Joseph Dunstan

A graphics expert says Nine News's explanation for how a digitally altered photo of Victorian Animal Rights Party MP Georgie Purcell was put to air is plausible — and raises important questions over the way the technology is used across society.

The five Aboriginal people who will oversee Victoria's statewide treaty negotiations are revealed, as the state prepares to enter nation-leading talks next year.

Volunteers from the Yes and No sides of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum say they're not taking any vote for granted, as they wait to learn the nation's verdict after a hard-fought campaign.

The Lowitja Institute's chair has expressed alarm over "misleading" claims about Indigenous funding being circulated in the lead-up to the national Voice to Parliament referendum.

New Victorian premier Jacinta Allan fended off a leadership challenge from her now-deputy Ben Carroll to become the second ever woman in the state's top job. Relive today's events in our live blog.

Daniel Andrews announced he would be stepping down from his role as Victorian premier after nine years. Look back at how the day's announcement unfolded.

Aboriginal leaders and politicians from across the spectrum condemn the distribution of a "fearmongering" and fraudulent letter in Victoria's north-west, which contained misinformation about the state's treaty process.

Victoria's cancellation of the 2026 regional Commonwealth Games is under scrutiny today, as a Senate inquiry holds hearings in Melbourne. Look back at how the day's hearing unfolded.

Former school principal Malka Leifer is sentenced in a Melbourne court for 18 sexual offences, including rape and indecent assault.

A fresh set of Victorian traditional owners elected to the First Peoples' Assembly are preparing for Australia's first statewide treaty negotiations, which they say represent an "ongoing journey" that will benefit all Victorians.

A bunch of people waving their hands on a suburban street might sometimes feel like a chaotic and stressful way to land a property. Here's why economists believe the property auctions which are so common in Sydney and Melbourne are still an "efficient" way to land a fair price.

New representatives are elected to the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, which plans to make history in Australia as it begins negotiations on a statewide treaty.

The national medical regulator AHPRA is investigating allegations addictive opioid substitution drugs were improperly prescribed at a jail in Victoria's east, which is run by a major prison contractor.

Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body calls on Facebook to better control racist abuse online, as it counters a surge of hate speech it fears is being fanned by the national debate on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Big businesses, holiday-home owners and landlords will be asked to foot the bill for the Victorian government's COVID-19 debt, as part of a 10-year budget repair plan unveiled in the state budget.

A special election is underway in Victoria to choose the next First Peoples' Assembly members, who will sit down opposite government to negotiate a statewide treaty.

Victoria's shadow attorney-general says raising the state's age of criminal responsibility will embolden gang leaders to recruit more children under 12, a position youth justice experts describe as "absolutely nonsensical".

Integrity experts urge the Andrews government to act swiftly to tackle the risk of "grey corruption" by political staffers, after a damning report by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has told senior officers to make sure they are not unnecessarily denying bail to marginalised people, as the force accepts all of the recommendations from the coronial inquest into Veronica Nelson's 2020 death in custody.

Thousands gather at Hamer Hall to pay tribute to the extraordinary life and achievements of the iconic Australian entertainer and cancer patient advocate.

The harrowing calls for help made by Veronica Nelson as she was dying in a Victorian prison cell have sent shock waves across the nation. As calls for urgent reforms mount, Veronica's family is still finding a path through grief. 

Victorian coroner Simon McGregor has described the conditions in the lead-up to the 37-year-old Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman's death as "harrowing", while labelling the state's bail laws a "complete and unmitigated disaster".

Victoria's legal community anticipates the inquest will recommend an overhaul of the state's bail laws, which were toughened in the wake of the 2017 Bourke Street car attack. 

The state government will end outsourcing of health care for female prisoners to a for-profit company, admitting the current arrangement "hasn't always" fulfilled duty of care.

In Melbourne's sprawling western suburbs, a lack of tree cover can make the summer heat unbearable. But work is underway to build a greener, cooler future.