The state government’s tougher bail laws mean magistrates’ time is frequently being diverted from finalising cases to dealing ...

The former wife of late businessman Geoffrey Edelsten is accused of trafficking a commercial quantity of methamphetamine and ...

They were billed as the solution to escalating rates of serious crime, but Victoria's tougher bail laws- introduced in July ...

A man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police say was linked to organized crime is seeking to have the case ...

The Supreme Court has granted a bail appeal filed by Italian-born businessman Francesco Marconati, overturning a High Court decision that had kept him in custody despite the National Prosecuting ...

Overturning Humphrey’s Executor would gut independent agencies. The Supreme Court still has a principled way out.

A French national extradited from Sydney to Melbourne over his alleged rape and assault of a woman he met at a club on New ...

A 34-year-old man has been remanded in custody after allegedly going on a multi-day crime spree across Victoria's south-east involving carjackings, burglaries and a police pursuit.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims that it deliberately excluded Labour Party ...

Being a reporter for a local newspaper can involve meeting some incredible people, and crossing swords with some less than savoury characters ...

The driver of a Lexus SUV carrying boxer Anthony Joshua that collided with a parked truck in Nigeria and killed two people ...

The family of a South Sudan government minister have won a significant legal victory in an Australian court, overturning the seizure of a luxury Melbourne property.