Peter Tulip, chief economist at the Centre for Independent Studies, expects a substantial step-up in construction in New ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For most people, the bush falls silent after dark. For Edward McNabb, it came alive.

An Australian court has heard a husband suspected his wife of poisoning him over a year before she murdered three of his ...

Parents of 1,200 children in the Australian state of Victoria are being advised to get them tested for infectious diseases after a childcare worker was charged with more than 70 offenses including ...

Authorities in Australia have urged over 800 additional children to undergo testing for sexually transmitted infections ( ...

The economies of Victoria’s neighbouring states may be the real winners of Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to enshrine in law ...

Victoria has taken power for housing approval away from councils and concentrated it with the planning minister. It’s not popular, but it’s working – and other states are taking note.

Australian state Victoria is offering an amnesty period for the safe surrender of machetes ahead of a statewide ban with penalties up to two years imprisonment or a hefty fine.