The following sites are some possible additional sources of news items on issues relevant to State government in Victoria:

(Unless otherwise indicated, only current day news is available from these sites.)

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - listing of Victorian news, updated throughout the day.  Also Western Victoria, Ballarat, Mildura Albury-Wodonga, Gippsland as well as WA, SA, NT, Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas.

The Age newspaper has national news (including State news) and (general) breaking news.  Access to previous days' articles is available on a charged basis.

The Herald Sun has Victorian news and (general) breaking news.

The Weekly Times covers rural and regional issues.

nineMSN (general) news headlines

Australian Financial Review has a national news page.

Main State Government Media Releases site, including All - By Minister and All - By Date. (There are archives for news releases Oct 1999-Nov 2002.)

State Opposition recent media releases.

Hansard is updated overnight when Parliament is sitting - download or search.

A listing of Bills currently before Parliament.

The Premier's web site has a listing of current events, but the extensive news reports, media releases, speeches, press conferences and interviews, etc by the Premier, provided under the previous Government, are no longer available.

Business Review Weekly
Crikey.com.au web site and subscriber e-newsletter with political, business and media news and gossip
Green Left Weekly (current news only)
The Guardian (Communist Party of Australia - weekly, has back issues)
Labor Herald (national publication of the Australian Labor Party)

Ballarat Courier (daily - headlines and main stories)
Bendigo Advertiser (daily - day's headlines only)
Border Mail (Albury-Wodonga - daily, has news for past few months)
Geelong Advertiser (daily - main stories)
McPherson Media (Shepparton News and other titles from Northern Victoria)
North East Newspapers (including Wangaratta Chronicle, Bright Observer, Kiewa Valley Observer, Myrtleford Times, Ovens & Murray Advertiser, Mansfield Courier - current news only)
Warrnambool Standard (daily - has past week's news)
The Warrandyte Diary (monthly - month's news only)