Victoria

A pedestrian has been killed and a woman injured after a car ploughed into a medical centre in Melbourne’s west.

Mali Freeman, wife of alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman, has reportedly become a recluse, ‘living in fear’, as a manhunt and recovery mission for her husband, dead or alive, continues. 

A lithium battery is believed to have triggered a horror house fire just weeks before Christmas.

A man has died after a car slammed into a pole north of Geelong early Sunday morning.

Child sex abuse victim and advocate Manny Waks has urged other victim-survivors to take their allegations to police after a jury convicted his abuser.

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: The one-year mark is not just about looking back at the charred walls. It is about looking inward and asking what kind of country we want this to be for our children and grandchildren.

‘It was so badly mauled that it didn’t even really look human.’

The months-long search for fugitive Dezi Freeman wanted over the shooting deaths of two policeman has taken a grim turn with police revealing they have switched the focus of the search.

Final planning approval has been given for the trouble-plagued Inland Rail connecting Melbourne and Brisbane so less freight is transported on the Pacific Highway.

AARON PATRICK: Facing what some economists believe is a financial crisis, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has promised to reduce the sprawling public service by 0.3 per cent.

A childcare centre worker accused of sexually abusing children in his care has been hit with more charges, as police identify new alleged victims.

The Victorian Government plans to eliminate 1000 public service positions, including over 300 executive roles.

A protester glued herself to furniture to growl at Premier Jacinta Allan during Question Time inside the Victorian Parliament’s public gallery.

Victoria’s auditor-general warned the State will struggle to meet its renewable energy targets after 2025 as coal-fired power stations close and gas remains in short supply.

A junior doctor accused of filming staff in toilets at three major hospitals will face hundreds of additional charges, bringing the total to more than 900.