The “toughest bail laws in Australia” will be implemented after a spate of crime left a state government under pressure to act. Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan has flagged the state’s …

A deadly mosquito-borne virus is spreading across three states, with a second confirmed case identified in Victoria. Japanese encephalitis has infected a second northern Victorian resident this mosquito season, Chief …

Wetland bird hunters in Victoria will have a longer duck shooting season and can take home more birds under new rules. The Victorian duck hunting season will begin on March …

Voters won’t see Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party brand on the next federal election ballot after the High Court struck out the billionaire businessman’s bid to re-register his political party. …

Another year is coming to an end and Australians are set to farewell 2024 with their usual style and fanfare. But as festivities fire up and the alcohol flows, doctors …

Unity is Liberal leader Brad Battin’s motto as he takes the reins of the Victorian party after a bruising leadership battle. The Berwick MP, in Melbourne’s outer east, is the …

A man accused of the frenzied fatal stabbing of two women in their home almost five decades ago has spent his first night in an Australian prison cell. Perry Kouroumblis, …

A man accused of transporting Melbourne teen Isla Bell’s body in a fridge is attempting to be freed on bail as her mother spoke of “paralysing grief” over the 19-year-old’s …

The family of a teenager who died from a severe allergic reaction after ordering a meal containing nuts through a food delivery service have called for systemic changes to food …

Construction workers are too scared to blow the whistle on “rotten” behaviour at government sites, triggering calls to give building watchdogs more teeth. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan was handed former …