Kristian Silva is a court reporter with ABC News in Melbourne. He has been a journalist since 2011, and previously worked in newsrooms in regional Victoria and Brisbane. Follow him on Twitter: @kristian_silva
Victoria's highest court says the evidence needs to remain under wraps, because there is a danger Patterson would face "unfair prejudice" if she is granted a retrial.
John Setka admitted to breaching the Fair Work Act by threatening to delay AFL construction projects unless umpire Stephen McBurney was sacked.
Erin Patterson lodged an appeal against her convictions over the deaths of three relatives who died after eating beef Wellingtons that contained death cap mushrooms.
If the appeal succeeds, Victoria's Court of Appeal could order a re-trial or acquit Erin Patterson entirely.
Detectives are investigating Richmond man Elias Serevetas's potential links to jailed crime boss Kazem Hamad, after the 55-year-old was gunned down in Melbourne's north.
Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn is denied bail, as he waits to face a retrial over the alleged murder of Victorian retiree Carol Clay.
A convicted killer fails to overturn a ban on Vegemite in Victoria's prisons after court hears it can be used to make alcohol and impair sniffer dogs from detecting contraband.
Two of the teenager's killers were sentenced to 17 and 18-and-a-half years behind bars, with the court hearing the attack was random and unprovoked.
Accused High Country killer Greg Lynn tells a court he has had been attacked with faeces and bodily fluids during his time in custody, as he seeks bail ahead of a trial next year.
The accused attacker of Helen Haines, Brendan Nugent, is set to be involved in a lengthy legal process extending into 2027.
The 43-year-old charged with three offences over the alleged attack on independent MP for Indi Helen Haines has appeared in Wangaratta Magistrates' Court.
A Victorian coroner has ruled a young man's sports betting addiction led to his suicide while handing down scathing findings about the Australian gambling sector.
A 16-year-old accused of driving erratically and striking a woman near the intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne has told a court he wants to plead guilty.
Defence lawyers for Mr Catalano said the 59-year-old was attempting to rebuild his life, and that his wife no longer wanted the case against her husband to proceed.
Giriwa May has been sentenced to more than four years behind bars after driving a stolen Landcruiser through a shopping centre in Melbourne's north in June last year.
The Victorian coroner says doctors at Monash Medical Centre missed opportunities to save the life of eight-year-old Amrita Lanka in 2022.
Prosecutors withdrew charges after conceding they could not prove the boy was criminally liable following the death of Sunshine man Van Viet Truong in August.
A County Court judge ordered Naotunne Vijitha, 71, to serve 13 years and 2 months for sexually abusing six girls at a Melbourne temple.
Ino Juol-Thor, 19, pleaded guilty to theft less than 24 hours after a dramatic police operation brought Monash Freeway traffic to a standstill.
Councillor Jolly was accused of striking a gatecrasher after she arrived at a 2024 local government election afterparty to protest his victory.
Victorian prosecutors have dropped a blackmail charge against a former CFMEU delegate with links to criminal bikie gangs.
Triple Zero errors and police failures have been examined at a Victorian coronial inquest into a 2023 death in suburban Melbourne.
Former Moonee Valley mayor Cam Nation has been handed a three-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
A teenager linked to an aggravated home invasion in Melbourne's east that left a man with 11 stab wounds and permanent eye damage has been jailed for nearly three years.
The duo have been sentenced to more than 12 years behind bars for cultivating Victoria's largest illegal hydroponic cannabis crop.
