Victoria
Record number of arrests as Victoria's crime rate drops 7%
The state's crime rate falls again as the Opposition vows a 'referendum' on law-and-order in November.
- by Noel Towell & Craig Butt
Guy calls for 'tough, honest conversations' on population growth
- by Benjamin Preiss & Simone Fox Koob
Exclusive
Victoria Police
Questionnaire: 'Red shirts' MPs avoid a police grilling
- by Cameron Houston & Benjamin Preiss
Opinion & Perspectives
Two men with grenades: Who'll be the first to pull pin in Myer fight?
Geoff Wilson and Solomon Lew are not declaring they are on opposite sides - but civility will break down before long.
Elizabeth Knight
It might be a preliminary, but it feels oh so final
Don't let anyone tell you that there's nothing to lose in a play-off for an AFL grand final spot.
Bob Murphy
Commercial terrorists have brought an industry to its knees
The sabotage of our strawberry industry is as flummoxing as it is despicable. It shows a level of recklessness not seen before.
Madonna King
Politics
Guy calls for 'tough, honest conversations' on population growth
A Coalition government would limit populations in booming urban areas struggling with demand for infrastructure despite previously pledging to open up 290,000 residential lots in outer growth corridors.
- by Benjamin Preiss & Simone Fox Koob
City's continued sprawl costing those with the least the most
Melbourne’s continued sprawl outwards is forcing disadvantaged families to pay the most for transport and other services when they can least afford it.
- by Clay Lucas
Record number of arrests as Victoria's crime drops 7 per cent
- by Noel Towell & Craig Butt
Exclusive
Victoria Police
'Redshirts' MPs will get a questionnaire, not formal interview, over $1.3m scandal
- by Cameron Houston & Benjamin Preiss
Crime & Courts
Education
Health
Investigation
Secrecy
From gag orders to dubious data: how your hospital keeps you in the dark
- by Farrah Tomazin & Tammy Mills