Melburnians marked Australia Day in varied ways, some attending a protest advocating a change to the date and others enjoying the summer weather on a long weekend.Police were out in force around the CBD as tens of thousands of people marched through the streets at an Invasion Day rally and a few dozen staged a counter-protest in support of the day.

With temperatures in parts of the state, including Melbourne, set to soar to 42 degrees, locals took advantage of the warm morning by heading to the beach. But, true to Melbourne's unpredictable nature, storms quickly rolled in.

A Melbourne man has spoken out after a staff member at a popular St Kilda pub claimed he was “enticing political violence” by wearing a MAGA hat.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

The extreme temperatures brought back memories of the catastrophic 2019-2020 "Black Summer" that saw fires destroy an area the size of Turkey, killing 33 people and billions of animals.

Archaeologists and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are shedding new light on a series of enigmatic earth rings located in southeastern Australia.

After being accidentally missed by baggage handlers and left on a plane, a cat mistakenly made three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.

The Greek Community Cup of Melbourne is adding a women’s soccer tournament to the event for the first time, the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria confirmed on its Facebook fan page.

A cool change has brought relief from the heat around the state, but bushfires are still raging in Victoria’s west.

A cool change has brought relief from the heat around the state, but bushfires burning in Victoria’s west are raging on.