Victoria

A group of teens have faced court over the alleged stabbing murder of an off-duty security guard killed as he tried to help another boy.

A teen driver who caused a car accident that killed his friend and violently assaulted another man has asked a judge to consider his brain injury in sentencing.

Counter-terrorism investigators are hunting a far-left extremist group they believe to be behind an arson attack at a suburban defence manufacturer.

Police have vowed to bring far-left, pro-Palestine extremists before the courts after an attack on a defence facility in Melbourne.

One of his accused attackers is just 12 years old.

Party officials report enthusiasm for One Nation after almost 12 years of Labor rule that racked up the biggest state debt in the nation while many Victorians feel their streets have become unsafe.

If he channels his inner Peter Beattie, Ben Carroll could come out of this stronger than ever.

A well-known business figure will seek to have his name hidden from the public after he was found guilty of raping a young woman.

A 68-year-old man is fighting for life after he was allegedly run down while trying to stop his car from being stolen.

Businesses were closed and buildings illuminated to honour a ‘truly spectacular’ person.

They are Victoria’s new criminal workforce: vulnerable kids recruited as ‘easy pickings’ to steal ‘kill cars’, torch businesses, invade homes and kidnap victims while adult crime bosses hide in the shadows.

A state government has apologised to children who suffered sexual abuse at public schools, following years of tireless advocacy from victim-survivors.

The new Labor leader’s decision to have a royal commission into the CFMEU gives him a tactical advantage over Liberal leader Jess Wilson at the start of a four-month election campaign.

Nine teenagers have been charged over an alleged string of violent carjackings across several suburbs.

He was once considered ‘one of the most wanted individuals’.

A prominent Melbourne identity was accused of raping a former employee but a gag order over his identity remains.

The teen was charged for collecting manuals, guides and material promoting IS-inspired terrorism and importing a prohibited item, namely an IS flag.

A man has been arrested as detectives investigate two alleged sexual assaults in Melbourne’s south-west, including one at a primary school.