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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announces a policy to supercharge townhouse development — the government's next pillar of its housing policy with the aim to relieve the state's housing crisis.

High-rise buildings will be fast-tracked in the centre of 10 suburban Melbourne precincts, as the Victorian government releases updated plans for areas earmarked for thousands of new homes in the coming decades.

Two memorials and a citizenship ceremony marquee were damaged in Melbourne overnight, with Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan condemning acts of "senseless vandalism" ahead of Australia Day. 

The Australian Open introduced a new heat policy in 2019 after years of negative headlines. Here's how it works.

The mother of a Melbourne woman killed in a "despicable" arson attack in Melbourne's west on Thursday remembers her 27-year-old daughter as a "beautiful soul".

A McCrae resident evacuated on Tuesday after his house was impacted by a landslide has called for the issue to be fixed, as works continue to make the site safe for people to return.

A Melbourne DJ is being remembered as a "sparkling" and "joyful" person after her death in Bali on Sunday.

A fire raging in Victoria's Grampians swells to nearly 80,000 hectares in size, as cooler temperatures bring some relief to firefighters on the front line.

Victoria's rate of recorded thefts has risen to its highest level in close to a decade, driven by car and shop thefts, police data shows.

As Victoria's Treasurer Tim Pallas steps down after a decade in the job, economists say he leaves a legacy of increased infrastructure spending and a tough task for his successor, who is yet to be announced.