Victoria

Residents in surrounding streets have been urged to avoid the area with controlled detonations underway.

A man has been charged over the sickening sexual assault of a child who was waiting to cross a street.

A former swimming coach from a prestigious girls school has had a win in court.

Stranded vehicles are being choppered out of the surf after being swept away in powerful flash flooding at a popular tourist spot.

A father-of-four is facing 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to his wife's murder after she was found stabbed to death in their back yard.

Two people have died after a commercial freight train collided with a ute on a dirt road.

Jewish teenagers have been forced to scramble to safety as a vehicle performed dangerous manoeuvres while its occupants screamed nazi slogans at them.

The doctor who first raised the alarm about mushroom murderer Erin Patterson and later earned the ire of medical watchdog for calling her a ‘crazy b***h’ has been forced to close his practice.

A third man has been charged with murder over the alleged drive-by shooting of a teen, with police only revealing all three charges after his airport arrest.

A learner driver has been busted in a shock alleged high speed early morning dash down the freeway. 

A man fell about 40m from a cliff at a popular swimming spot in Melbourne, sparking a major emergency operation.

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.