Joseph Dunstan is a journalist in Melbourne editing and reporting local news in the digital team. He's previously told stories for the ABC across regional Victoria and the Pilbara in Western Australia.
Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington that contained death cap mushrooms. Look back at how the day in court unfolded.
Medical staff who examined Ms Patterson in the aftermath of a deadly mushroom meal at her home have given evidence to a murder trial jury. Look back at how Thursday's hearing unfolded in our live blog.
A Supreme Court murder trial hears Erin Patterson was initially "reluctant" to have her children brought to hospital for medical checks after they allegedly ate leftovers from a lunch contaminated with death cap mushrooms. Look back on how the day's hearing unfolded in our blog.
Ms Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms. Follow the trial in our live blog.
Erin Patterson's Facebook friends took to the witness box in her murder trial over a lunch served to her in-laws containing death cap mushrooms. Look back at how the hearing unfolded in our live blog.
Senior Liberal figures say the party must review the way it ran its election campaign, after it was reduced to just a small handful of seats across the Melbourne region.
Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon Patterson appeared for the second day as a witness in her trial. Look back on how it unfolded in our live blog.
The jury in Erin Patterson's murder trial hears the accused tried to persuade her estranged husband to attend the lunch where four guests ate meals containing death cap mushrooms. Look back on how the hearing unfolded in our live blog.
Organisers of Melbourne's Invasion Day rally say they have no plans to disrupt the Australian Open, and misinformation suggesting they did has caused "harm and distress".
For the first time, an Australian government has sat opposite a collective of Aboriginal communities in a bid to negotiate a treaty, in recognition of their sovereign rights over land colonised without their consent.
A new public holiday and more oversight of government spending on Indigenous affairs are among the ideas being taken into Victoria's treaty negotiations later this year.
Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn is sentenced to 32 years' jail, for murdering retiree Carol Clay at a Victorian campsite in March 2020. Look back on how the hearing unfolded in our live blog.
Elizabeth Balderstone's family property is the site of one of the worst massacres of Aboriginal people in Victorian history. She told Victoria's Yoorrook Justice Commission that fact has led her to call for "honesty with our history".
The legacy of Australian founding father Alfred Deakin is under the spotlight in Victoria, as one of his great-grandsons claims his role in setting up laws that enabled the Stolen Generations has been historically underplayed.
A massive IT systems outage caused by issues with CrowdStrike software affects banks, airports, supermarkets and media companies across Australia and around the world.
For thousands of Australians, the world changed forever on July 17, 2014. A decade later, those who knew and loved the 38 Australians who lost their lives on MH17 are determined to ensure they will never be forgotten.
The Victorian budget has confirmed delays to the Airport Rail Link, as the state government outlines its plan to tackle the state's rising record debt.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has appeared at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, becoming the first leader of an Australian government to give evidence at a formal truth-telling inquiry.
Heather Calgaret was months from completing a sentence for armed robbery when she died in November 2021. How the 30-year-old Yamatji, Noongar, Wongi and Pitjantjatjara woman's life ended will be examined in a four-week coronial inquest starting today.
For the first time, an Australian leader of a state or territory government has appeared before an Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry. Catch up on Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's evidence.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is set to become the first Australian head of state to appear at an Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry when she appears before the Yoorrook Justice Commission this week.
Last Saturday police found Melbourne woman Chaithanya Madhagani's body. For those whose lives she changed, the loss is still hard to fathom.
Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is a gateway for commuters and visitors to the city, but experts say secret data shows the air quality poses a health risk to workers and passengers.
As bushfires continued to rage in Victoria's west, residents were also been hit with major power outages from severe thunderstorms.
A graphics expert says Nine News's explanation for how a digitally altered photo of Victorian Animal Rights Party MP Georgie Purcell was put to air is plausible — and raises important questions over the way the technology is used across society.