Kate Ashton

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. 

Victoria's first Treaty with First Peoples' was debated in state parliament last week. The Treaty introduces some Victorian Aboriginal words you may not have heard before — here's how to say them and what they mean.

The Victorian Liberals will scrap the state's proposed Treaty agreement with First Peoples' if elected. The opposition had previously withdrawn support for the proposed agreement, which is set to be debated in Parliament today and is expected to pass with the support of Labor and the Greens.

A Victorian housing charity awarded more than $200 million in taxpayer funds for a proposed 17-storey tower is controlled by a for-profit investment firm, the ABC can reveal.

As family violence survivor and mother-of-two, Maya was assessed as a high priority for social housing. Eight years later, she's finally moved into a suitable home in outer-suburban Melbourne, with vulnerable Victorians left waiting for years as the social housing waitlist soars.

Last weekend, Dau Akueng, 15, and Chol Achiek, 12, were fatally stabbed on their way home from basketball in Melbourne's western suburbs. The pair are being remembered by those who knew them for who they were, not just for how they tragically died. 

In coming weeks the Victorian government is set to introduce a bill to legislate Australia's first formal treaty with traditional owners. The ABC can reveal it's expected to give Victoria's elected Aboriginal body powers to establish new institutions — like a proposed education institute. 

A former Yoorrook justice commissioner and Victorian Aboriginal community leaders are urging the state government to make good on the "genuine promise" it made by setting up Australia's first Aboriginal-led truth-telling inquiry.

Air crash investigators have recovered video footage from inside an aerobatic aircraft that crashed at the Avalon Airshow, revealing the pilot may have attempted the mid-air stunt too low before crashing in front of thousands of spectators.