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.

Parents of murdered woman have filed a lawsuit against the Australian state of Victoria, the sixth family of a murder victim to launch legal action against the state government this year.

A sex offender could be living next door and you'd never know. Australia's newest Senator says that won't be the case for long.

Australian dairy farmers want the government's help in gaining security around milk prices.

The divide between Melbourne and Sydney is a bit like that of Wellington and Auckland.

Danielle Wright finds plenty on offer in Warrnambool, including the town's newest attraction, Maremma dogs.

Prepare for a rich mixture if you explore the Melbourne haunts of Shihad's Tom Larkin.

Anti-Islamic protestors were met by police and anti-racism demonstrators in Bendigo, Victoria, leading to tensions and arrests.

Faced with gunning either a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, Dylan Cleaver opts for both.

Hot, quirky and sometimes sophisticated, Gertrude is a Fitzroy food hub attracting a lot of attention, writes Jesse Mulligan.

Dreaming of a long weekend away? Melbourne remains a great destination for Kiwis, writes Megan Singleton.

Thousands of Kiwis cross the Tasman to see the Melbourne Cup each November. Ewan McDonald went to see why.

The 11-month-old boy whose tragic death has rocked a small community has been identified.

An Australian teacher who won $20,000 on a TV game show will buy new shoes for the students at her school.

Bendigo's impressive art scene is the Victorian town's new gold rush, writes Sam Boyer.

Top rated among Melbourne's music venues is the cool Cherry Bar, writes Julia Hollingsworth.

Danielle Wright finds refuge from Melbourne's city street smells at a perfumista workshop.

Lions and cheetahs roar and hippos bellow while Michele Crawshaw and her son try to sleep just metres away.

A local council in Victoria has created controversy by asking non-Islamic women to wear hijabs in a 'social experiment' to increase awareness and education.

Hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation in a key habitat.

A thief has left “genital selfies” on a victim’s mobile phone after stealing cash from a staff locker at a Melbourne hospital.