The result in Farrer has made One Nation's attempts to become the natural home for conservative Australians look less like a protest and more like a genuine electoral threat. 

Public transport passengers in Victoria's north-west say a rise in "ghost bookings" has led to half-empty bus services during the state's free transport period.

In the first full budget since Labor's landslide election victory last year, the government is putting some money back in workers' pockets and increasing taxes on investors. So who wins and who misses out?

Labor will raise taxes on investment properties and some trust funds, giving the revenue back to workers with a new $250 tax break unveiled in the federal budget.

Police say the was pensioner driving a truck between Adelaide and Newcastle while carrying drugs with a street value of $720,000.

The Victorian budget includes $1 billion to fix the state's crumbling regional roads, but the budget papers reveal fewer country road repairs are expected over the coming financial year.

The Victorian opposition has revealed its renewable energy plan ahead of the state election, vowing to pause major transmission projects and establish urban solar parks.