Some local footy grand finals turned into muddy scraps on Saturday, but there’s a brighter outlook ahead for next weekend’s AFL decider.

A third man has been arrested over the alleged fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Levi Johnson outside a Brisbane gym on Monday.

An investigation is underway after a car was used to break into two Adelaide businesses.

Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to 15-year-old Gabby McLennan, who was one of five teenagers killed in a car crash at Buxton in Sydney's south-west.

Hundreds of police officers have paid tribute to fallen police officers in this year's Ride to Remember.

A grandmother has been left terrified after a vandal took a baseball bat to her home and car in St Clair.

Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy has added a 14th hospital upgrade to a growing list of election promises.

A Qantas flight to Sydney has been forced to return to Melbourne shortly after take-off following a mid-air scare.

Brisbane City Council dragged one of its own councillors through a 16-month court battle, with residents – not the defendant – picking up the tab.

The number of electric motorbikes and mopeds in Queensland has soared in the past two years as commuters seek cheaper, more efficient transport options.

Car share schemes have surged in popularity in Victoria during the cost of living crunch, but access is still unequal. What will coax more people to give up their car?

A popular male peregrine falcon could die and this year’s eggs might not hatch as an hours-long fight to the death looms in the CBD.

Police have said the investigation is still in its infancy, and have urged anyone with information to come forward.

A year of national wastewater testing reveals wildly varied use of different drugs across state and territory capitals. Our interactive module lets you compare.

Malcolm Skilbeck was recognised and respected internationally for his original and thoughtful contributions to educational policy development across OECD countries.

Najma Sambul reports from the Collingwood fan bus travelling from Melbourne to Sydney ahead of the preliminary final.

A new social enterprise hopes to repurpose some of the estimated 500,000 bikes which end up in landfill each year while giving young adults with disabilities a taste of working life.

An email from the new board to the synagogue community promises an end to divisions within the nearly 100-year-old organisation, after months of infighting.

Patricia Surkitt has submitted an eye-watering 70 entries in this year’s Show, which has been rebranded as the Melbourne Royal Show.

The Walkley Foundation plans to review the granting of the prestigious award to two Nine journalists after the network apologised to former MP Andrew Laming over their story.