Former North Melbourne coach Dani Laidley is suing Victoria Police after a covertly photographed image of her at Geelong Racecourse was circulated online last year.

Well-meant police comments that 15-year-old Cassius Turvey was “in the wrong place at the wrong time” have sparked a national reckoning on racial violence.

Police are investigating the "suspicious death" of a baby found dead at a home in rural Queensland this morning.

A record one million dollar reward is on offer to find Toyah Cordingley's killer.

“Truth is I believe I now have no future,” the girl said in a victim impact statement read in Brisbane District Court.

Residents who have had flammable cladding removed from their apartments in a government scheme say they have been left broke and unable to sell their homes after the regulator demanded they pay for expensive additional works.

Taronga Zoo says it will release details about how the lions escaped and sparked a lockdown at the top tourist attraction, but has not committed to a timeframe.

“I have been a detective for 30-odd years, it’s one of the most confronting scenes that I’ve seen.”

Erica Hoy has been named as the sole victim of a five-vehicle crash in Adelaide's north-west.

Loose truck tyres have smashed into a driver's windscreen in Adelaide.

The federal opposition is calling for more information on the security in place to ensure a safe return of the families of Islamic State fighters.

Court dates have been set for Hillsong founder Brian Houston for when he will fight claims he concealed his father's sins.

A probationary constable has been sacked after he was allegedly caught drink driving near Liverpool.

A teenager hit by Daniel Andrews' car nine years ago has revealed he's considering legal options.

Research has found tradies are working more than nine hours a day and neglecting taking breaks.

A huge block of land in Wallacia has been approved to be a cemetery in Western Sydney but locals are not happy.

A senior detective has told a court he believes the former foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell knows where he is.

An 11-year-old boy who was sucked down a flooded storm water drain in Melbourne's west has been reunited with his rescuers.

Police have confirmed they have found a body in the search for two Western Sydney fathers swept away in floodwaters near Boorowa.

Jim Chalmers says soaring energy costs are strangling Australian businesses, new data shows all household types have been hit by record hikes in the cost of living and there’s a twist in the government’s warning about spiralling NDIS costs.