Victoria

Two sisters aged five and one die after house fire in Melbourne

Two of three children who were found unconscious in their burning home have died almost three days after being taken to hospital.Emergency services were called to the brick property...

Four Olympic medals stolen from ‘Oarsome Foursome’ rower’s car in Melbourne

Four Olympic medals – including three gold – belonging to one of the members of Australia’s popular “Oarsome...

Three young children in critical condition after Melbourne house fire

Three children have been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a house fire in Melbourne’s north-west.There were...

Thousands of anti-war activists to disrupt weapons expo as Melbourne braces for biggest protest in decades

As many as 25,000 protesters are set to cause chaos ahead of a weapons expo to be held...

High court will expedite challenge from former CFMEU officials against administration

Former construction union officials challenging the government’s law putting the union into administration will get their day in...

Temperatures surge in south-eastern Australia as high winds blast parts of NSW and Victoria

Parts of Sydney and south-west New South Wales faced elevated fire danger on Friday as high winds and unseasonably warm temperatures pushed through south-eastern...

Falling tree kills woman as severe weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania and into NSW

A woman has been killed by a falling tree on the New South Wales-Victoria border as a severe weather system brought damaging winds to...

Muslim groups to campaign on gambling and domestic violence in lead-up to Australian election

A political advocacy group seeking to mobilise Muslim Australians before the next election says it will elevate the community’s voice on non-faith issues including...

NSW battens down as wild weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania

Residents in New South Wales are hunkering down as a severe weather system bringing damaging winds bears down on the state’s south-east, after a...

Tasmanians prepare to evacuate amid major flood warning as Victorians warned of destructive winds

Tasmanian emergency services were urging residents and businesses along the Derwent River to prepare to evacuate on Sunday, while Victorians have been warned of...