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The first weekend of summer in Victoria will bring heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hail.

Meanwhile, Treasurer Tim Pallas hit back at critics emboldened by an auditor-general’s report that criticised the state government’s financial management and triggered a stoush over its economic strategy.

Age readers respond to the state of the tax system and Victoria’s economy.

Emergency services warned Victorians to remain on alert on Wednesday night after wild weather lashed the state and rain deluged south-east Melbourne.

A motion in the upper house calling for the ombudsman to investigate the VCAA failed to pass on Wednesday, hours after the full list of compromised exams was revealed.

Those who lived and worked near the massive 2017 fire at the recycling facility in Melbourne’s north told a court how it left their lungs burning and the ground covered in smouldering ash.

The City of Yarra’s new firebrand mayor, Stephen Jolly, has signalled a major change in direction for the council after shepherding through a 36-point plan for the area.

Thunderstorms are sweeping through the city with wind gusts of over 100km/h recorded in parts of the state

New Mayor of Yarra Council Stephen Jolly, argues against criticism from former Greens Mayor Edward Crossland that an 'omnibus' bill is bad governance.

New Mayor of Yarra Council Stephen Jolly, argues against criticism from former Greens Mayor Edward Crossland that an 'omnibus' bill is bad governance.

The list of 56 subjects comes more than a week after it emerged that exam questions had inadvertently been included in online practice material for students.

Nearly half of all the VCE exams have been affected by the leak, including English, Economics, Maths and Psychology.

Thunderstorms are expected to batter the state on Wednesday while the humidity is expected to hang around until Sunday.