A high-tech Melbourne facility is boosting research on this side of the Tasman.

A 63-year-old man has been arrested for abduction and murder of toddler in 1970.

Kiwi killed in head-on crash with stolen ute in Australia.

The 27-year-old is expected to be charged over the death of a sixth victim.

A priest was attacked in his Melbourne church as he was about to give mass.

Brazilian backpacker tells court man sliced off her bikini and tried to rape her.

Mourners told of long love affair between NZ-born Karen Ristevski and her husband, the main suspect in her murder.

A dog which mauled a mum allegedly trying to drown her son has been spared.

A woman who entered a cult as a child has shared her harrowing story of escape.

Biscuiting outing on Murray River goes horribly wrong for Brendon Demmocks.

Karen Ristevski's mother-in-law has spoken out about her mysterious death, saying her son did not kill his wife.

Husband of NZ-born woman whose body was found in the bush remains chief suspect - as it is revealed his brother had links to the area where her body was found.

Heartbreak and intrigue surrounds the death of NZ-born woman whose body was found at Victoria's Mount Macedon.

Sarah Ristevski is torn as her father is the prime suspect of her mum's murder.

Less than a fortnight before he died in a fiery plane crash in Melbourne, a US tourist wrote about how he was scared of flying.

The pilot involved in the Melbourne air crash was under investigation for a previous incident that had been deferred three times due to "workload".

The relatives of Wellington-born Melbourne woman Karen Risteveski have vowed to find her killer as police search for answers in the case that has baffled them.

The pilot of the plane which crashed into a Melbourne shopping outlet was involved in a near midair collision less than two years ago.

It's been described as "coma in a bottle" and can bring on psychosis and hallucinations. It also caused 40 overdoses this weekend.

Cameron McMillan discovers some of Melbournes's best watering holes, with the help of a new drinking buddy.

Drug overdoses at Melbourne's Electric Parade music festival have landed more than 20 revellers in hospital.

Warning: Distressing material. An Australian teen who took her own life after being bullied and raped wrote a powerful warning letter to her peers.

Festival goers in Melbourne's west were punched and kicked, and had phones, wallets and bags stolen, by a gang of 40 youths.

The stricken cruise liner The Norwegian Star is expected to arrive in Port Melbourne this afternoon.

Thousands of distressed passengers are onboard a cruise ship bound for New Zealand that has broken down and is drifting off the coast of Australia.

A federal police officer has been shot inside the Melbourne CBD headquarters.

Guests at a wild party in an Airbnb rental were jumping fences and hiding in backyards to get away from a weapon-yielding gang that gatecrashed.

A man's body has been found in the carpark lift of a Westfield shopping centre in Melbourne early this morning.

Gary Baron was just a humble truckie who became a millionaire overnight, which caused him to lose friends and live a secret life of luxury.

Sister's response to Melbourne teenager accused of murdering a friend over a A$100 debt after he rang her for advice.