Victoria is refusing to include coal and gas in a new scheme to prevent blackouts, despite the Energy Security Board concluding that is necessary when “the stakes have never been higher”.

A leading expert has called for a royal commission into the treatment of sports-related concussions in Australia amid new revelations against one of the AFL’s former longstanding advisers Dr Paul McCrory.

A Collingwood diversity and inclusion consultant has called upon the club to be “really decisive” as the Pies consider how to handle Jordan De Goey’s latest nightclub infraction.

Victorian schools have a “serious problem” with anti-Semitism, a civil-rights group has warned, after a schoolboy allegedly performed a “heil Hitler” salute to Jewish students.

Inside Glen Cassidy’s mobile phone was a to-do list.

More than 360 students have been expelled from Victorian state schools in the last three years despite a recent state government crackdown on the practice.

Barooga and high-profile first year coach Jackson Trengove have parted ways.

Avenel has firmed into flag favouritism in the Kyabram District league with an 11-point win against the competition’s other undefeated team, Shepparton East, on Saturday.

A ride-share service where passengers and drivers negotiate and set their own fares will be launched in Melbourne on Monday.

A daily dose of aspirin may be a key to preventing an aggressive form of cancer and extending the window for women to have children despite carrying the BRCA ‘cancer genes’.

About half of Australia’s home building businesses are struggling to run a profit and larger companies are now feeling the most stress, according to one advocacy group.

Police are on the hunt for a driver who fled the scene after hitting a five-year-old boy leaving school on Friday afternoon, hospitalising the child.

One-in-three Melbourne mothers are abused by their partner before their first child’s 10th birthday, but new data reveals the majority do not confide in health professionals.

From kicking a football among the St. Kilda homeless community in 1990, Founder Peter Cullen AM has grown Reclink Australia into a national charity with a vision to improve the physical health, mental health, and social inclusion of all Australians experiencing disadvantage.

At up to $350 a head, the average customer at Melbourne’s most renowned fine dining establishments might expect a filet mignon or a stuffed quail to land on their plate.

Newly elected Greens convener Linda Gale has been dumped from the role after just days, following intense backlash from the party.

Covid vaccine mandates for a range of workers will be lifted, but remain for those who work with vulnerable Victorians, in another easing of restrictions.

Businesses who distribute single-use plastics could be hit with a whopping $54,000 fine under the government’s plan to phase them out.

Metricon customers have lodged complaints to the state’s consumer watchdog amid construction delays and building defects.

Travellers at Melbourne Airport won’t need to wear masks in indoor terminals, with Victoria set to finally fall in line with other Australian states and territories.

Knockabout Aussie dad had his parenting style pulled apart by two Queensland academics this week.

Melbourne now has the honour of Australia’s worst capital city airport by a very long way.

The Victorian Country under-18 squad to play in the national championships has been announced today with seven AFL Academy players selected.

Victorian home sellers are making moves to fast track their auctions as the state heads to its first major market test since the nation’s biggest interest rate hike in 22 years.

Sporting teams who have to fly east to compete could be at a distinct disadvantage to their rivals, scientists have found.

More pain could be on the way for household budgets stretched thin by the cost of living crisis, with analysts predicting a double digit increase in household costs over the next 12 months.

Australia’s electricity generators have hit back at claims they have been profiteering from the energy crisis through their peak body.

Had the founders of the Melbourne Cricket Club glimpsed through time at the towering colossus their humble ground would become, their jaws would surely hit the pitch.

Bailey Smith has revealed in his darkest times he couldn’t get out of bed, go to training or even talk to anyone.

DEFENCE Minister Richard Marles has challenged his Chinese counterpart on freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and the militarisation of the Pacific in the first ministerial meeting between the two countries in three years.

Exiled underworld wild man Hasan Topal was investigated over the tattoo parlour shooting ambush of Comanchero-linked bikie Robert Ale.

Congratulations! We’re now becoming one of those primitive societies that our earth-worshipping Left dream lived in “harmony” with nature.

A missing trailer remains a vital piece of evidence in the High Country campers murder case.

Statues and monuments to historical figures such as Captain Cook and John Batman should be torn down unless their negative traits can also be shown.

Fraudsters are ripping off the NDIS by as much as $1.45 billion a year, with the disability scheme now the target of ­organised crime gangs, according to intelligence provided to the federal government.

Exclusive: These are the results Australia’s fertility doctors don’t want you to see – a league table of the success rates of the nation’s IVF clinics.

Opinion: Deciding to use IVF is one of the most emotional decisions a couple will make but our investigation into success rates shows they need to do their research first.

The office of Premier Daniel Andrews will be forced to release documents detailing the purpose of the contentious Insights Victoria data program.

Loyola College parents, students and staff were told their principal Joseph Favrin left the Catholic school in April to deal with a “personal matter”, sources say.

He was christened James Gabriel Keogh, but is known around the world as Vance Joy.

A major sponsor has vowed to stand by embattled Bulldog Bailey Smith in the wake of damning footage which shows the star midfielder snorting a line of white powder.

Police have been unable to point to a single fine against tobacconists selling illegal vapes, despite a change to the law eight months ago.

A 76-year-old suspected drug mule has been charged after a $22 million ice bust at Melbourne Airport.

Orange lamborghinis, music video promos and coining the term ‘Zold’ are integral to Victoria’s top real estate young gun — but Zed Nasheet insists he isn’t materialistic.

As a committed republican, I’m waving the white flag.

Thousands of households were left without power on Friday night as a sudden outage plunged most of Phillip Island into darkness.

Victoria is considering support to get Metricon and other home builders through a crisis of cost blowouts, with Treasurer Tim Pallas saying the sector’s future was a serious concern.

Victoria’s major parties are facing a thumping in November with political experts predicting potential chaos at the state election.

An exodus from the major parties would change the way politics is conducted in this state.

Victoria’s Major Parties Face A Thumping In Upcoming Election 06/06/2022