Kate Ashton

Homes Victoria will be temporarily halted from evicting remaining residents at three Melbourne public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne, after an injunction was issued in Victoria's Court of Appeal.

Seven towers across Melbourne's inner west and south — all designed to house older people — will be redeveloped in the next stage of Victoria's high-rise redevelopment plan.

A Victorian coroner has ruled that a driver with diabetes who ploughed into a crowd outside a regional pub, killing five people, will be compelled to give evidence at an inquest.

An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months after they experienced repeated concussions and strangulation during intimate partner violence. 

Silvagni employed a legal team exclusively to fight for a suppression order, preventing his name from being reported by the media for more than a year.

The Victorian government makes a historic apology to Aboriginal Victorians, in one of the first public acts to follow the signing of the state's treaty agreement.

A 1960s North Melbourne public housing tower slated for imminent demolition has been nominated for protection under state heritage laws, following a successful appeal by a tenants group.

A parliamentary inquiry has called on the government to halt the demolition of Melbourne's public housing towers after finding it refused to provide evidence to justify the plan.

The federal government's expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme is intended to be a leg-up into the housing market but some first home buyers struggling to secure a loan or a deposit are worried they will be left behind.

When Sissy Austin, a young Aboriginal woman, was left dizzied and bloodied by an unprovoked assault while running, a small gesture from an attending paramedic helped her feel safe. It's a lesson that underpins a small but significant change in how paramedics treat patients across Victoria.