Victoria's local government minister Melissa Horne says she was unaware of dysfunction at Moira Shire Council until the death of manager Rick Devlin in 2021. But the commissioner says it has been in trouble for a decade.
Descendants of Yorta Yorta man and Indigenous activist William Cooper have made a pilgrimage to his country and gravesite, echoing calls for recognition of First Nations’ contribution to Australia’s war efforts.
Fruit growers in regional Victoria are being offered concessional loans to recover after hailstorms destroyed crops, but industry advocates say it will only touch the surface for medium and large-scale producers.
The sole distributor of Ordine in Australia will stop supplying the liquid morphine in December, but palliative care professionals say their patients cannot do without it.
The Victorian State Coroner says new data can help save lives, calling for better access to support, treatment and education as the state government’s commitment to a Melbourne safe injecting room remains uncertain.
Jude Hudson was whisked away to give birth in a home for unwed mothers in her mid-teens, then her baby girl was taken from her. She may now be entitled to compensation for Victorian mothers forced to put their children up for adoption.
Telstra says its triple-0 call centre was overwhelmed last Friday morning, with the telco’s CEO saying a series of system failures contributed to the 90-minute outage and the worst failure of the system that she was aware of.
Melbourne man Ilker has been dealing with fraudulent traffic offences, public transport fines and financial crime for three years, since his licence details were stolen.