Elise Kinsella

She'd spent two years preparing – hoping to set a new world record for the longest polar run ever completed – but still, nothing could prepare her for the real thing.

A Melbourne magistrate finds Emma Walters guilty of making a threat to kill her estranged husband, CFMEU boss John Setka, but does not recorded a conviction against her, and instead imposed a fine of $1,500.

State leaders are calling for the federal government to amend Commonwealth laws and allow telehealth consultations for patients seeking access to voluntary assisted dying services, in the wake of a Federal Court ruling.

A developer convicted and fined for illegally clearing endangered native vegetation from a Melbourne site has since been granted permission to build a multi-million-dollar development on the property.

Brooklyn has some of the highest rates of pollution and residents fear the proposed facility could make that worse.

Green roofs are proven to boost biodiversity, energy efficiency and people's wellbeing. But, unlike other countries, Australia's big cities have just a few dozen. 

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals the scope and experiences of thousands of men and women who have been assaulted or harassed.

Analysts say the past 18 months have seen Australia's home construction industry weather one of the largest storms in decades. It's left countless families caught up in builder collapses teetering on the financial brink.

A rural community stunned by the sudden loss of friends following suspected mushroom poisoning is grappling with its grief, while under the unfamiliar gaze of national and international media.

World Scrabble champion David Eldar turns his fortunes around with some short words and strategic moves he says 99 per cent of people would not have thought of.

Melbourne Water discussed "tweaking" the parameters of the Maribyrnong River flood review based on input from its insurer, documents reveal

The Victorian government is ordered to pay $92 million in compensation to a prominent family after it added environmental protections to their land, which reduced its overall value.

A Melbourne gym owner has fears for the future of her business amid a lengthy stoush over parking with construction workers from the neighbouring West Gate Tunnel Project.

For more than half a century, the Mobil oil refinery was at the heart of Melbourne's industrial west. But since its closure two years ago, vastly different hopes for the site's future have emerged.

A Melbourne court hears one of convicted paedophile Malka Leifer's victims lost her baby during the trial into the former principal's child sexual abuse, as she and her sister detail how the impact of their abuse left them "utterly broken".

The Calleas have run their shoe repair store in Melbourne’s west for more than 60 years. Now Peter has dementia and Nerina uses a walking stick, but they’re not ready to down tools yet.

A council in Melbourne's west is dealing with the fallout from a charged meeting where a public toilet strategy was discussed and a petition pushing for women's-only toilets was put forward.

As residents along Melbourne's Maribyrnong River attempt to rebuild after last year's shocking floods, their local council fears they could be setting themselves up for future devastation with "like-for-like" rebuilds in the flood-prone area.

The use of references in criminal sentencing is under scrutiny after revelations an outdated character reference was provided to help defend child-sex offender Jeffrey "Joffa" Corfe without his former employer's knowledge.

When Alex Case logged into an old email account, he was looking for "cringey" teen memories. Instead, he found long-forgotten messages from the man who sexually assaulted him.

At Robert Richards's house, dust is constantly covering the white weatherboards. Until recently, he had no idea he was living next to one of Australia's biggest silent killers.

A man who was sexually assaulted as a child by former Collingwood cheer squad member Jeffrey "Joffa" Corfe, has confronted his perpetrator in court, telling him he had been left feeling like he had a "dirty, embarrassing, shameful secret".

A Victorian court hears allegations school principal Malka Leifer told a former student "this will help you for your wedding night" while allegedly sexually assaulting her at a school camp. Warning: This story contains details of allegations of sexual abuse.

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has been committed to stand trial for the alleged murders of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in the Victorian High Country.

A hearing into the alleged murders of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in the Victorian High Country reveals police made more than 5,000 covert recordings of accused man Greg Lynn during their investigation.