Victoria’s Labor government had signalled it was expecting to spend $40 million defending the suit brought by more than 1000 ...

The state government has agreed to a $125 million settlement, which has to be approved by the Supreme Court.

Taxpayers are likely to be slugged more than $50m after the Allan government settled a class action brought by business owners over its botched Covid-19 hotel quarantine program.

A fine imposed on aged-care home where 45 people died in the space of a month after a Covid outbreak has been described as a “joke”.