
Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite
Authorities are cracking down on illegal firewood operators as living costs, an icy winter and a supply gap push Victorians to seek...

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up
Budget carrier Bonza has been permanently grounded after creditors voted to liquidate the embattled airline with staff still owed millions of dollars....

Woolworths sets egg limits as bird flu spreads
Woolworths is the latest big retailer to slap limits on egg purchases in parts of Australia as a growing outbreak of bird...

Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims
A man has been arrested for allegedly making more than 500 fake pandemic payment claims worth about $60,000. Victoria Police uncovered masses...

‘Abandoning customers’: Lenders fail battling borrowers
More than one in three struggling home owners are giving up applying for financial help because lenders make the process too hard,...

Powercor cops $2.1 million fine after growth sparked bushfire
Electricity distributor Powercor has offered a mea culpa and will pay $2.1 million for failing to inspect and trim vegetation growing around...

AusNet to pay $12m after outage tracker crash
Electricity distributor AusNet will pay millions in customer compensation and to build outage back-ups after storms left millions Victorians in the dark....

Community rocked by killings demands an end
Women in a Victorian community rocked by three recent killings are demanding an end to male violence against them. The Ballarat region’s...

Animal shelter numbers surging as costs bite
Victoria’s biggest animal shelter is calling for cheaper desexing solutions as it struggles with a surge in surrendered puppies and kittens. The...

Cancelling Comm Games cost Victoria more than $589m
Victoria’s abandoned Commonwealth Games cost the state more than $589 million and the price estimate that tanked the event was overstated and...