A perfect storm of warmer-than-usual temperatures and powerful swells has resulted in record drownings over the Easter long weekend in one state. Seven people are confirmed dead, including six in …

Bereaved families managing smaller estates in Victoria will no longer be slugged with a government death tax, but fees for those with larger fortunes will triple. Fees for the processing …

Exiled MP Moira Deeming ruined her own reputation by organising and attending a divisive anti-trans rally, according to lawyers acting on behalf of Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto. Mr Pesutto’s …

Wild weather smashing three states has claimed a woman’s life and caused rivers to break their banks, hundreds of properties to be damaged and 100,000 residents to make do without …

Australian researchers think they have uncovered the master controller of the ageing process. The discovery could potentially pave the way to improve quality of life as people age. The study, …

A young girl has been left traumatised after a stranger demanded she get in his car as she walked home on the last day of the school term. Police are …

Public schools across Australia will remain underfunded in 2024 despite being in an “urgent and critical” position, the Australian Education Union says. It has been revealed that extended bilateral agreements …

Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to scrap a hundred-year-old tradition to better reflect modern community values. Each sitting day in Victoria’s parliament is opened with the Lord’s Prayer …

Streets in Melbourne’s CBD will be crawling with police as the city recovers from another car rampage attack. Victoria Police will increase their patrols across the city grid, as well …

A man is in custody after the car he was driving ploughed into pedestrians and two other vehicles in Melbourne’s busy CBD, killing one person and injuring five others. The …