Victoria

Two men have been charged for allegedly trafficking 40kg of drugs.

Highway drug bust stuns drivers, cops uncover 40kg drug haul

Detectives allegedly uncovered 40kg of cocaine hidden in a car returning from NSW, with police calling the bust a major hit to organised crime.

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Convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson faces a life sentence but hopes eventually to be paroled. (Jason Edwards/AAP PHOTOS)

Major update as mushroom killer’s jail time under review

Erin Patterson’s 33-year minimum jail term could be appealed, as prosecutors argue her ‘cruel and horrific’ crimes deserve no mercy.

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Gold Coast doctor kicked out of Virgin business lounge at Melbourne airport for pumping milk.

‘Furious’: Doctor kicked out of airport lounge for pumping milk

‘This is 2025, and this is the sort of treatment that lactating mothers are expected to deal with.’

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Woman charged after fatal hit-and-run.

Major update after cyclist killed in bike lane hit-and-run

Police have charged a woman over a deadly Coburg hit-and-run that left a cyclist dead and are still searching for a white Audi SUV linked to the crash.

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The 22-year-old man was placed in the back of a police van.

Pursuit across Melbourne ends in shock discovery inside car

A dramatic police chase across Melbourne has lead to officers allegedly seizing a dangerous weapon.

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New images of the caravan home where accused cop killer Dezi Freeman lived with his family have been revealed.

Revealed: Inside the caravan where accused cop killer was living with his family

7NEWS has obtained vision of Dezi Freeman’s property, the first time the crime scene has been seen in such detail.

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A woman has admitted recklessly endangering life after throwing a baby out a window. (Stefan Postles/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman admits throwing newborn out window

A 26-year-old woman who put a newborn baby in a plastic bag and threw him out a bathroom window has admitted recklessly endangering life.

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A teenager has been seriously injured in a ‘deliberate’ hit and run. NewsWire / Wayne Taylor

15yo boy struck in ‘deliberate’ hit-and-run

The teenager was among a group of people walking down a city street when a car mounted the footpath and drove at them.

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Police are lifting travel restriction around Porepunkah while the search for Dezi Freeman continues.

Porepunkah reopens as manhunt for cop killer rolls on

Police have lifted travel warnings in Porepunkah, but the hunt for accused cop killer Dezi Freeman continues.

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As the search for Dezi Freeman continues, police have made an offer to anyone helping him. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS)

How police are hunting down accused cop killer Dezi Freeman

We take a look behind the scenes as the search for alleged gunman and fugitive Dezi Freeman develops into the largest tactical policing operation in Australian history.

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Police have delivered a major update.

Major update in Dezi Freeman search

Victoria Police have delivered a major update in the manhunt for alleged cop killer and sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman.

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Comparisons have been made about the two fugitives.

Chilling comparisons between Dezi Freeman, Tom Phillips

Following the death of a fugitive father, on the run with his three children for almost four years, parallels have been drawn with alleged Victorian cop killer Dezi Freeman.

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Thomas Sewell has been found guilty of intimidating a police officer and his wife. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Neo-nazi spared jail for 'very serious' police intimidation

A neo-nazi leader has been handed a community work order for intimidating a police officer and his wife.

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Police officers James Fitzgerald and Alexander Papanastassis are accused of unlawful killing.

Two cops face court accused of unlawful killing

The names of two officers accused of unlawfully killing a man who died following an arrest last year can be revealed as they faced court for the first time.

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