Victoria

Keep up-to-date with the latest stories from Melbourne to Mildura and right across the entire state

Melbourne driver sentenced after blaming Tesla auto-pilot for hit and run

A Melbourne driver has been sentenced to nine months in jail after falsely blaming the autopilot feature in her Tesla for a hit-and-run...

Projects delayed and subsidies axed: the ins-and-outs of the 2024 Victorian State Budget

Treasurer Tim Pallas unveiled his 10th state budget on Tuesday afternoon in parliament The Victorian government has delayed the Melbourne...

Accused mushroom killer pleads not guilty

Accused mushroom killer Erin Patterson has formally pleaded not guilty to murder, with the case now fast-tracked to Victoria’s Supreme...

Bonza announces flights grounded until Wednesday

Fallout is continuing after Bonza was officially placed into voluntary administration just hours after cancelling all flights. Shortly...

Monash councillors who quit Greens almost lost preselection to empty chair

EXCLUSIVE: Anjalee de Silva and Josh Fergeus were set to run again for the Greens just weeks before quitting the party.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #94: Samantha Murphy murder case to proceed with trial by jury

Patrick Stephenson will face a jury trial over the alleged murder of Samantha Murphy.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #93: Police drop charges against former NZYQ detainee

The basis for police charging a former migration detainee with sexual assault was racial profiling.

Liberals propose abolishing Bill Shorten's seat as part of electoral boundary reviews

EXCLUSIVE: The party is also suggesting significant changes to Melbourne and Macnamara.

Greens 'trans rift' back on the agenda as party searches for new Victorian senator

All but one candidate confirmed in a survey obtained by 6 News that they agreed "trans women are women and trans men are men".

Common(wealth) Knowledge #74: High Court overturns Victorian tax on electric vehicles

The High Court paves the way for a federal fuel excise for electric vehicles.

Father of alleged George Pell victim of given green light to sue Catholic Church

The Victorian Court of Appeal has allowed a lawsuit against the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to proceed.

Is it Pesuttover? Liberals worried about Warrandyte by-election despite holding seat for 35 years

The state by-election in Victoria is being held on August 26.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #62: Andrews government flags local government reform in Victoria

Australia’s federalist system will allow Victoria to limit local governments after IBAC corruption report.

Victorian Greens seek to amend constitution to prevent thermal coal mining

The hurdles for amending a state constitution make a Greens bill, introduced in May, unlikely to pass.

Northern Bullants fail to score a single goal as they go down by 157 points in the VFL

The club has played without affiliation with an AFL side since 2021.

Heston Russell disbands his Australian Values Party

As his case against the ABC heads to trial, Heston Russell has disbanded his political party.

Melbourne earthquake shows 6 News commitment to live coverage of breaking news

6 News was the only Australian news outlet on-air with coverage of the 4.6-magnitude quake.

'Lots' of Liberals worried the party will lose Victorian state by-election

Voters will head to the polls in Warrandyte later this year after the resignation of incumbent Ryan Smith.

Complainants in Hawthorn racism scandal come forward, accused hits back

In another dramatic twist in the Hawthorn racism allegations saga, several players and their families have come forward.

Moira Deeming expelled by Victorian Liberal MPs amid potential for defamation lawsuit

Deeming has sat as an Independent Liberal since last month.

Moira Deeming declares herself an Independent Liberal MP after being suspended from party

The Victorian MP avoided expulsion last month.

Aston by-election: Labor aiming to break century-old record as Liberals try to hold onto seat

The by-election was triggered after former minister Alan Tudge resigned from federal politics.

Moira Deeming refutes John Pesutto claim that she condemned Let Women Speak rally figures

Pesutto claimed Deeming "specifically" condemned comments made by Kellie-Jay Keen and Angie Jones.

Legalise Cannabis MPs distance themselves from Sophia Moermond over 'Let Women Speak' rally comments

"The Legalise Cannabis Victoria team will continue to call out hurtful behaviour that misrepresents the party."

Former MP Andy Meddick pushed by police officer while yelling at people performing Nazi salute

Condemnation from across the political spectrum is growing after yesterday's scenes in Melbourne.

Do any of the Aston by-election candidate actually live in the electorate?

6 candidates have been announced for the by-election on April 1.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #37: The right to protest versus public health

What a new judgment from a Victorian court means.

Lidia Thorpe quits Greens: New party could be formed, Jacqui Lambie may be the biggest winner

The Victorian senator has resigned from the party in order to pursue Treaty before the Voice.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #36: What is a First Minister?

Cooperative federalism in post-COVID lockdown Australia.

The 88th & final seat: Narracan votes in rare supplementary election after candidate's death

The supplementary election was triggered due to the death of Nationals candidate Shaun Gilchrist.

Ex-Labor candidate now 'helping' Liberals after the ALP didn't run in his seat again

Justin Seddon was running in Narracan until the election was declared failed.

Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor

Tosh-Jake Finnigan has been elected via a VEC countback.

Should it stay or should it go? Controversy over rule as Stars hit the roof twice in one innings

Joe Clarke and Beau Webster both it the ball into the roof of Docklands Stadium last night.

6 News cameras capture grassfire next to highway near NSW-Victoria border

The fire has been been marked under control.

Fans targeting Novak Djokovic to be kicked out of the Australian Open

The tournament officially kicks off on Monday.

Melbourne Victory slapped with fine of more than half a million dollars over pitch invasion

The pitch invasion saw the derby between Victory & Melbourne City abandoned.

Nationals won't contest seat where their candidate died while facing sexual assault charges

Narracan candidate Shaun Gilchrist was due to face court before he died.

6 News looking for young passionate journalists to join growing team

In 2023, we'll celebrate our 4th birthday.

LIVE UPDATES: Products recalled as Australia deals with potentially hallucinogenic spinach

Recalls have been issued by multiple retailers.

LIVE RESULTS: All the seats changing hands & how every party went in the Victorian state election

The results in both houses for all parties that you may have missed.

Coalition could be over in Vic after Nationals said they'd 'discuss' leaving agreement with Liberals

The Liberals have lost several seats this election, while the Nationals have picked up 3 in the lower house.

No second teal wave with potentially zero independents getting into the Victorian parliament

Only one teal independent candidate is still in the running as results continue to come in.

Labor sending out leaflets using Liberal colours and logo in seat they could lose to The Greens

Exclusive: 6 News has seen images of the material which is being sent out in the marginal seat of Richmond.

National Anti-Corruption Commission bill passes the lower house - and donkey voting in elections

Stuart Jeffery and Billy Williamson break down the latest political news.

What you need to know about every single party in the Victorian election (in under 10 minutes)

6 News has details on all the parties running, endorsing independents & no longer running.

Police to investigate after MP Catherine Cumming says she wants Dan Andrews to turn into 'red mist'

"In the army we'd call it pink mist," she said - referring to the term used when referring to the blood that comes out of a sniper's target.

Glenn Druery reveals the Sack Dan Andrews Party is 'one of mine' in a leaked video

Druery has worked with several minor parties ahead of this year's Victorian election.

Animal Justice Party and Glenn Druery go to war on Twitter as preference sting row continues

Today is the third day of pre-polling in the Victorian state election.

The Liberals claim the 'only way to get rid of Dan Andrews' is to vote for them - they're wrong

The Coalition has spread claims including that a 'vote for an independent will help re-elect Dan Andrews.'

'Kim Jong-un' to run against Dan Andrews in the seat of Mulgrave

Exclusive: Howard X has confirmed he will rule Victoria 'with an iron first' if elected.