Magistrates will now handle serious Victorian bail matters after the man accused of the Bourke St tragedy was bailed just five days before the attack.

Amelia Wade stays at a newly-opened, design-driven Melbourne hotel.

Families and friends of one of the Melbourne massacre victims have remembered her as a "strong, beautiful, determined" woman.

A teenager armed with a baseball bat who tried to stop the Melbourne car rampage says he's not a hero because he couldn't save the five people who died.

The mother and sister of a 10-year-old schoolgirl killed in Melbourne's CBD tragedy were last night fighting for their lives in hospital.

Friends of the youngest of four people killed when a man drove into a crowd in Melbourne have spoken out, saying "we all feel helpless and hopeless at times like this".

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

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

A young woman has shared horrific pictures of her eyes filled with blood after a dangerous stampede at Falls Festival in Victoria before New Year's Eve.

At least 19 people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crowd crush incident at the Falls Music and Arts Festival at Lorne in Victoria.

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

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

It's a letter you never want to receive but things weren't quite as bad as they first seemed for this Australian woman.

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

The family of the man arrested over the stabbing of French tourist in Australia's Northern Territory are distraught, as the victim's wife is released from hospital.

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

The man landed the 1.5 metre gill shark in his boat and was trying to hook it when its jaws locked onto his arm.

Thousands of children go missing every year. Some never make it home again.

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

An Australian judge has been criticised for arguing it was "understandable" that a 31-year-old man had sex with a 14-year-old girl.

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?

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.

Going to nightclubs is a rite of passage for many 18-year-olds. But for transgender man Jack Clark, it can be a minefield.

There were plenty of celebrations on this side of the Tasman for the 156th Melbourne Cup.

The greatest horse race in the southern hemisphere slips into stride today at Flemington. Here's your online Melbourne Cup guide with a Kiwi flavour.

Derby Day is a Spring Carnival favourite in Australia - and while the crowds showed up in their elegant best, they certainly didn't leave that way.

Offices around the country will grind to a standstill next Tuesday tomorrow at 5pm when the 156th Melbourne Cup kicks off over the