01:33' 01-06-2017

The Andrews Labor Government today marked the biggest milestone in the cultivation of the medicinal cannabis industry in Australia, with the awarding of the first commercial permit.

02:51' 31-05-2017

The Turnbull Government will provide a $47 million boost to front-line services for suicide prevention and directly address a growing community need.

02:50' 31-05-2017

Melbourne North police arrested a man following the discovery of drugs during a routine check on Monday night.

02:48' 31-05-2017

More than 2,000 instruments including keyboards, violins, trumpets, flutes and drums will be on their way to Victorian students, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government.

01:41' 30-05-2017

Police are investigating a series of armed robberies across the south eastern suburbs earlier this month.

01:39' 30-05-2017

The Turnbull Government will invest $5.9 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to help tackle the threat of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses or parasites becoming resistant to standard medical treatments.

01:37' 30-05-2017

Victorian tertiary students will now be able to study the supply chain of medicinal cannabis, following the launch of Australia’s first ever full-scale cannabis education program.

01:38' 29-05-2017

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a report that highlights how illicit drug use, particularly methamphetamine or ice, is costing Australia an estimated $4.4 billion every year in health care, crime and economic losses.

01:36' 29-05-2017

Homicide Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance to help identify the body of a man located in a wheelie bin in Preston on Saturday morning.

01:34' 29-05-2017

The Andrews Labor Government has welcomed the announcement by SriLankan Airlines that it will start a new Colombo to Melbourne service.

01:02' 26-05-2017

Brimbank Embona Taskforce detectives are investigating after a gunman robbed a pharmacy in Deer Park on Sunday 21 May.

01:00' 26-05-2017

To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum and 25 years since the Mabo decision, the Government has today launched a 50 cent commemorative coin and Australia Post stamp today.

00:55' 26-05-2017

Nearly 100 former automotive workers will have an opportunity to be part of Victoria’s booming construction sector thanks to new funding from the Andrews Labor Government.

01:56' 25-05-2017

The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced a $25 million investment program inviting Australian universities to collaborate with some of the top universities in the United States.

01:55' 25-05-2017

Police are investigating after shots were fired at a truck in Melton West this morning.

01:53' 25-05-2017

In an Australian first, the Andrews Labor Government will move to create a Sentencing Guidelines Council to engage with the community and provide guidance to the courts on sentencing for specific crimes.