Emily Woods

A teen who allegedly attempted to hijack a plane may become the first child in Victoria to face trial accused of planning a terrorism plot after his matter was uplifted to a higher court.

A magistrate has ordered the accused Avalon Airport hijacker to have his case heard in a higher court because of the extreme risk his alleged conduct posed.

The boy is accused of carrying weapons onto a Jetstar flight.

Guilherme Valadares quickly realised something had to change when school boys started asking him, "Am I toxic?"

The son of a former Australian boxing champion has faced court accused of murder after a man was found dead behind a pub.

Zac Swettenham, 37, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court today via video link from a police station after being charged with one count of murder.

Zac Swettenham, 37, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon.

The son of a woman killed in a horrific crash has declared the justice system "absolutely broken" after prosecutors lost their appeal of the driver's three-year prison term.

A driver doing a minimum of three years in prison for killing five people will not serve a longer term after prosecutors' appeal was dismissed

The son of a woman killed in a horrific crash has declared the justice system “absolutely broken” after prosecutors lost their appeal of the driver’s three-year prison term.