Politics
Victoria
Liberal contest tightens to succeed Kelly O'Dwyer in Higgins
Eight candidates are vying for Liberal preselection in Chisholm, including a former state MP.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Latest
Local council
Confidential payment made to third woman over Robert Doyle complaint
Current lord mayor Sally Capp confirms payout made to female employee at Melbourne City Council as a result of behaviour by her predecessor, Robert Doyle.
- by Clay Lucas & Miki Perkins
Property development
Corkman cowboys plead guilty to illegally knocking down Carlton pub
The developers who knocked down Carlton's Corkman Irish Pub plead guilty in Melbourne Magistrates Court to a range of offences for destroying the historic 159-year-old building in 2016.
- by Clay Lucas
Schools
State and fed education ministers at odds over school funding
The federal government says a letter from Victoria shows a schools funding deal is close but the state government argues it is still unfair.
- by AAP & Benjamin Preiss
Courts
Serial Melbourne stalker sent women explicit letters, made lewd phone calls
A serial stalker who sent sexually explicit letters and made lewd phone calls to women working at Melbourne shops and a newspaper has been ordered to submit a DNA sample to police in case he offends again.
- by Christine McGinn
ALP
Ex-Northcote candidate appointed to senior Labor job
Clare Burns will take on a senior role in the Labor leadership just months out from a federal election.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Energy
Victoria exported power to NSW as it battled blackout
As Victoria struggled to ensure it had enough power top keep the lights on it was still exporting energy to New South Wales.
- by Cole Latimer
Victorian election
Labor's election policies to increase debt by almost $7 billion
A stark difference has emerged in the cost of election commitments between the government and opposition.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Victoria Police
Protective Services Officers to target troublesome tram routes
Protective Services Officers could soon be deployed on dangerous tram routes.
- by Paul Sakkal
Courts
Masa Vukotic's killer may have sentence cut
Murderer and rapist Sean Price could have his jail term cut if Victoria's Court of Appeal finds a judge erred in sentencing him.
- by Adam Cooper
Public housing
Housing crisis: Aged in her 50s, Kathy became homeless for the first time
For 18 months Kathy Watts and her partner Tom couch-surfed with relatives, lived in unsafe rooming houses, huddled in a garage and even squatted briefly in their old home.
- by Adam Carey