The police union have called for “reckless” public drunkenness laws to be fixed after officers were unable to help an intoxicated man who was hit by a car and died. About 3.20am on Friday, police responded to a report that a man was lying on a road in Melbourne’s westContinue Reading
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a radical new “pill-testing” trial to try and reduce overdose deaths at festivals and events, while insisting the policy does not amount to the legalisation of drugs. In a video posted to social media on Monday night, Ms Allan, a mother to two youngContinue Reading
A state government has revealed a new policy in a bid to tackle domestic violence. Source linkContinue Reading
The Victorian State Labor Party Conference will resume on Sunday after pro-Palestine protesters stormed the venue where it was being held, forcing the building into lockdown. Protesters were seen on video hurling abuse at delegates as they arrived at the Moonee Valley Racecourse on Saturday for the two-day conference. TheContinue Reading
Another state is making moves to protect family violence, sexual assault and harassment victims, as Victoria proposes changes to defamation and evidence laws. The Attorney-General and Legal Aid Victoria say current defamation laws have a chilling effect on reporting sexual abuse or harassment, with some victim-survivors not reporting crime forContinue Reading
The Prime Minister has weighed in on Melbourne’s long-promised, never-delivered train line from Tullamarine airport to the city the airport telling the terminal owners to be better corporate citizens. And Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has used a business lunch in front of hundreds of corporates to double down on threatsContinue Reading
Amid a shocking series of gendered violence deaths this year, the Victorian government says it has directed $3.2bn of funding to women’s health and economic issues. According to the Counting Dead Women Australia project, at least 28 women have died in violent acts in 2024, 27 allegedly at the handsContinue Reading
With a mountain of debt looming over the Victorian budget, the government has directed help to families with young kids but pushed back election promises. Workforce shortages have delayed the rollout of free kinder and mental health hubs, but a $700m shared-equity scheme to help people buy homes has beenContinue Reading
Jacinta Allan will oversee her first state budget as premier, flagging it will be “sensible and disciplined” and prioritise alleviating cost-of-living pressures on families, despite the state’s massive debt. The premier – who only took over for her predecessor Daniel Andrews in September last year – said she was awareContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has batted away concerns that a cash splash by state and territory governments is undermining the efforts of the federal government and the Reserve Bank to halt a resurgence in inflationary pressures. Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Dr Chalmers welcomed initiatives by state and territory governments toContinue Reading