Victoria's mining history is both alluring and violent, writes Pamela Wade.

A New Zealander has been sentenced in Australia to 22 years in jail for the bizarre strangulation of his girlfriend.

In sentencing, Justice Betty King described the killing as "bizarre, pointless and unprovoked".

A driver in Melbourne survived an incredible six-storey plunge from a carpark building.

Australian netball's worst fears were formalised today with inspirational captain Sharelle McMahon ruled out of July's world championships.

The New Zealand Breakers ended the regular season with a dominant 87-74 victory over the Melbourne Tigers.

Fans of controversial artist Bill Henson say those offended by his work in the past are likely to be similarly disturbed by his latest exhibition.

The playing future of Australian netball captain Sharelle McMahon is under threat.

The man who threw his four-year-old daughter off Melbourne's West Gate Bridge has been found guilty of murder.

It has been a topsy-turvy six months for Hurricanes' first five-eighths Daniel Kirkpatrick.

It is not often Craig Lowndes gets overshadowed at Mount Panorama, but that is what happens when you face off with a Formula One champion.

New Zealand golfer Ben Campbell has secured a place in today's final of the Australian amateur championships.

Formula One bad boy Lewis Hamilton plans to steer clear of Melbourne police and race officials this year.

Following the success of last year's show, Fashion Festival now lasts an entire week.

Since his jubilant debut in 2002, Mark Webber has trudged away from Albert Park, head bowed in frustration.

There's heaps to enjoy on the Melbourne to Sydney touring route, writes Rob McFarland.

A long-running turf war between rival crime clans left nearly 30 people dead between 1998 and 2006. The main players are dead or in jail, but the violence continues.