Victoria’s first dedicated sobering up centre will be set up in Collingwood ahead of the decriminalisation of public drunkenness in the state. The 20-bed facility is a key part of …

Police are joining forces in a bid to stamp out warring organised crime syndicates behind a spate of arson attacks in Melbourne. The two criminal groups, believed to be linked …

Australians’ last resting places might not be so final under a pitch to curtail a crisis in cemetery space and make the burials industry greener. Experts are pushing for grave …

A union boss has blasted South Australia’s government after the state passed laws to ramp up fines for disruptive protests following a mammoth upper house debate. The new measures were …

A Melbourne council has cancelled a drag storytime event, citing threats of violence against staff, families and a performer. Activists protested the Monash City Council event, which was intended to …

The wreck of a ship caught up in Australia’s worst ever maritime disaster has been found 4000 metres under the sea, 80 years after it was torpedoed by an American …

An anti-corruption investigation has found staff in the Daniel Andrews’ government exerted pressure on health department officials to award a $1.2 million contract to a health union. The Independent Broad-based …

Australia’s funeral industry exists in a regulatory black hole and inside swirls a turbulent conversation about how to climb out of it. The industry is devoid of federal government oversight …

Labor has declared its historic by-election win a ringing endorsement of the Albanese government, while federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton has promised to rebuild following the shock result for his …

Victorians could be slapped with electricity price hikes of more than 30 per cent under a proposal put forward by the state’s economic regulator. The Essential Services Commission on Wednesday …