Victoria

Criminal recruiters who introduce children to violent offending will face tougher penalties, including life imprisonment, under a State Government crime fight.

AARON PATRICK: Facing out-of-control youth crime, Victorian leader Jacinta Allan has decided to copy her conservative Queensland counterpart

New video shows John Setka, former CFMEU Victoria boss, was cuffed and escorted by police before being charged over alleged threats.

Convicted criminal and neo nazi Thomas Sewell has fronted court for a bail hearing and used the moment to advertise his fascist politics.

The eight-year-old has now been pictured, and his father is calling for change to stop this from happening again.

Tougher sentences are on the way for children as young as 14 who commit serious offences in response to an alarming spike in youth crime in Victoria.

Rape charges against a high-profile AFL player and his friend have been dropped after a key witness admitted fabricating evidence about the alleged assault.

Two children and an adult have died in a horrific crash involving a truck and car at a Victorian intersection. 

A community in Victoria’s North is in mourning after an eight-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool at a display home during what neighbours say was a family celebration.

Commuters are facing major delays after a key road in Melbourne was closed in both directions following a police pursuit involving a minivan allegedly carrying drugs.

The woman was trying to help the child when both were swept away.

The baby boy was found unresponsive before being taken to hospital by his mother and her partner.

The young boy was found unresponsive in a pool in regional Victoria.

A judge has thrown a 24-year-old man in prison for at least seven years for driving into and killing a young model while drunk and unlicensed as he left a rave.

Police are testing a new theory in the hunt for Dezi Freeman as a royal visit brings renewed attention to Victoria’s deepest tragedy.