32 m. ago ‘I saw my patient fly to the ceiling’: GP caught up in Niddrie fatal crash vows to rebuild

A doctor whose patient was seriously injured when an out-of-control car ploughed into his surgery says he has been overwhelmed by the support from his local community.

Events

60 m. ago Police scour bushland as search for missing man enters second month

No items of interest have been found and nobody has been taken into custody, but police are treating the disappearance as suspicious.

Events

85 m. ago A mayor on a mission nominates city safety as the biggest achievement of his first year

Just over a year into his term as lord mayor of Melbourne, Nick Reece says his greatest success has been in an area not usually within the council’s remit.

Events

85 m. ago A mayor on a mission nominates crime crackdown as biggest achievement of his first year

Just over a year into his term as lord mayor of Melbourne, Nick Reece says his greatest success has been in an area not usually within the council’s remit.

Events

2 h. ago GP caught up in Niddrie fatal crash vows to rebuild as floral tributes grow

A doctor whose patient was seriously injured when an out-of-control car ploughed into his surgery says he has been overwhelmed by the support from his local community.

Events

6 h. ago Love Actually musical parody pokes fun at iconic Christmas movie

A new musical parody takes the micket out of iconic Christmas movie Love Actually.

Culture

7 h. ago Andrew and Fergie set to make first public appearance since titles taken

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson are expected to attend their first royal event since being exiled from the family.

Politics

8 h. ago Victoria enters election year on political knife’s edge as opposition support surges

The latest Resolve Political Monitor shows Jess Wilson is the most popular Liberal leader since the survey began and voters back Labor’s youth crime changes.

Politics

14 h. ago Ghost Bat drones take flight in $1 billion bid to modernise military

The successful firing of an air-to-air missile on an aerial target in test exercises has paved the way for a major investment in the Ghost Bat program.

Economics

17 h. ago Embattled Olympic sport hit with legal action over ‘cyberattack’

Strife-torn Equestrian Australia is being sued by its former digital services provider amid a bid to boot out members of the board.

Events

17 h. ago For decades, Labor has owned Melbourne’s west. A new party plans to change that

Melburnians who feel left behind and taken for granted are coming together to try to break Labor’s stronghold on once-safe seats.

Politics

18 h. ago My suburb makes some people panic, but it’s a case of mistaken identity

After a wrong turn off the Tulla freeway on the way to the airport, you’re lost. You think you might be in a suburb whose reputation has you nervously looking for knives.

Politics

18 h. ago The State Library won’t be frozen in time. Change keeps us relevant

Students, researchers and scholars want to use the library in different ways – hiring out the spaces and evolving its services are necessary if it is to survive as a temple of engagement.

Politics

18 h. ago My village suburb makes some people nervous, but the hoons brought me here

You’ve probably never heard of this place. And what’s with locals calling it a village? But you have to admit it has charm.

Politics

18 h. ago All bravado, little humility: Hayden takes aim at England’s misfiring Archer

Jofra Archer delivered a few thunderbolts, along with a verbal barrage in the closing stages of the second Test, but Australian great Matthew Hayden says it was the pillow he carried to the game a day earlier that showed where his head was at.

Politics

19 h. ago The red flags childcare regulators may have missed in the Joshua Brown case

The rise of for-profit chains means the government now has to hunt “bad faith” providers through a complicated chain of company names, an inquiry has heard.

Events

21 h. ago Logistics heir says he has just $2 in cash after birthday on private Fiji island

Melbourne businessman Gregory O’Shea has declared himself bankrupt as a conga line of creditors pursue his collapsed freight company.

Economics

24 h. ago ‘Really upset’: Workers describe horror after man killed in medical centre crash

A male pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car lost control and crashed into a medical centre, badly injuring a woman inside.

Events

24 h. ago Workers describe horror after man killed in medical centre crash

A male pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car crashed into a medical centre and badly injured a woman inside.

Events

25 h. ago Firefighter was checking on colleagues’ safety when killed in bushfire zone

The national parks worker died after being struck by a tree in the Bulahdelah fire ground, north of Newcastle.

Events