Millions of Victorians living in strata have effectively lost the ability to enforce basic rules after a VCAT judgment.

Amelia Hamer, the Oxford-educated grandniece of former premier Rupert Hamer, has said she empathises with tenants’ struggles.

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

Fiji health authorities are scrambling to stem an outbreak of HIV, as growing meth use and alarming needle-sharing trends accelerate the spread of the virus.

Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes is now in a showdown with Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar owner James Young over a planned ‘hospitality wonderland’ development.

The Melbourne council has voted to sell a CBD asset to Sydney hospitality billionaire Justin Hemmes, but some councillors say it’s gone ‘for a song’.

The state approved a 17-dwelling plan but a council decision was described as a masterclass in adding to the housing crisis.

Residents in uproar over issues including COVID-19 vaccines and the impounding of a family’s collection of hot rods and jet-skis have forced a wild council meeting to be abandoned.

Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.

Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.

Letters seen by Guardian Australia focus on alleged pickets on 26 November outside warehouses that were not then on strike

Two of the four candidates had made pre-election promises not to take any money from property developers.

More than $4 million dollars was spent by businesses, political parties, unions and lobby groups to influence Victoria’s council elections. Try our searchable table to see who funded your new councill...

As the sun sinks and the festival reaches its peak, a steady steam of young people line up with illicit pills and powders.

The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators, likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.

Public life ground to a halt, many lost power, and scores of people died behind closed doors. What sounds like the start of a post-apocalyptic movie is in fact Melbourne in January 2009.

Arden could be home to a towering apartment block containing 609 apartments, if approved by the state government.

Government-appointed architect pushes back on criticism aired in The Age that the Carlton tower designs are inferior.

Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full l...

The media magnate has made his first public appearance since failing to change the terms of his family trust in court, a dispute that has split the billionaire’s family.

Melbourne will need an estimated 177,000 more affordable homes by 2041, but the Allan government’s high-density housing hubs have no targets for their inclusion.

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