The man who allegedly mowed down people in Melbourne, killing four, has a violent history and was known to cops, police allege.

The man police believe is responsible for an inner-city rampage that killed four people in Melbourne yesterday, will receive multiple charges.

'We are stronger than this evil criminal act." That was the message delivered to shocked Victorians after a rampage that left four people dead in Melbourne.

Senator David Leyonhjelm has been slammed for a tweet appearing to make a joke out of the Melbourne shopping centre attack.

A Today Show reporter unknowingly witnessed the same car that ran down pedestrians in Melbourne, hours before the attack.

A man has killed four people and injured 29 after driving a car through Melbourne's Bourke Street mall. Here's what we know.

Pedestrians running for their lives from an out of control vehicle in Melbourne narrowly escaped death by diving into a convenience store.

Veteran Aussie Brad Hodges has joined the chorus of disapproval calling Brendon McCullum's ban "a mockery".

A father-of-two has died after he was mowed down by a car in a suspected domestic dispute in Melbourne.

The strip club where dancer Stacey Tierney died in mysterious circumstances is copping a furious barrage on its Facebook page.

The New Zealand friend of woman found dead at a Melbourne strip club says she fears the exotic dancer was killed.

A British woman's body lay undiscovered for hours after she died while partying with a group of men at an exclusive Australian strip club.

Heavy storms have washed faecal matter into Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay, prompting experts to warn of a gastro risk.

A Melbourne landlord has been blasted after a tenant revealed he had installed a coin-operated toilet, requiring tenants to pay per flush.

The pair met on the netball court - although she doesn't remember.

Detective described injuries as "horrific and over a large period of time."

Chris Martin is renowned as a world class performer - but he fluffed his lines when he pulled the wrong woman up on stage ahead of a fan's proposal.

A tourist has told how she almost got in the car during an outback encounter with a man now charged with murder.

A fisherman on the search for squid has landed a haul of two flamingos, one unicorn, a dinosaur and four grateful schoolies.

Police say five women were injured, including four women pushed off the platform and on to the tracks in the attack.

A sixth person has died almost a week after Melbourne was hit by an unprecedented thunderstorm asthma outbreak.

From the archives: A police investigation into Melbourne's runaway cruise control vehicle has been completed, but it hasn't provided the answers the terrified driver was looking for.

The mother of a New Zealand-born teen who allegedly stabbed an off-duty policeman in his own home, has made a public apology.

Student Omar Moujalled (second from left) was one of four victims who died in the freak thunderstorm asthma crisis that hit Melbourne.

A number of other patients remain in intensive care and one person is critical, the health minister said today.

At least two people are believed to have died from the unusual condition in Melbourne, but could it happen here?

A 20-year-old died after a perfect storm triggered hundreds of thunderstorm asthma attacks in Melbourne.

When a thunderstorm hit Melbourne yesterday, it triggered a rare phenomenon seen only four times in the last 30 years.

Victoria ran out of ambulances last night as wild weather triggered scores of cases of "thunderstorm asthma".

A teenager accused of stabbing an off-duty police officer during a violent home invasion was reportedly granted bail twice in two weeks.