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Olivia Newton-John's niece says a state funeral is needed, although a formal offer by the Victorian government is yet to be made.

Asked what she hoped her legacy would be, Olivia Newton-John said: "One word: positivity, I guess." Now, after her death at 73 years of age, patients, researchers and advocates are paying tribute to the singer and the contribution she made by promoting positivity.

A Melbourne mother is reunited with the good Samaritan couple who rushed to help her on the side of a busy road as her unconscious toddler suffered a seizure.

Obituary: Durham’s distinctive voice took the quartet to international fame in the 1960s, before she forged a successful solo career

Australian cities are good at growing – for decades their states have relied on it. The need to house more people is used to justify expansion out and up, but it is the rates, taxes and duties that flow from land transfers and construction that drive the endless development of…

Melbourne defender Jake Lever was left feeling dejected after the AFL loss to Collingwood, which came about when the Demons threw away another big lead.

Fake rideshare driver Faizan Abdullah, 29, has abandoned his appeal after a Melbourne County Court judge warned he risked receiving a longer jail term.

The preselection of religious conservative Moira Deeming shows the Victorian Liberals are out of touch with Melbourne’s west

If you weren't a Collingwood believer yet, you must be by now — but the situation at Carlton is far less rosy. We digest the week that was.