Australia news live: State Library of Victoria ditches controversial restructure plan; gas company reaches final sign-off for Beetaloo fracking project

Change comes after more than 220 writers, scholars and researchers signed an open letter expressing alarm about the proposal. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOfficials investigating after Victoria police memorial vandalised overnightVictoria police are investigating the vandalism of the Victoria Police Memorial in Melbourne this morning.If you don’t need to be on the roads during heavy rainfall, we ask the community to delay their travel until the storm passes.If you do come across flash flooding, the best thing to do is turn around and find another way – it’s not worth putting your life or your loved ones at risk. It doesn’t take much for vehicles to become stuck in water or washed away as you don’t know what damage has been done to the road surfaces. Continue reading...