
Two Melbourne women dead, one shot by police
A woman has died after being shot by police in Melbourne’s northeast. The officers were called to reports of one woman assaulting...

Measles cases spark alerts for airport and university
A measles alert has been issued for a major airport, university, several flights and shops in Victoria. Five people have been diagnosed...

Major airline’s push to allow small pets onboard planes
Passengers could bring their pets onboard flights in an Australian-first push from one of the nation’s biggest airlines. Virgin Australia wants to...

ASEAN opens with $262m maritime and development boost
Australia will pump an additional $262.5 million into development and security programs in Southeast Asia, as high-level talks between the region’s leaders...

Teens arrested after Melbourne eatery torched for the second time
A security guard was threatened with a firearm as a restaurant went up in flames in the second arson attack on the...

Telstra sorry as man dies during nationwide triple zero wipe out
Telstra has apologised for a technical issue that meant Australians weren’t able to speak to trained triple zero call takers for more...

Another Captain Cook statue toppled by vandals
Another statue of Captain James Cook has been toppled in Melbourne. CCTV captured four people cutting down the statue at 3.45am on...

Swift parrot action from Leonardo DiCaprio
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the fight to save the critically endangered Swift Parrot. The A-lister told his 62 million followers...

Man charged over multi-million dollar scam
A 51-year-old man is accused of orchestrating an elaborate property scam that swindled millions of dollars out of home owners and investors....

Public housing residents file class action against govt
Public housing residents in Victoria have launched a class action against the state government in a bid to stop their homes being...