Richard Willingham is Victoria's state political reporter in Melbourne. He joined the ABC in 2017 after seven years covering Victorian and federal politics at The Age.
Former Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto could be forced out of state parliament after being ordered to pay more than $2.3 million in costs after losing a defamation case brought by fellow MP Moira Deeming.
Two women abused by a paedophile priest in the 1970s are pursuing the Catholic Church for compensation, but a High Court decision has put their case in jeopardy.
A former commissioner of New Zealand's police force, Mike Bush, will be appointed to lead Victoria Police, the ABC understands.
Labor's landslide win in the federal election may not mean Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan is completely off the hook with voters, but it will ease some pressure — for now.
Senior Liberal figures say the party must review the way it ran its election campaign, after it was reduced to just a small handful of seats across the Melbourne region.
Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean could face thousands of dollars in fines after selling alcohol at his Bendigo bar while its licence was suspended.
McEwen is part new suburbs, part rural towns and part established suburbs, and it is a seat the Liberal Party will be working to take from Labor in the coming election.
There are fears in Liberal Party ranks that former Victorian leader John Pesutto's costly legal battle with Moira Deeming could leave him bankrupt and facing expulsion from parliament.
Both major parties know Victoria, and in particular Melbourne, will play a major role in determining who wins the federal election. These are the seats to keep an eye on.
A report released by independent body Infrastructure Australia says it has low confidence in the cost estimate for the Victorian government's multi-billion-dollar signature rail project.
The state government is being urged to fast-track pokies carded play, used at Crown Casino, to all of Victoria's poker machine venues.
Premier Jacinta Allan promises to "jolt the system" by banning machetes and enacting tougher bail laws for both young and adult offenders in the face of growing crime rates.
The ABC understands a ban on machetes will be announced on Wednesday in concert with tougher bail laws in a move to address growing crime rates in the state.
The Victorian government will explore raising the threshold for granting bail for serious crimes in an effort to quell public concerns about safety.
A bitter police pay dispute in Victoria is set to come to an end, with officers and staff agreeing to a 20 per cent pay rise over four years.
A major swing against Labor in the Werribee by-election and a victory for the Liberal Party in Prahran may be a major warning for the Allan government.
For years politicians have used their private travel paid for by the taxpayer in questionable ways — from chauffeuring pet pooches to a country home, to having petrol paid for while on holidays.
Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin says systemic changes are needed to deal with youth justice offenders to protect the community, in a wide-ranging interview about the Liberal Party's priorities.
The government will need to rely on the crossbench to pass proposed legislation, with the opposition concerned those claiming a political stance will be able to circumvent the laws.
The seat of Werribee is shaping up to be an interesting contest as party leaders eye the outer suburbs for key federal electoral success.
The first trial of ticketless public transport in Victoria has been labelled a "gimmick" and "pointless" because it is limited to just four bus routes in the state's north-east and doesn't integrate with trains.
Political fortunes can quickly turn and this week Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been a conspicuous visitor to Victoria.
If Brad Battin is to be a successful leader, he'll need to show magnanimity in the coming weeks as he pulls together his shadow cabinet.
Shadow Police Minister Brad Battin has won the leadership of the Victorian Liberals after John Pesutto was rolled at a party room this morning.
A group of Liberal MPs signed the call for a special meeting to vote on Mr Pesutto's leadership and whether to readmit Moira Deeming to the party room.