Victoria

A coroner has begun investigating the death of a wellness influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

A man accused of murdering a woman in a regional house while two children were home has delayed his court appearance after acting belligerent to prison staff.

The unidentified woman was declared dead at the scene.

A teenage boy riding an e-bike has died after being struck by a four-wheel drive just weeks before Christmas.

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.