A former student of an elite private boys' school in Melbourne has launched a class action against the Christian Brothers over claims of repeated historic sexual abuse.

Private waste companies are being buried financially by Victorians continuing to illegally dump unwanted goods outside donation bins.

Coles is recalling Coles Smooth Peanut Butter 1kg and Coles Crunchy Peanut Butter 1kg over aflatoxin contamination.

A critical incident has been declared by police after former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas was injured in her arrest at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Sydney.

An 18-year-old woman has been missing for a week after last being seen in Auburn on June 23.

Twelve jurors in the trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, are now deliberating on their verdict.

George Brandis is drawing a rather long bow to even include Sussan Ley and Gough Whitlam in the same column.

Joshua Bishop's heartbroken parents have spoken for the first time of their unbearable agony as the Sunbury man's accused killer faced court.

The fate of mushroom cook Erin Patterson is in the hands of 12 jurors, who will consider whether she intentionally poisoned her lunch guests.

Millions of Australians on the east coast should brace for a "vigorous" weather system which is forecast to bring several days of heavy rain, damaging surf and strong winds.

A 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences after a high-speed crash in Sydney’s Inner West saw a family of five rushed to hospital.

New footage has emerged of fellow surfers and onlookers pulling the boy to shore after he was bitten by a shark at a beach on the NSW North Coast.

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Police will turn to surveillance tactics usually reserved for serious gangsters, having recorded a 40 per cent drop in break-ins and car thefts in regional NSW.

NSW Police crackdown on youth crime crime in regional towns. Source NSW Police

A developer has been blocked from switching on a sign at night to illuminate the name and address of an apartment block after residents living across the street complained that it impacted their sleep.

Hannah Thomas’ injuries have been reviewed by a NSW Police medical officer, who determined the level of injury warranted a critical incident declaration.

A report into a fatal helicopter crash has found the pilot's ability to respond to turbulence was reduced because he was using one hand to eat.

Bupa has apologised and agreed to pay a $35 million fine for misleading thousands of customers over half a decade.

A Yea farmer who was doused in petrol, blindfolded and assaulted may have been targeted in a case of mistaken identity.