86 m. ago Missing boy found after night lost in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges

A six-year-old boy who spent the night lost in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges has been reunited with his parents after a major search effort.

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5 h. ago These Victorian towns have water restrictions. Remember them?

Western Victoria is in drought even though Melbourne has been spared. But for some towns, water restrictions are back.

Politics

6 h. ago Monster swells claim a fourth life in NSW, while search continues for man washed off rocks in Sydney

Dangerous surf conditions have claimed four lives in NSW over the Easter weekend and authorities are still searching for a 24-year-old washed off the rocks at Little Bay.

Politics

6 h. ago Monster swells claim a fourth life in NSW, while search to resume tomorrow for man washed off rocks in Sydney

Dangerous surf conditions have claimed four lives in NSW over the Easter weekend and authorities spent Saturday searching for a 24-year-old washed off the rocks at Little Bay.

Politics

6 h. ago The worst paid teachers in Australia are spoiling for a fight to get a better deal

The teachers’ union has raised the spectre of strike action for the first time in a decade in pursuit of a pay demand of up to 14 per cent for 52,000 Victorian government school educators.

Society

10 h. ago Search continues for man washed off rocks, as monster swells keep beaches closed

The dangerous surf conditions claimed the lives of at least three people on Friday, while authorities are still searching for a 24-year-old washed off the rocks at Little Bay.

Politics

15 h. ago Jazz and Creole food? This luxe river cruise is an immersive must

A voyage on Viking Mississippi is worthy of a place on avid cruisers’ must-do lists – this journey was an immersive deep-dive into small-town America.

Politics

21 h. ago Man charged over alleged sexual assault of elderly woman after carrying her shopping home

A four-day manhunt has led to an arrest over the alleged sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman.

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24 h. ago Will a backlash against the premier help the Nats in this safe Labor seat?

For the Nationals, Bendigo may not seem like the most obvious place from which to run their Victorian federal election campaign. But that isn’t stopping them from throwing “the kitchen sink” at the seat.

Politics

24 h. ago Rocks, glass bottles pelted at cars in random attack in Adelaide

Two Adelaide residents have been left shaken after a random attack by a group of teenagers during which rocks and glass bottles were allegedly pelted at their cars.

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25 h. ago Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Footscray residents are questioning why police didn’t use tasers or pepper spray before fatally shooting a man who charged at them with a knife in Melbourne’s inner west overnight.

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25 h. ago Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of elderly Sydney woman

A man has been arrested over the alleged sexual assault of an elderly woman at Merrylands in Sydney’s west.

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25 h. ago Three dead, fourth person missing as monster ocean swells batter NSW coastline

Three people have drowned in a horror day on the NSW coast as waves up to five metres high threaten beach plans for the Easter break.

Events

25 h. ago Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of elderly woman after carrying her shopping home

A four-day manhunt has led to an arrest over the alleged sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman.

Events

27 h. ago Woman dead, man missing after group washed off rocks at Victorian beach

A woman has died and a man is missing after a group was washed off rocks at a beach in a popular holiday destination in Victoria's south.

Events

28 h. ago Two dead, third person missing as monster ocean swells batter NSW coastline

Two people have drowned in Sydney and the Illawarra as waves up to five metres high threaten beach plans for the Easter break.

Events

32 h. ago Monster swells batter coastline as temperatures soar for long weekend

Waves up to five metres tall are expected on Friday and Saturday, threatening beach plans for the sunny Easter break.

Politics

33 h. ago Woman drowns, man missing after three swept off rocks in Gippsland

The woman was found unresponsive in the water, but couldn’t be revived.

Events

34 h. ago ‘Someone’s about to die’: Woman kidnapped, child bashed, before body found in burnt

A body, believed to be that of a woman kidnapped by masked home invaders, has been pulled from the back seat of a burnt-out car in Sydney’s south-west.

Events

34 h. ago Police probe link between alleged woman’s abduction at gunpoint and body found in burnt

A body has been pulled from the back seat of a burnt-out car late on Thursday night and police are investigating whether it is linked to an abduction of a woman.

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