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As the state government moves to keep pace with the fastest-growing region in Australia, locals fear infrastructure isn’t keeping up, and they have demands ahead of the November election.

As the state government moves to keep pace with the fastest-growing region in Australia, locals fear infrastructure isn’t keeping up, and they have demands ahead of the November election.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

Media minders are usually pretty quick to pour cold water on reporting they consider inaccurate or misleading. So the silence from both companies on Thursday was intriguing.

readers react at the findings of Israel’s inquiry into the death of Australian Zomi Frankcom.

Matt Bruhn, father of Geelong footballer Tanner Bruhn threatened at gun point by OMCG member over alleged debts.

Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy over an alleged sexual assault attempt on two women who were walking their dogs in Kooyong.

After reporting on corruption within Victoria's Big Build program and the CFMEU, journalist Nick McKenzie says the royal commission is welcome, although very late.

Lachlan Young is already serving a jail term of at least 22 years, but was today acquitted of rape after a trial conducted without the jury hearing of his murderous past.

After reporting on corruption within Victoria's big build program and the CFMEU, journalist Nick McKenzie says the Royal Commission is welcome, although very late.

A woman who suffocated her 85-year-old neighbour before dumping her body in the Maribyrnong River and stealing her bank cards has been jailed for eight years.

Police fear a man has died after being shot during an argument, loaded into the back of a ute and not seen again.

Wild mushroom foraging, Facebook posts and a story about a fake cat have all featured in Erin Patterson’s bid to overturn her murder convictions.

Police are scouring Melbourne’s north for an injured man who vanished after he was allegedly shot during an argument and loaded into the back of a ute.

Schools in Melbourne’s growth corridors are the fastest-growing private educators in Victoria. Search to see the enrolment changes of Victoria’s independent schools.