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 …

Toxic chemicals seeping into waterways in Melbourne’s west could persist for weeks, leaving locals at risk of long-term health impacts, after a blaze ripped through a chemical factory. The inferno …

Victorians face growing budget overruns in more than 100 government school and public transport upgrades, office refurbishments and rectification works costing millions more. The state government updated its guide on …

Young workers across the nation could soon get a pay bump as unions seek to bring 18-year-old workers’ earnings in line with the adult wage. Unions on Thursday filed a …

Bird flu has been detected at a Victorian egg farm, plunging it into lockdown as authorities urgently investigate the strain. Agriculture Victoria says it is investigating a number of poultry …

Thousands of Victorians have been woken by an early morning earthquake that shook large parts of the state. The 4.3 magnitude quake hit near Leongatha in the Gippsland region, 135km …

Australians should focus on the things that unite us, the governor general says in the face of another Australia Day marked with celebration, protests and new beginnings. Delivering his final …