Families are trapped in a “nightmare” after it was revealed an alleged child abuser worked at more early learning centres than originally thought. Authorities say Joshua Dale Brown, 26, worked …

A second man is facing child sex offences a day after it was revealed a former childcare worker was hit with more than 70 charges against babies and toddlers. Joshua …

Millions of Australians have been warned to stay vigilant as ex-tropical cyclone Alfred crosses onto the mainland, with the worst of the heavy rain and flash flooding still to come. …

Victorian hospitals will be overhauled but not forced to merge following a scathing review finding the health system no longer fit for purpose. The state government has accepted all but one of …

The families of 800 people who died during Victoria’s COVID-19 wave linked to a fatally flawed hotel scheme would be “gobsmacked” criminal charges have been dropped. Spiros Vasilakis, whose mother …

Thousands of Victorians have been told to leave their homes as the state braces for catastrophic bushfire conditions. Residents in communities surrounding the Bayindeen bushfire, northwest of Ballarat, are being …

Victoria could have its first female premier in more than three decades as Daniel Andrews heads for the door. Labor MPs are gathering at parliament to discuss a new leader …