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The Victorian premier denounces speculation about her leadership as "scallywag" gossip amid growing concern that she could cost Labor government in November's state election.

The Australian government calls in the Lao ambassador in Canberra, amid criticism of the country's response to a fatal methanol poisoning. 

Melbourne's lord mayor has called on governments to better manage the environmental consequences of the state's growing data centres, warning their development has the potential to "cook the planet".

Details of the 23-year-old's appeal bid have been released, with Silvagni arguing a judge erred in describing certain evidence as "incriminating conduct" during his rape trial late last year.

A Melbourne courtroom descended into chaos as the 23-year-old man accused of assaulting Ismet Purdic and his wife attempted to climb out of the dock moments after being denied bail. 

The family of a Melbourne woman who was brutally killed by her partner say they're distraught after the man was found not guilty due to mental impairment.

The Victorian government has backed down on key parts of an unpopular tax used to fund the state's emergency services as part of its budget update.

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says the state's public service has become "top-heavy" with "too many executives", as her government unveils measures to save $4 billion over the next four years.

A report tabled in state parliament has recommended judicial officers be paid an allowance to increase their personal security.

Legal experts say Victoria's new rental dispute resolution body is prioritising speed over fairness, pressuring renters to settle or act against their own interests.

The parents of two young Australian girls who died from drinking alcohol laced with methanol at a backpackers in Laos are still begging authorities for answers a year on from the tragedy.

The Laos hostel accused of serving alcohol contaminated with methanol that killed six people — including two young Australian women — last November is set to reopen.

New evidence reopens a coronial investigation into the death of a 24-year-old woman whose body was found in a river in Melbourne's north in 2011.

A survey of 1,000 Victorian renters finds nearly four in five households faced a tenancy issue over a 12-month period — but only half of them escalated the issue by lodging a complaint.

A court has heard the man accused of committing multiple carjackings with a fake gun on Tuesday had been granted bail two days prior.

A major inquiry into the disastrous January landslide on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula concludes the incident was caused by a burst main that gushed water for months beforehand.

Victoria's prison population has surged by 62 per cent in the last 20 years as the number of accused held on remand triples.

There has been a major breakthrough in the police investigation into the stabbing deaths of two young boys in Melbourne's west a fortnight ago.

A massive search continues for a Porepunkah man who allegedly shot and killed two police officers at his property in rural Victoria.

A council in Melbourne's outer north has voted for more scrutiny over applications for resource-intensive data centres, with its deputy mayor warning the significant volumes of water they require could jeopardise new housing and population growth. 

Western United fans have expressed their disappointment and sadness after the team was stripped of its A-League licence late last week.

Almost one in five households displaced by a controversial plan to redevelop Melbourne’s public housing towers have been placed in the private market, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

A Federal Court judge has thrown out a case brought by Victoria's police union that alleged frontline members were owed hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid overtime.

Every time you send an email or ask ChatGPT a question, it's processed through servers in a data centre and the more that AI becomes part of daily life, the more data centres we'll need.

Documents show Greater Western Water is assessing 19 data centre applications requesting to use a total of 20 gigalitres of water annually — the same amount 330,000 Melburnians used in the last financial year.