A first-term MP's hopes of leading a languishing state Liberal branch back to power rest on party discipline not sighted in a decade, a former premier says.

Heartbroken family and friends have farewelled the first of two fallen police officers, with a guard of honour stretching hundreds of metres.

Peter Dutton's narrowing path to victory must travel through Victoria, with the coalition needing to add to its...

Monique Ryan and Amelia Hamer have waged a bitter head-to-head war in the campaign for Kooyong but has...

Spiking youth crime is being used to justify harsher proposed bail laws in a state some argue is neglecting its responsibility as legal guardian to many.

A state government has promised to rapidly roll out an Australian-first machete ban but is copping criticism for its past opposition.

Laws to tighten the granting of bail for children and repeat serious offenders have been criticised as knee-jerk by some legal and Aboriginal groups.

The Victorian government is questioning the integrity of the financial watchdog in a bid to dismiss billions of dollars in updated major project cost figures.

Alleged assaults of two Muslim women at a shopping centre in separate attacks have been denounced by politicians, as Islamic groups call out double standards.

Premier Jacinta Allan has backed her police minister after the top cop was forced out after a loss of confidence from the force he led for nearly five years.

The Victorian government is pushing ahead with a longer duck hunting season which also allows shooters to bag more birds.

The Liberals have fallen short of a by-election upset in a traditional Labor stronghold after voters took a...

With a state by-election result hanging on a knife edge, voters have fired a "warning shot" at Labor ahead of the upcoming federal election.

All reforms are on the table as part of a so-called bail law review, including re-establishing offences found to disproportionately target Aboriginal people.

Another overhaul of bail laws is on the cards, as a state government is accused of buckling to scare-mongering amid rising youth crime.