Madi is a data journalist with ABC News in Melbourne.
In Australia, there are more than twice as many children as childcare places, according to a world-first study analysing childcare access down to the street level in nine developed countries.
Urban planners say Australia has too much parking. But as car ownership grows, questions have surfaced as to whether we could ever build less.
A national survey has found the top reasons people avoid getting an influenza jab are that the flu isn't serious, the vaccine will give them the flu, or the vaccine won't work.
Experts estimate there are hundreds of real human skeletons in Australian homes, with no clear pathway to hand them into authorities. One medical doctor is calling on universities to lead the solution.
Recorded cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have nearly doubled on last year across Australia, as a "whole bunch of viruses" continue to circulate throughout the country.
Two different strains of avian influenza — also known as "bird flu" — have been detected in Victoria. Here's what to know about bird flu, its risk of transmission to humans and what precautions to take against its spread.
A Melbourne woman found a real human skeleton in her garage and was left wondering what to do. It has led experts to call for clearer guidelines around how to relinquish them.
The Victorian budget has forecast more debt, but how bad is it? Here are seven charts to help make sense of the state's economy.
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.
As thousands prepare to march to call for greater action on gender-based violence, a senior police commander is calling for family violence perpetrators to be put on a register in the same way as sex offenders.
An "alarming" new report has found an increasing number of employed Victorians are experiencing homelessness. Christine was one of them.
Data shows Melbourne residents are buying and driving cars at a higher rate since COVID, even though more people are working from home. Here's why.
The state government has outlined the 10 areas across Melbourne where it wants to collectively build thousands of homes. But data shows it will take some effort to turn around the status quo.
Australian Grand Prix organisers say this year's event will attract a record-breaking crowd. But is the benefit as it seems?
The workplace of Point Cook woman Chaithanya Madhagani has remembered her as an "exceptional colleague", days after her body was discovered in regional Victorian.
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.
Residents in Melbourne's north have questioned the rollout of a state government school fishing program after a swan named Evie died from injuries caused by a fishing hook.
A Melbourne woman recovering from surgery said the airline told her she could not fly because she could not climb the stairs, despite her organising for assistance in advance.
A woman tells of a desperate Melbourne roadside rescue as her colleague lay unconscious and she could not get through to emergency operators during the November 8 outage.
A Melbourne woman says she was in "an almost panic-attack state" trying to get in touch with Optus after the telco signed up a new customer with her mobile number.
Narungga Kaurna woman Janine Mohamed, a pioneer for Indigenous healthcare, has been named Victoria's 2024 Australian of the Year.
Elderly Vietnamese and Chinese street traders who have sold their goods in Footscray for years have been abruptly told to move on citing council's concerns about health and safety.
A Victorian couple are homeless after after an earthquake caused "extensive" damage, leaving their house at risk of collapse.
Dozens of constitutional and public law teachers from across the country have signed a letter in a bid to tackle "misunderstandings and misconceptions" about the Voice to Parliament.
Victoria's peak medical bodies and unions say more than 40 people have died from overdoses in Melbourne's CBD in the three years since another medically supervised injecting room was announced.