The man shot dead on the footpath of a busy suburban road in Melbourne’s north overnight was the father of an associate of illicit tobacco kingpin Kaz Hamad.

Two public servants who were the subject of adverse findings by Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog are now helping oversee the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Readers discuss the federal Coalition’s retreat from its climate policy to fund budget cuts.

Xavier College's new Kostka building for years 7 and 8 was carefully designed to include "learning neighbourhoods" to support informal learning, from small groups and individuals to classes and year levels. It has won multiple architecture awards. Vision: Supplied

Xavier College in Kew's impressive grounds. Vision: Supplied.

Police are reviewing footage found on the man’s phone and identifying other families at the pool who may have been affected.

Hospitals across Victoria are seeing a rising number of people suffering life-threatening allergic reactions to injectables made popular via social media.

Thousands of Victorian students will sit the VCE English exam on Tuesday, among them triplets Savio, Saviya and Simon.

The appointment of a new chair of the Melbourne Market Authority board may have been the catalyst for an almighty upheaval of the board.

In my suburb, rare orange-bellied parrots get more attention than real estate developers – and the locals love it that way.