Businesses hit hard by the Victoria's recent circuit breaker lockdown will be given a cash injection to help return revenue lost over the five days.
The Circuit Breaker Support Package is worth a total of $143 million and will largely be directed to businesses in events, tourism, hospitality and accommodation,
A registered sex offender who went missing in Victoria has been arrested.
Robert Harper was wanted on a warrant after he was allegedly a no show at the Bendigo Magistrates' Court and did not tell police of his change in address.
Victoria has recorded its third day of zero local coronavirus cases, marking a triple "donut day" as the state begins its vaccine rollout.
Testing numbers dropped to 8277 results in the past 24 hours, with just 25 active cases remaining in the state.
Police are again searching parklands in Melbourne's north-east for missing mother Ju "Kelly" Zhang.
Investigators have scoured bushland around Darebin Creek in Heidelberg West, Sparkes Reserve in Ivanhoe and Napier Waller Reserve in Alphington today in the hope they would find the 33-year-old's body.
Former NRL star Sam Burgess has been pulled over, drug tested and charged with driving offences.
The 32-year-old was driving a BMW X5 along the Hume Highway, Braemar in the NSW Southern Highlands about 1.30pm today when he was stopped.
Crown director Harold Mitchell has stepped down after the Victorian government announced it will hold a royal commission into Crown Resorts to determine if it is suitable to hold a casino licence in the state.
The high-profile media buyer's resignation is effective immediately.
Investigations are underway after a group of people aggressively charged at a police car in Melbourne's north yesterday.
Video obtained by 9News shows about a dozen men erratically rushing towards the police vehicle travelling on Logan Street in Glenroy, yelling at officers as the car's sirens blared.
A fourth woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the Liberal staffer accused of raping Brittany Higgins. The woman made a formal report at a police station in Canberra on Sunday. She alleges the same man accused of raping Ms Higgins,
