Rachael Lucas

Claudia Rubinstein’s Melbourne home is an Aladdin’s cave of trinkets, treasures and floor-to-ceiling art.

Homeless since returning to Australia seven months ago, Selena Wilson is a physicist and space scientist who makes a small income writing articles for science magazines. She currently sleeps in a van packed to the brim with her possessions.

An ageing generation of single women who have raised children, and are often well-educated with careers and middle-class backgrounds, are becoming permanent residents of caravan parks amid the housing crisis.

The upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the cost-of-living challenges that followed not only changed the way we live, but caused many to rethink the way they live. In Victoria's Gippsland, residents share their thoughts on how their world has changed.

On the last day of winter in Australia, we look at the night festivals that carry communities through the coldest months with lantern and fire rituals carrying messages of hope, healing and connection.

Kelly Delaney only learnt the full extent of her husband's lies and deceit after his body was found in Victorian bushland.

With its picturesque canals and waterfront homes, the Victorian holiday haven of Paynesville appears immune to the poverty that is quietly gripping the nation. But Foodbank Victoria says the reality is much harsher than it looks.

A thriving arts scene in Victoria's east Gippsland fosters community connection and boosts people's mental wellbeing.

From meal preparation to the conversation over lunch, couples and relationships counsellor Kris Waller says a calm and fun Christmas Day starts with relinquishing any fantasies of perfection.

Police say a person in a red Ford Falcon ute drove through the front glass doors of Gippsland Centre in Sale before exiting on the other side and fleeing the scene.