The former colleague of Lynette Dawson today told a court the mother was feeling positive about her future just a day before her disappearance.

A security guard has denied calling NRL player Tom Starling's mother a derogatory term before a brawl broke out at a Central Coast bar.

Darren Chester is considering challenging Joyce for party leadership, saying Joyce damaged the re-election prospects of moderate Liberals.

Anthony Albanese today met with the leaders of the US, India and Japan.

A Russian soldier has been sentenced to life behind bars in Ukraine's first war crimes trial.

New data shows fewer than two in 10 Victorian children under five have received a flu vaccination this year, despite being eligible for a free jab because they are considered especially at risk.

Biannca Edmunds, who is accused of arranging for her husband to murder her ex-partner, allegedly wanted both men out of the way as she had another ‘sugar daddy’ waiting in the wings.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad leaders' meeting in Tokyo, Japan.

The City of Darebin voted on Monday to open up 5.72 hectares of space at Northcote golf course, but golfers say it could spell the beginning of the end for public fairways across the city.

Anna Grantham has told a court Lynette Dawson once spoke of a fight with her husband, Chris, during which he allegedly grabbed her head and she couldn’t breathe.

A witness said the 17-year-old was being chased by a group of males when he ran into the popular Lygon Street ice creamery.

A teenager suffered life threatening injuries after being stabbed in the neck on Lygon Street last night.

Influenza cases have soared, while the nation’s top advisory group is set to expand eligibility for fourth COVID-19 vaccines.

An inquiry has heard a plea from residents to slash the overnight toll charge on the M5.

When we read the number of Victorians in hospital, we need to imagine all these people as individuals – people who are incredibly unwell and most likely, incredibly scared.

Melbourne commuters have been warned of traffic chaos in the CBD as firefighters battle a massive blaze.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Japan, with national security and climate change at the forefront of high-level talks with fellow Quad leaders in Tokyo.

The von Trapp family fled Nazis not across the Alps to Switzerland, but by daytime train to Italy.

Senior NSW police are confident they have dealt a fatal blow to the notorious, “mafia-like” Alameddine crime network after making 18 arrests in a series of dawn raids.

The claims were detailed in an AVO sought by Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day, which was read out in the District Court on Tuesday.