A Tauranga grandmother was comforting her grieving son over the loss of his partner when she received the tragic news her husband had died in a forklift accident.

Rachel Grunwell dons a hard hat and takes the plunge into a Victoria gold mine.

The dispute between the Melbourne Storm and the NRL over salary cap penalties could be heard as early as July, a judge has said.

Melbourne police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the killing of Indian student Nitin Garg.

A woman has died after suffering knife wounds and burns to her entire body in a frenzied attack at a Melbourne petrol station.

South Sydney's Issac Luke is the man to watch at Mt Smart today.

The Melbourne Storm's average crowds are up 60 per cent this season, despite the NRL club playing for no points.

A jury takes around four hours to find Donna Fitchett guilty of drugging and then strangling or suffocating her two sons in September 2005.

Melbourne chairman Rob Moodie said the NRL's decision-making process in applying the club's salary cap breach penalties was unfair.

Britain's election has turned into political drama, with David Cameron making an offer to the Lib-Dems.

Actor Ray Meagher hadn't won anything since a 1975 chook raffle, which he organised and drew - but now he has a Gold Logie.

A gold coffin covered in flowers containing the body of Carl Williams has arrived at the Melbourne church where he will be farewelled.

A Super City logo judge's artist son says even his dad was disappointed with the designs submitted and has created his own alternative logo.

Matthew Newton, who played Terry 'Mr Asia' Clark in the second series of Underbelly, has been admitted to a private hospital.

A new report suggests Melbourne is on track to overtake Sydney as Australia's largest city.