Services across the country for National Police Remembrance Day on Friday will honour police force members who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty, including the two young officers killed at the fatal Wieambilla shooting in December.

Thousands of public sector staff are set to strike for 24 hours next month in a move expected to disrupt major welfare services across the country.

Victoria is home to 10 of Australia’s 20 worst postcodes for homeowners falling behind on their mortgage.

Heide Museum of Modern Art’s founding director and curator Maudie Palmer is selling a heritage-listed Box Hill North house with a colourful history.

A shocking report has exposed widespread rates of abuse and neglect facing millions of Australians living with disability, including reports of children being beaten by their own teachers and disability support recipients being tied down with belts.