Madi Chwasta

Sex worker advocates have expressed their "rage and sadness" after a man who was due to face a double-murder trial for killing two Melbourne women struck a manslaughter plea deal with prosecutors.

The ABC analysed the online prices of nearly 44,000 products at Coles and Woolworths, revealing a sales technique used on thousands of items.

Youth crime has risen to its highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in car thefts and burglaries, according to new Victorian crime statistics.

The artists who created a life-sized bronze bear statue say they are "shocked and heartbroken" after learning it had been stolen from a Melbourne inner-north shopping centre last week.

The main organisers of Wednesday's protest outside the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre were Students for Palestine and anti-war group Disrupt Land Forces.

Police are expected to maintain their presence outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre today after hundreds of officers clashed with anti-war protesters on Wednesday, resulting in dozens of injuries and arrests.

Half of the Regent Theatre will be sold off and the proceeds invested back into the local arts scene under a re-election proposal from Melbourne's Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece.

It's one of the largest settlements involving an IVF clinic, and is likely to put reproductive technology providers under the microscope. But observers of the industry are divided on whether this outcome will result in wider change.

Urban planners say Australia has too much parking. But as car ownership grows, questions have surfaced as to whether we could ever build less.

Experts estimate there are hundreds of real human skeletons in Australian homes, with no clear pathway to hand them into authorities. One medical doctor is calling on universities to lead the solution.