Victoria

Less-extreme fire conditions and easing winds are providing some relief for crews battling blazes, with the bushfire season to face a formal review.

A police officer will fight three sexual assault charges at a contested hearing in May after facing court for the first time charged with off-duty offending.

A freak deluge triggered flash flooding that swept cars into the sea and forced hundreds to flee campgrounds in a major Aussie holiday hotspot, with communities waking to begin recovery efforts.

Her two young daughters were killed and her son was left injured in the fire.

‘He just pulled a bit of sand out and emptied his bucket, and that’s when he saw the human head.’

Onlookers have been left shocked by what was unfolding before them at the Victorian beach.

The son of AFL great Steven and celebrity wife Jo has revealed the grounds for his appeal.

A woman charged over the death of her two children has not reported to police since December, with a warrant issued for her arrest after she skipped court.

Bushfire-devastated communities are starting a long rebuilding effort as residents return to regional communities that have lost more than 200 homes.

Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad, the illicit tobacco king of Australia, has been described as ‘one of the most dangerous wanted men in the world’.

Fifty years after eight-year-old girl Eloise Worledge went missing from her Melbourne bedroom, police have announced a $1 million reward for information regarding her suspicious disappearance.

Easing weather conditions are helping firefighters tackle blazes that have razed homes and taken at least one life as wary authorities begin recovery efforts.

The ‘very sad’ moment was captured by a local resident.

A man aged in his 60s is dead and hundreds of homes have been razed as out-of-control bushfires continue to rip through Victoria.

Three people have been charged over a terrifying attack on a prominent Muslim leader and his wife in Victoria.