Jesse Thompson

A Melbourne university has been asked to explain itself after suggesting it could forcibly acquire a group of apartments to expand its campus if their owners didn't agree to sell.

In short: What's next? Victorian youth crime has reached its highest level in more than a decade, driven by an increase in car thefts and burglaries, according to new crime statistics.

An independent review has exposed serious failures in how the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) handled complaints from home-owners facing years of financial distress over defective or unfinished homes.

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to nearly three decades behind bars for the 2020 murder of his partner.

Economic expansion in Texas accelerated during September and October, pointing toward an improving regional economy after summer weakness. Leading indicators were consistent with an upturn, including more Texas firms seeking credit, with fewer of them encountering difficulties obtaining it.

Tenants in an affordable housing building in Melbourne say they've faced security issues and knee-deep piles of uncollected rubbish since they moved into their government-owned apartment block about 18 months ago.

The family of Melbourne woman Isla Bell have vowed to live their lives in honour of the 19-year-old whose remains were believed to have been found at a Melbourne tip.

The man who allegedly helped Isla Bell's accused murderer dispose of the missing Melbourne teenager's body has been granted bail, under strict conditions.

The man who allegedly helped Isla Bell's accused murderer dispose of the missing Melbourne teenager's body has been granted bail, subject to strict conditions.

Nelson Alexander says information related to 89 historical tenancies was allegedly stolen from its office in the city's inner-north last month.