At least 19 people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crowd crush incident at the Falls Music and Arts Festival at Lorne in Victoria.

The pair met on the netball court - although she doesn't remember.

Detective described injuries as "horrific and over a large period of time."

It's a letter you never want to receive but things weren't quite as bad as they first seemed for this Australian woman.

A tourist has told how she almost got in the car during an outback encounter with a man now charged with murder.

The family of the man arrested over the stabbing of French tourist in Australia's Northern Territory are distraught, as the victim's wife is released from hospital.

A fisherman on the search for squid has landed a haul of two flamingos, one unicorn, a dinosaur and four grateful schoolies.

The man landed the 1.5 metre gill shark in his boat and was trying to hook it when its jaws locked onto his arm.

Thousands of children go missing every year. Some never make it home again.

The mother of a New Zealand-born teen who allegedly stabbed an off-duty policeman in his own home, has made a public apology.

An Australian judge has been criticised for arguing it was "understandable" that a 31-year-old man had sex with a 14-year-old girl.

A number of other patients remain in intensive care and one person is critical, the health minister said today.

At least two people are believed to have died from the unusual condition in Melbourne, but could it happen here?

When a thunderstorm hit Melbourne yesterday, it triggered a rare phenomenon seen only four times in the last 30 years.

Victoria ran out of ambulances last night as wild weather triggered scores of cases of "thunderstorm asthma".

A teenager accused of stabbing an off-duty police officer during a violent home invasion was reportedly granted bail twice in two weeks.

Going to nightclubs is a rite of passage for many 18-year-olds. But for transgender man Jack Clark, it can be a minefield.

There were plenty of celebrations on this side of the Tasman for the 156th Melbourne Cup.

Offices around the country will grind to a standstill next Tuesday tomorrow at 5pm when the 156th Melbourne Cup kicks off over the

The 34-year-old developer, who has become the youngest new entrant to BRW's Rich List, began with a humble gym when he was just 19.

The family of a New Zealand woman who fell to her death from a Melbourne apartment balcony at the weekend are mystified by what happened.

A woman who fell to her death after plunging from an apartment building in Melbourne was a New Zealander, the Herald understands.

Alan Sloggett has been a clown for decades after following in his father's large footsteps. Now he fears for his safety.

This funky rooftop accommodation has the 'wow' factor, finds Prashant Mehra.

Escape the city like a Melburnian and head to Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.

The scenery along the Gibb River Road is even better than the famed Great Ocean Road, writes Leah McLennan

A former Rotorua man has spoken about surviving a random attack in Melbourne in which he was stabbed six times by his attacker.

A man is behind bars over the near-fatal "cowardly" stabbing of an innocent bystander in Melbourne.

The Duchess of Cambridge pulled out all the stops in an eye-catching designer dress as she and Prince William began the second day of their royal tour of Canada.

Jesse Mulligan ventures three hours north of Melbourne to discover a region with enough eating delight to make him a very happy man.