Victoria has the highest reliance on gas in the country, but now the government is taking drastic measures to turn that around.

Two men allegedly pretended to be running a train replacement service to try to abduct a teenage girl from a train station in Melbourne's south-east.

The Warracknabeal and District Ladies Restrooms isn't just any toilet block - it's got a visitor book, a lounge area, toys for children and even a small kitchenette.

But the optimistic forecast also came with a warning for September.

Councillors were handed cash in shopping bags to secure support for planning proposals, a five-year investigation into a sacked Melbourne council has found.

Councils across two states have become the latest councils to decide to stop their traditional celebrations on January 26.

Two kinds of waffle makers are being recalled in Australia after dozens of people have reported being burnt by hot waffle mixture while using the machines in the US.

The last thing Neil remembers before being viciously attacked on a Melbourne bus was sitting by the driver, chatting to a couple about the AFL.

An award-winning Victorian construction company has become one of the latest casualties of the construction industry crisis, collapsing with $3.3 million in debts.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck in Melbourne's inner east.

US tech giant Microsoft has ended more Australian jobs after the company made major staffing cuts across the globe earlier in the year.

The 17-year-old boy was the only one in the car when it smashed into a truck towing a trailer turning into a busy intersection.

Spirits manufacturers and distillers are pleading for the government to step in and help, with the country's tax on spirits set to tip over the $100 per litre mark in coming weeks.

A former New Zealand deputy prime minister has hit out at Auckland's justice system after yesterday's fatal shooting in Auckland CBD, saying crime in the city has been "disastrously" escalating.

A man has been arrested after two people woke to their house on fire in Melbourne's north overnight.

Officers are speaking to more than 40 witnesses and expect it will take days to follow up the information they need. Here is the timeline of events that has been established so far.

A strong cold front is set to sweep across south-east Australia today and tomorrow, bringing showers, strong winds and highland snow in several states.

Baby shark bath toys that have been sold across Australia for years are being urgently recalled after children have been impaled by them and left needing stitches.

Police are trying to work out what happened to two dogs who were found dead a day after they were stolen from their owner in regional Victoria.

Nine people have also been arrested and charged.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the state will no longer put on the 2026 Commonwealth Games more than 15 months after the decision to host was made.

A never-used first-generation iPhone has sold for a staggering $US190,372.80 ($279,315) at auction - nearly 400 times its original price.

A manufacturing fault was discovered in the wiring harness installed in the boot lids

Two foreigners have been charged with stealing more than $2 million of property during more than 60 burglaries of homes in Melbourne's south-east.

A man and woman have been charged after they allegedly used a drone to deliver drugs to a prison in Melbourne's west.

Optus has introduced new technology that will intervene to protect its customers when they try to call certain scam phone numbers.

A 16-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in the back in Adelaide's west.

There are major delays at Melbourne Airport after an alleged security breach issue.

There are renewed calls for safer knife laws in Queensland after armed teenagers allegedly carried out two stabbing attacks in the state's south-east over the weekend.

The controversial move comes as the system struggles to cope with the expanded free kinder program.

Michele Bullock will be the first woman to head the Reserve Bank in Australia's history.

A man has been charged after a school crossing assistant was seriously injured in an allegedly "unprovoked attack" outside a Victorian school.

A new bee-killing Varroa mite detection has been discovered at a site in New South Wale's Central West.

CCTV has captured one suspect setting himself alight while trying to torch a Collingwood supermarket.

A man has been charged and held in custody after he allegedly repeatedly harassed and sent death threats to a federal MP online.

'Their profit is higher than ever and we've had workers from home for three years.'

A celebrity chef and restaurant owner has slammed the proposed location for a second Melbourne safe injection room. saying it would undo hard work to rebuild the CBD post lockdowns.

A large group of residents in Melbourne's east are protesting the construction of a dog park, saying it will bring "unpleasant odours", flies and "uncontrolled noise" to the area.

The 48-year-old allegedly pushed a Nissian X-Trail into the Maribyrnong River before entering the water herself during the chase.

Victorian stores have been found selling Ayurvedic medicines contaminated with scheduled poisons, including lead, the state's department of health has warned.

There are fears egg prices could climb as high as $15 a dozen as the government considers expediting the phase-out of caged eggs.

A man and a 14-year-old have been charged by federal police after the teenager was filmed riding a baggage carousel into a restricted baggage area at Canberra Airport.

NSW residents have made 300 damage reports to the State Emergency Service (SES) following the strong winds brought by the cold front that passed over the weekend.

The boy was allegedly hit by a car then fatally stabbed.

The Coalition has stood firm in resisting calls to ask former Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign in the wake of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report.

Six young people were taken to NSW emergency departments within eight days of each other in June after they each smoked nicotine vapes.

A Perth man has told 9News how he watched on in horror as a train slammed into his car, sending it flying 50 metres away.

Two factories in inner Melbourne have gone up in flames, sending smoke billowing through the CBD.

Surgeries have been cancelled and patients evacuated onto the street after a crane dropped a load onto the roof of a Melbourne hospital, causing a ceiling to collapse.

New information has led to police searching a home in central NSW over the suspicious death of a baby girl in 2018.