Police allege a 26-year-old man from Snake Valley, near Ballarat, took two people hostage and shot at officers multiple times.
Three in four home loans are written by mortgage brokers, infuriating banks and delighting customers
The banking royal commission described the way in which mortgage brokers are paid as "conflicted remuneration" and "money for nothing". Customers don't care.
Photo shows A middle-aged woman and man kneel down, tending to a flower bed together.Melbourne is growing fast, but on the fringes, public transport isn't
Melbourne's population continues to grow, but there are growing calls for services such as public transport to be expanded to match the boom.
Photo shows A person walks down a new suburban street as the sun sets.In one of the fastest-growing areas of Australia, a church dispute has thrown a spanner in the works for a new hospital
The Catholic Church is taking the Victorian government to VCAT seeking an extra $8.5 million dollars over the acquisition of land at Melton. The government acquired the land from the church to build a major new public hospital.
Photo shows A render of a new hospital.Could you survive a 'wardrobe freeze' for a year? Keen to quit fast fashion, this stylist took on the challenge
How many items of clothing do you own, and how often do you wear them? Experts want shoppers to use this knowledge — along with upcycling the "skinny pile" and pressing pause on new buys — to fight the fashion churn destroying the planet.
Photo shows three photos of a young woman side-by-side, in each one she is wearing linen pants with different tops and shoesVictorian MP Moira Deeming lodges defamation suit against former boss John Pesutto
Victorian MP Moira Deeming lodges a defamation lawsuit against her former boss and state Liberal leader John Pesutto in the Federal Court.
Photo shows John Pesutto and Moira Deeming in a composite image.Specialist schools' expanded after-hours care for children with disability 'a win-win-win' for families
The mother of a 16-year-old boy with Down syndrome says Victoria's high intensity outside school hours care program has provided opportunities for her son, and supported her to keep working.
Photo shows A child and a mother sitting on play equipment.It's more about the doing than the talking for these boys and their mentors
Taking to mountain bike trails gives these teenage boys and their mentors a chance to share their love of riding, but also to chat "shoulder to shoulder".
Photo shows A boy rides a mountain bike along a forest trail.Teenage victims of a fatal motorcycle crash identified as cousins
Police investigate a collision involving off-road motorcycles that claimed the lives of two teenagers in Melbourne's outer north-west.
Photo shows Ali El-Houli and Zena Elhouli side by sideIn a cost-of-living crisis, Melbourne's libraries are a precious resource. But they're not evenly spread
Data shows Melbourne's growth areas have some of the worst access to public libraries across the city, despite being home to some of the youngest populations in the city.
Photo shows A woman wearing a hijab standing near two bookshelves.Private ambulance operators allegedly directed staff to contract jobs on day of Eynesbury school bus crash
Private ambulance crews asked to help on the day of last month’s horror Eynesbury school bus crash were instead directed to do non-urgent private contract jobs, workers have alleged, saying operators are putting profit over patient care every day.
Photo shows A white bus on its side surrounded by emergency services personnel in high vis.'Everyone's really sad and worried about their friends': School bus crash leaves community in shock
As Melbourne's outer-suburban sprawl has inched towards Exford Primary, the school has retained its country feel — and it was a sense of community that kicked in after Tuesday's horror bus crash.
Photo shows A school bus rolled onto its side with the impact of a crash visible, with emergency services walking behind.Children in bus crash found yelling 'where's mum?' when rescuers arrived
Two tradesmen who ran to help at the site of Tuesday's school bus crash in Melbourne tell of the horrific scenes they faced as they tried to rescue the children.
Photo shows Two men sitting in front of a kitchen. The man on the left wears a plaid shirt and the man on the right a green t-shirt.Truck driver granted bail after bus crash that left children with amputations, spinal injuries
Truck driver Jamie Gleeson is granted bail by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court over a crash that left 18 primary school children in hospital.
Photo shows A badly damaged bus on its side near a road.Heather used to be embarrassed to have guests in her cold home. Now she has no shortage of visitors
A housing program is cutting people's energy bills and keeping people warmer in Victoria's winter months as many struggle with health issues due to poorly insulated homes.
Photo shows Heather smiling in her homeTruck and school bus collide west of Melbourne, leaving 10 children seriously injured
Victoria Police says 45 children were on their way home on the school bus when it was struck by a truck and rolled at Eynesbury just before 4pm.
Photo shows A white bus on its side surrounded by emergency services personnel in high vis.Australia's city fringes will soon be home to 7.5m people. Now experts are warning of a national crisis
The federal government is warned of millions of Australians at heightened risk of climate disasters due to homes being built on sprawling suburban fringes prone to floods and fires.
Photo shows An aerial view of cars packed into a suburban development.Mum 'beyond lucky' to secure rental as analysis shows major drop in affordable homes
An annual snapshot reveals the number of affordable rentals in Melbourne and regional Victoria decreased by 44 and 40 per cent respectively in one year.
Photo shows Stacey Knowles pictured with her daughters Caitlyn and Indiana.Ever tried halo halo? Filipino sweet treats are making their mark in Melbourne's west
Young Filipino foodies are sharing their cuisine and culture with diners in Melbourne's western suburbs, serving up everything from purple desserts to roast pork.
Photo shows A close up of a person holding a plate with two donuts with purple glaze on them.A place for life and death as Melbourne plans its biggest new cemetery in 100 years
Melbourne's planners have earmarked 128-hectares of land on the city's western fringe, which they hope will provide enough burial and cremation space for the next 150 years of population growth.
Photo shows An artist rendered image of a wooden walkway over grassy plains.After her waters broke, Rebecca sat in traffic for 1.5 hours to drive herself to hospital
Leaving home in labour during the peak-hour commute, Rebecca faced 1.5 hours of traffic just to get out of her housing estate in outer Melbourne. Her experience has sparked calls for solutions to be fast-tracked.
Photo shows Rebecca with newborn baby in hospital