One in four Australians have severely limited access to childcare while 700,000 have virtually no access at all, a report has revealed. Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute mapped childcare access across …

As the cost-of-living crisis plunges more Australians into food insecurity, pressure is mounting on state and federal governments to take action. About a third of almost 180 submissions to a …

Ordinary Australians struggle to make ends meet while the richest enjoy billions in untaxed capital gains, a new report claims. The wealth of Australia’s richest 200 people almost tripled as …

A man has been arrested for allegedly making more than 500 fake pandemic payment claims worth about $60,000. Victoria Police uncovered masses of counterfeiting equipment at a home in Melbourne’s …

Scientists have unearthed the “incredible” fossil of an extinct kangaroo that walked, rather than hopped around southern Australia 50,000 years ago. In a precarious operation, the nearly complete skeleton of …

A Victorian shire will scrap Australia Day citizenship ceremonies and organise inclusive events with local Indigenous groups for January 26. The City of Greater Bendigo will shift citizenship ceremonies to …

A watch and act flood warning has been issued for parts of northern Victoria, with authorities flagging a moderate flooding risk. Emergency Victoria said the Murray River at Barham could …

A Victorian digital licence pilot is off to a poor start after 57,000 customers received emails with incorrect surnames. The state’s licensing and registration company VicRoads said the error, which …

Victorian logging bans will likely remain in place until the native timber industry is phased out, after an appeal by state-owned forestry company VicForests was thrown out. VicForests had appealed …

Melbourne’s flood alert system will be overhauled after more than 500 homes and businesses were inundated without warning, with the Bureau of Meteorology taking the lead. Melbourne Water, the bureau …