Yara Murray-Atfield

The Victorian government says it will reimburse deposits paid to home builder Porter Davis by about 560 families who were left without a home or insurance when the company collapsed.

With the passing of Barry Humphries, the entertainment industry loses a man who blazed a trail for others, defined a genre and changed the face of comedy.

An Anglican Church investigation finds Dr Hollingworth committed misconduct by knowingly allowing paedophile priests to remain in the church when he was Brisbane archbishop, but is “fit for ministry”, provided he apologises to survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of those priests.

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival director says it is considering an appropriate tribute for Barry Humphries as the event’s director hits back at claims it “cancelled” the late comic.

Broderick Smith dies peacefully at home, aged 75, after a career playing blues, boogie, country and rock across Australia and the world.

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto confirms he will support a second motion to expel controversial MP Moira Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal Party.

A review into Melbourne’s 2022 floods finds the city’s water authority should overhaul its approach to flood modelling, but is unable to determine whether the disaster was worsened by a controversial wall at Flemington Racecourse.

Political leaders condemn violent clashes that erupted between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters in Melbourne’s south-east in the wake of a fire at a nearby burger shop.

A Papua New Guinean lawyer who fled to Australia after blowing the whistle on one of the Pacific nation’s biggest corruption scandals is awarded a prestigious free speech prize.

Royalty, prime ministers and some of entertainment’s biggest names join the family of Barry Humphries to farewell the entertainer at the Sydney Opera House. Look back at our coverage of his memorial service.