Nicole Asher

Child protection workers in Victoria are sounding the alarm about a plan to scrap hearings known as conciliation conferences, which they say will disadvantage vulnerable members of the community and Aboriginal families.

Paramedic says mother lucky to survive after three-hour wait for ambulance

An investigation into the government care provided to a 12-year-old girl who was charged with murder over a brutal stabbing last year has found failings in every aspect of her protection.

Investors could fund the creation of Victorian forests under a radical plan hatched by conservationists.

Abram Goldberg will be joining the centenarian club this weekend, surrounded by 400 friends and family.

Moira Deeming took the stand in the first week of the defamation case brought against her former boss, Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto.

John Lloyd, who used to run the Australian Building and Construction Commission, says a new watchdog is needed to police Australia's unions.

Criminals are preying on Victorians struggling to pay their power bills this winter by selling firewood stolen from protected forests.

Jailed child killer Robert Farquharson is preparing to launch a fresh appeal against his conviction. He is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his three young sons nearly two decades ago.

Ballarat Gold Mine saw a worker die just weeks ago, but its history of poor practices dates back to a 2007 incident that saw miners trapped.