Melbourne

Passengers on a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Melbourne faced a tense moment this afternoon when a fire broke out inside the cabin as the aircraft prepared to land at Melbourne Airport after a PAN call was made...

The Victorian Government is injecting $4 million into Mortgage Stress Victoria, expanding free legal and financial services for homeowners under pressure.The initiative, starting 1 May 2026, raises the eligibility income threshold from $75,000 to $90,000, allowing more middle-income...

Disruptions in global supply chains are beginning to reverberate across the country, prompting the federal government to release up to 20% of Australia’s Minimum Stockholding Obligation.The move could inject roughly 762 million litres of petrol and diesel into the...

Melbourne has claimed the global spotlight after being crowned the best city in the world for 2026, topping the latest global rankings from Time Out Group in partnership with Intrepid Travel.The Victorian capital surged to the number-one position ahead...

Iranian-Australian community members have voiced concerns after a small number of Shia mosques and Islamic centres in Melbourne and Sydney invited worshippers to attend mourning gatherings following the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranian state media reported...

The rail line Melbourne has argued about for decades has now moved from talking point to active worksite, with construction underway on the first stage of the Melbourne Airport Rail project at Sunshine.Crews have begun works between West Footscray...

An explosive report prepared for the administrator by Geoffrey Watson SC documented the union’s decline into lawlessness and how it exploited Victoria’s Big Build infrastructure program.Victorians will head to the polls for a state election late this year, with Labor seeking a fourth...

VICTORIA’S $15 BILLION CORRUPTION BOMBSHELL PUTS ALLAN GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS AHEAD OF STATE ELECTIONVictorian Premier Jacinta Allan is facing renewed political heat after explosive claims about corruption on major construction sites reignited debate over the state’s Big Build spending...

The West Party has renewed calls to scrap the Suburban Rail Loop, arguing the money should instead be redirected to infrastructure and essential services in Melbourne’s west, including Wyndham.The Suburban Rail Loop has again become a political flashpoint,...

The Victorian Greens will today move to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the scale and scope of anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes in Victoria, citing a disturbing run of reported attacks targeting gay and bi+ men.Reporting suggests the risk remains widespread,...