Nearly 500,000 Australians who were surveyed by pollster Roy Morgan across the past decade were asked if they agreed that “crime is a growing problem in my community”, with perceptions worsening ...

Fear over crime has risen in Victoria by more than any other state or territory in the nation, a decade-long study has revealed. Nearly 500,000 Australians who were surveyed by pollster Roy Morgan ...

Seven chief executives in five years and a ‘culture of fear’ have crippled the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, a scathing review has found – and meaningful reform is years away. The ...

Locals have long feared coastal erosion could wipe out their fishing town — home to about 1000 residents — with at least 30m of coastline already washed away. The Shire of Gingin last week confirmed ...

Pooja Tilvawala knows it's a gamble to use more than $46,000 of her own savings to help young people get to the United Nations climate summit in Brazil. But she thinks it’s a necessary one. As ...