Old and run down public housing units will be bulldozed and redeveloped to be made available to family violence victims under a more than $200 million plan from the Andrews government.
Child abuse victims will be able to sue for compensation more easily under new laws that will force institutions such as churches and schools to prove steps were taken to protect children under their care.
Dedicated family violence workers are being recruited to work in Victoria's mental health and substance abuse services as part of the Andrews government;s 10-year strategy to tackle the scourge of domestic violence.
Premier Daniel Andrews has urged calm in the wake of Friday's alleged arson attack on a Springvale bank, saying the incident was a "tragedy" and not an act of terror.
Victorians must be able to arm themselves, not with guns, but with non-lethal force to protect themselves from the spate of home invasions, the Shooters, Fishers & Farmers party says.
Fresh doubts have been cast on the controversial workplace deal for the state's paid firefighters after the union said it was "deeply concerned" the industrial umpire would rule the proposal invalid.
Teenage prisoners from the troubled Parkville justice centre will be sent to a segregated wing of the maximum security Barwon prison in coming days.
A contentious decision by the Andrews Government to transfer up to 40 juvenile offenders to an adult prison has confounded members of the legal fraternity and contradicts a damning Ombudsman's report on the abuse of several teenagers at Port Phillip Prison.
Premier was caught by surprise by a deal with the Federal Government to release $1.5 billion that had originally set aside for the scrapped East West Link project – saying he first learned about the roads funding in a letter delivered late on Monday night.
Teenage inmates at the embattled Youth Justice Centre in Parkville will be sent to adult prison.
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