Melbourne has always had a taste for champagne, particularly the good stuff.

Farmers are taking major action to defend against a potential foot and mouth outbreak in Australia, including preparing genetic banks to one day repopulate their animals through IVF.

The federal government is insisting it is rolling out biosecurity measures at airports “as quickly as possible”. But returning passengers say they face little scrutiny.

A man has been arrested in South Australia after climbing onto a roof.

Despite challenging weather conditions, Splendour in the Grass has pressed on for its second day.

The government is accelerating a plan to improve Australia's fuel quality, which is expected to deliver benefits for health and the environment.

New legal action is being taken over the 2016 tragedy on Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride in Queensland.

A man has been extradited from Thailand and charged over his alleged role in the 2014 murder of a Sydney father in the city's Inner West.

A motorcyclist has died and two others were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries in a terrible six hours on Melbourne roads.

Jos Hall watched with interest this week as the highly charged issue of death as mercy played out in Brisbane’s Supreme Court via an attempted murder trial. It so easily could have been her.

On Father’s Day, 1981, Deborah Smykalla drove home to Capalaba, where a soon-to-be killer lurked. But who knew she was alone before she was found with her head in an oven, dog lead around her neck?

Hundreds headed to NSW’s snowfields this weekend were forced to abandon their plans, after resort parking hit capacity on Saturday.

In the early hours of June 19, as my wife and two young children slept on the ground floor, my mosque upstairs was attacked by a gang of 12 intruders.

Melbourne’s newly released 20-year plan states that no one will be living in E-Gate in 20 years. What happened to the grand plans for this “eco” suburb?

Sporting clubs have been forced to cancel training and games this year, but the impact of climate change on sporting facilities poses a “major threat” to participation.

“Imagine taking one of our biggest hospitals out of the system and what impact that would have. That’s what they’re experiencing right now,” the deputy premier said.

In the evening, the Splendour crowds took to Byron Bay for entertainment.

After the federal government announced the toughest biosecurity rules ever introduced at Australian airports, holidaymakers arriving at Melbourne from Denpasar on Saturday reported little scrutiny.

An increase in residential fires this Winter has prompted safety warnings from fire and rescue experts.

Homicide squad detectives have extradited a man from Thailand and charged him over his alleged involvement in the 2014 murder of Abbotsford man, Bradley Dillon.