Victoria

Cyber breach impacts family violence, sex assault data

Data from 4000 people who used Monash Health's family violence and sexual assault support units across two decades has been caught in a data breach.

Rachael Ward

A data breach involved information from the family violence unit at Monash Medical Centre. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

'Data transparency for road funding': Minister offers ultimatum to states

States will have to hand over secret data to fund projects.

Ben Silvester

Australia suffered its most road deaths in five years in 2023, with Victoria recording its worst road toll in 15 years and NSW accounting for the biggest spike in fatalities of any state.

Racecourse wall plumbed new flood depths but won't go

About 600 properties in Melbourne's west were flooded when the Maribyrnong River broke its banks. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Flemington Racecourse's flood wall worsened the impact of flooding for about 240 homes when a major Melbourne river broke its banks in 2022.

Callum Godde

Cyber breach impacts family violence, sex assault data

Data from 4000 people who used Monash Health's family violence and sexual assault support units across two decades has been caught in a data breach.

Rachael Ward

Racecourse wall plumbed new flood depths but won't go

Flemington Racecourse's flood wall worsened the impact of flooding for about 240 homes when a major Melbourne river broke its banks in 2022.

Callum Godde

'Data transparency for road funding': Minister offers ultimatum to states

States will have to hand over secret data to fund projects.

Ben Silvester

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.

Cassandra Morgan

Irish trio fronts court over $1m burglary ring

Police are investigating whether three Irish nationals, charged over a spate of more than 60 burglaries over four months, are linked to a wider syndicate.

Rachael Ward and Cassandra Morgan

Three Irish nationals have been charged with more than 60 burglaries in Melbourne this year. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

Unchecked urban sprawl is eating our food bowl

Victoria's burgeoning population presents a number of complications for food supply unless a fragmented planning framework is overhauled, an inquiry has heard.

Adrian Black