A 24-year-old man that allegedly led police on a wild chase through Melton and Bacchus Marsh over the weekend has been charged by police.

A rash of new restaurants and bars are opening up in Melbourne’s CBD defying concerns about the revival of the city centre after the coronavirus pandemic. 

Labor faced two policy flashpoints on Friday amid confusion over its commitments to ending live sheep exports and paying superannuation on top of taxpayer-funded parental leave.

Pensioners are facing the biggest rise in living cost in the past 16 years with many saying they are struggling with day to day expenses.

Follow all the Friday night AFL action live as Round 8 kicks off with a double-header that sees Port Adelaide host the Western Bulldogs and high-flying Fremantle face struggling North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison doesn’t want the national debate over abortion rights occurring in the US to take place in Australia, saying it was an issue that could “deeply divide this country.”

A Queensland family is raising funds to go to Mexico in search of missing mum and sister Tahnee Shanks.

A three-year-old child left on a bus outside a Queensland childcare centre is making a recovery in Brisbane, just days after being given a five per cent chance of survival.

A Facebook post targeting desperate renters has scammed at least 10 people as more people turn to online platforms in search of a home.

A man in his 40s has died and another is in hospital after a car crash in Brisbane's west this morning.

Set three decades in the future when the oceans have been left barren, this chilling story will appeal to readers who want radical politics without compromising literary virtue.

Six people have been charged after police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars, an imitation firearm and suspected cocaine during raids across Melbourne's south-east.

A woman seen covered in blood following the brutal killings is being questioned by homicide detectives.

Parts of Queensland are bracing for severe weather next week, with the state's far-north and western outback regions on high alert for record-breaking rain and potential floods.

The public transport network has been thrown into disarray, after more than 1500 bus drivers walked off the job over pay and conditions.

The Premier has reportedly again been grilled in secret by anti-corruption investigators.

Amber Heard has returned to the stand for a second day detailing how a 'perceived' affair with a fellow actor led to Johnny Depp allegedly assaulting her on his private jet.

Russia has intensified its assault on the Azovstal steelworks, bombing from the air and pushing forward on the ground.

A Sydney mum's song has won a competition to become the anthem for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Tom, Jake and Ben Trbojevic will make history on Saturday when they all start for Manly - and why “Turbo” remains their parents’ favourite.