A car has fallen off an embankment in north-east Brisbane during a test drive.

The details of the boy’s body suggest a macabre, classic horror tale but a virtual autopsy has revealed something more tragic.

Major retailers say the holiday is now one of the biggest spending events of the year despite the gloomy economic outlook.

Almost one million Victorians who were victims of the Optus data hack will receive a new driver’s licence containing an additional number to protect them from identity theft.

A driving program in Melbourne's south-east is catering specifically to Afghan women and changing lives.

Loved ones of a missing South Australian father shocked to hear his remains were found by authorities.

Victorians will head to the polls for the state elections in four weeks' time.

The Reserve Bank is poised to deliver a seventh consecutive interest rate rise.

An investigation is underway after a large fire tore through a home in Sydney's inner west.

Firefighters were forced to battle the blaze from outside the house until they could bring the fire under control and gain access.

A woman has been allegedly caught by police drink driving twice in seven hours in south-western Sydney yesterday.

Four Australian wives of Islamic State fighters and 13 children have been brought back to Sydney after spending more than three years in detention camps in Syria.

Elle Solferini was one of 186 people who reported drink spiking to NSW Police last financial year. “Whoever did it got off scot-free, they could easily do it again,” she said.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy were on opposite sides of Melbourne on Saturday promising funds for a hospital and road upgrades.

Halloween may be a relatively recent obsession in Australia but for some it’s not to be dismissed as an American import.

State schools are cancelling, deferring and cutting short planned school camps, as increases to time in lieu provisions for teachers make overnight experiences for students less affordable.

So much for spring ... the maximum temperature on Melbourne Cup day is forecast to be 14 degrees with snow even expected in some parts of the state.

Student misbehaviour on buses is on the rise, with drivers complaining of fighting, graffiti and students repeatedly pressing the ‘next stop’ button but not exiting.

Premier Daniel Andrews has addressed the warning from Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton about a new COVID-19 wave in Victoria.

Revellers returned to Flemington Racecourse, where many haven’t celebrated being trackside together for three years.