The heartbroken brother of accountant Nikkita Azzopardi has told of how he found his sister dead inside her South Morang home on Monday, after fearing for her safety and breaking into her house.
At just 25 years of age, former Rising Star Jaidyn Stephenson has retired from the AFL. JON RALPH has the details on why the Kangaroo made the decision.
Fed up with the inaction of the Allan government, the Coalition will introduce a private member’s bill outlining its tobacco licencing scheme in a bid to rein in Melbourne’s out of control tobacco wars.
A man charged with enslaving his family to work on their farm acted like an “absolute ruler … unrestrained by law” and used guns and violence to force them into servitude for five years, a court has heard.
Voters ditching Labor but not voting Liberal. Government’s failing on cost of living. There are plenty of lessons for Victoria’s political leaders in the Queensland election. Will they heed them?
From free flowing champagne and secret tequila bars to elite cuts from a posh steakhouse — this is what society’s elite will be eating inside the exclusive Birdcage marquees.
TV personality and media mogul Eddie McGuire shows no signs of slowing down in his career on the eve of his 60th birthday, but plans to mark the day with a very humble celebration.
Hot on the heels of its Footscray and Docklands openings, Melbourne brewery Moon Dog will add another venue to its fast-growing empire, with Moon Dog Beach Club set to open before Christmas.
A Chinese student who killed two sex workers in Melbourne CBD apartments in less than 24 hours has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after murder charges were dropped.
Lord Mayor Nick Reece is ahead in the race for the city’s top job after the counting of thousands of ballots, but Carlton great Anthony Koutoufides could claim victory in the final quarter.
Security cameras have captured the terrifying moment a teenage girl and her friend were cornered by a group of youths armed with machetes outside a random Mount Waverley home.
A man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman after failing to convince two young girls to get in his car has convinced a court to temporarily conceal his name due to fears his family will face “retribution”.
Bill Shorten has talked tough about the criminals rorting the NDIS. Now he has proposed new legislation to help catch them quicker. They can’t come soon enough, writes Julie Cross.
The woman accused of assaulting Lidia Thorpe at the MCG after the Dreamtime game says she has received a flood of threats since being charged by police.
Premier Jacinta Allan has asked the attorney-general to investigate training provided to Victorian magistrates on how they can avoid imposing sentences that would result in violent migrant criminals such as pedophiles from being deported.
Tens of thousands of Victorian homes with solar panels are about to have their generous feed-in tariff slashed. Here’s how it will hurt their hip pocket.
Caleb Daniel was playing AFL footy consistently for almost nine years when he was sent to the Bulldogs reserves. He reveals how he found himself on the outer and off to North Melbourne.
Victorian magistrates have been given training on how to sentence violent migrant criminals such as pedophiles and drug dealers so they don’t get deported at the end of their jail term.
We’ve all heard the saying, ‘think outside the box’ when it comes to cracking the property market – but are these three creative approaches to buying a home realistic or just wishful thinking?
Barefoot Investor tells a bride-to-be who discovered her fiancé’s $9000 Afterpay and Uber Eats debt to ‘give love a chance’ before kicking him to the kerb.
A con artist Mildura grandma treated herself to a Mercedes Benz and got on the punt after she wickedly scammed $200k through a dodgy business tax fraud.
The man who forced an international flight to divert via Melbourne after allegedly trying to “headbutt” a cabin manager, has asked to be allowed to fly interstate.
The estranged wife of former Essendon player Ricky Olarenshaw has fronted a Bali court over allegations she was running a brothel on the holiday island.
With less than 24 hours to go before Victoria’s year 12s sit the English exam, examiners, tutors, teachers and star pupils offer last-minute tips and trick to ace the test, as well as the key pitfalls to avoid.
Artist and stylist Sarah Kuter is bidding farewell to her Merricks North lake house that was designed to blend into the surrounding bushland. Take a tour of the creative haven.
After being criticised for purchasing a $4.3m property during a housing crisis, PM Anthony Albanese is once again in trouble for accepting a raft of Qantas “freebies”.
The sharemarket was flat on light volumes as investors awaited key inflation data. Mosaic Brands enters receivership with KPMG appointed. ASX Limited hit by first strike against remuneration report.
A group of key executives from Solomon Lew’s Just Group retail division have resigned, adding to a growing list of management departures, just as Myer is mulling buying the unit.
The Melbourne Metro Tunnel has collected a real estate award as the property industry celebrated its best and brightest. See what the still incomplete project won.
Home prices are surging in the Melbourne and Victorian suburbs connected with some of the state’s most-haunted locations. And more of us could soon be sharing our property with a phantom.
A wealthy car collector has found a way to score free parking — or maybe even to get paid, by buying out an apartment building so he could put cars in the basement. But now that’s changing.
A 2011 interview in which Taylor Swift talks about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has resurfaced as the rapper faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Watch video.
The sub rule has come under scrutiny from players and coaches alike, but the AFL is set to retain to controversial substitute’s vest heading into 2025.
Illawarra coach Justin Tatum has learned his fate after Basketball Australia’s integrity unit found he breached its code of conduct by calling referees ‘incompetent’ after the Hawks’ loss to United.
Carlos Sainz won the Mexico GP in his flying Ferrari but the biggest talking point was the latest fallout from Formula One’s fiercest feud – and the Aussie who has a front-row seat to the drama.
The team around record-breaking Cox Plate heroine Via Sistina will spend the next few days weighing up options for the mare including next week’s Melbourne Cup.
Peter Lawrence has put $700,000 into suing the Melbourne Demons over the club’s electoral constitution. Despite losing the battle, he tells JON RALPH why he won the war.
Selectors put the cart before the horse when they picked Nathan McSweeney for the Australia A side last year. But now they could be repaid in spades by the man who could be our next Test debutant.
It’s time to level up your strategy cricket fans – SuperCoach BBL is open for business. With superstars from David Warner to Glenn Maxwell in the mix, the race for fantasy cricket supremacy starts now.
He’s coach of the championship-winning Tasmania Jackjumpers – and one of the best basketball brains in the country. But Scott Roth says he would never accept an invitation to coach the Boomers.
A new activist group wants kids to secretly film their teachers to monitor if they are referring to Australia Day as “Invasion Day”, how they handle rules around gender toilet use and watch for transitioning students.
Seemingly innocent muck-up day pranks at the prestigious Melbourne High School have turned sour after a car was stripped of paint and a teacher injured. Now up to 30 students face disciplinary action.