Bryant Hevesi

Adults will soon have to pay to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney after more than two decades of free entry.

Jaclyn Symes has promised she will be a "different treasurer" than her predecessor Tim Pallas, while vowing to spend the summer examining Victoria's taxation and regulation.

A driver has died in hospital about three weeks after suffering life-threatening injuries in a car crash in Melbourne.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has launched a scathing attack on the Victorian Liberals who voted against Moira Deeming's return to the party room.

Victorians are set to pay more to travel on public transport after the Allan government confirmed it was hiking fares.

A house fire in Sydney's west on Friday afternoon has left a woman with severe burns.

Victorian authorities have again pleaded with residents to be prepared for an increased bushfire risk on Boxing Day, with sweltering conditions and strong winds forecast across the state.

Health authorities in Victoria have issued an alert over poliovirus following routine sampling of wastewater in Melbourne's south-west.

Bushwalkers have been put on notice after Tasmanian authorities had to rescue two people in the early hours of the morning.

Detectives in Melbourne's south-east are calling on the public for help as they try to piece together how a man ended up with critical injuries.