Leafy streets filled with homes are a common visage in the outer suburbs of Melbourne but newly implemented planning regulations may change all that.

Police say a man was threatened with a knife and forced into a car by a 21-year-old who claimed to be interested in purchasing his mobile phone. 

They are yet to make their maiden voyage, but Tasmania's new Spirit of Tasmania ferries have lost millions in value in asset write-downs that also includes TT-line's two new terminals.

A man who allegedly threatened staff at Hannah Beazley's electorate office was known to police, the commissioner reveals, as he urges politicians not to retreat from their communities.

Domenic Perre refused food and medication in the weeks leading up to his death in custody, according to coronial findings published today.

The woman was questioned about her motives in continuing to seek assistance from Alan Jones, while at the same time encouraging her son to report the alleged assault to police.

Five-term Capricornia MP Michelle Landry will not contest the next election.

Here's a breakdown of Israel's upcoming general election and its complicated coalition structures.

Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend he had shot two people, and asked for help cleaning up his "mess", a jury has heard.

North Korean companies have been accused of setting up an international network of IT workers to evade sanctions.

The New York City Council votes to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets and Central Park.

The education union is calling on politicians to "stay away" from Tasmania's public schools for the rest of term 4, unless the premier apologises for a social media post made about a school's upcoming end-of-year celebrations.

Anastasia Marshall has been jailed for helping cover up the death of her ex-wife Krystal, but a court is yet to decide if she was murdered.

Spanning from Coffs Harbour to Kempsey, New South Wales's second-largest national park has been created after years of campaigning to protect koalas and their habitat.

The team's turnaround from rock bottom to the AFLW finals seems rapid but has been many years in the making. This is how they did it.

Two of the teenager's killers were sentenced to 17 and 18-and-a-half years behind bars, with the court hearing the attack was random and unprovoked.

British actress Judi Dench has said her eyesight has deteriorated to the point she can no longer act on stage or in films.

One of Western Australia's last coalmines is set to reduce its operating capacity by nearly half, which unions say will result in job losses. 

The Federal Court has ordered Apple to open up its devices to other app stores, as part of a landmark finding that the tech giant violated Australian competition law.

A scheme to monitor and publicly report toxic air pollutants around Darwin Harbour can now be set up.

The looming rape trial of former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been postponed amid a bitter courtroom clash between lawyers.