nic Maddinson - who stole the show with a ton for NSW.