A mother-of-three who claims she almost died after a bad botox procedure has welcomed the medical regulator's plan to crack down on the industry.

As a highway patrol cop with 17 years' experience, Bradley Beecroft never imagined he would be the one charged with dangerous driving.

A foul-mouthed accountant who called one client a "dirty, dumb, vertically challenged f------ grub" and labelled another a "rat" has been banned by the taxation regulator, following an A Current Affair investigation.

Peter Spencer waited more than three hours to call an ambulance and later told police he didn't care about attending an inquest.

The owner of a pool firm which has left 50 Victorian families drowning in debt claims "keyboard warriors" were partly to blame for the business' collapse.

Exclusive: Baby-faced burglars are being locked up in droves, as Victoria Police cracks down on underaged crooks breaking into family homes and stealing cars.

The country's biggest police forces are in the midst of major recruitment drives to bolster thinning blue lines.

A 73-year-old Geelong woman stabbed multiple times in an allegedly random and unprovoked attack on her street has revealed she almost lost a finger in the ordeal.

As an A Current Affair reporter, I've been shoved, abused and even sprayed with a garden hose.

Exclusive: A self-confessed rev head who hasn't held a licence in three decades admits the $300 fine he copped for getting behind the wheel isn't a strong enough deterrent to stop rogue drivers doing the same thing.

A young Melbourne tradie thought he was going to be burnt alive after a power bank charging his phone spontaneously combusted in his pocket.

A huge traffic jam of new cars sitting idle at Australia's biggest port is beginning to clear, authorities say.

A Victorian council has denied its parking cameras are incorrectly fining innocent drivers, despite one councillor raising the alarm over an "ongoing issue" they say council is aware of but hasn't fixed.

Exclusive: A funeral director investigated over the alleged theft of expensive jewellery and clothing from a corpse is facing further questions, as more distraught families consider exhuming their loved ones' remains.

Across Australia, a car is stolen around every 11 minutes. 

Exclusive: More than 60 guns have been taken off the streets and 264 organised crime figures arrested as a Victorian-first anti-gangs taskforce crumbles the foundations of crime lords.

Exclusive: An accused wedding crasher who police say snuck into eight Melbourne nuptials has spent a month as a fugitive, after failing to show up to court. 

A man accused of being behind the wheel during a rampage that destroyed two cars has been unmasked as a 56-year-old father from Melbourne's Toorak.

Exclusive: A notorious kitten seller has been accused of thumbing his nose at a court-imposed ban, charged for the third time with animal cruelty offences.

Denis Walter has spent so many Christmas Eves performing at Carols by Candlelight he's lost track of the exact number.

Anti-hate campaigners have welcomed a guilty verdict against neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell, who bashed a Nine security guard ahead of an upcoming A Current Affair story.

Beauty clinics peddling expensive "vitamin drips" admit there is little scientific evidence they work, amid a major crackdown by the nation's medical regulator. 

Exclusive: A private waste collection company has been caught on camera dumping bins full of recyclable material into garbage trucks filled with rubbish.

Victoria's commercial passenger vehicle regulator has been accused of not doing enough to stamp out illegal drivers harassing passengers at Melbourne Airport.

Nineteen young people have been given a chance for change while trekking the Kokoda trail alongside police officers.

A self-proclaimed cancer healer turned bogus lawyer has been threatened with jail time if he doesn't stop masquerading as a solicitor.

The parents of Corey Rapson are calling for a coronial inquest.

When Melbourne mother Swati Desai called what she thought was her insurance company after she was involved in a minor car accident, she was impressed by how well her claim was handled.

Exclusive: A rogue businessman and alleged fake lawyer has had his legal firm taken off him, following a 16-month investigation by A Current Affair.

An Australian suburb dubbed the "island" has no shopping centre, no doctor's clinic and no pharmacy.

A disgraced businessman who made his way to the top of ice hockey's national governing body has sensationally quit, days before A Current Affair and The Age were due to expose his slippery financial past.

A fortune teller who promises to rid people of evil spirits and make their dreams come true for a hefty price tag has lashed out at an A Current Affair crew.

The father of a woman whose life was cut short because of Victoria's "broken" justice system fears others could die if parole and bail laws are watered down.

Imagine parking your car in your building's underground car stacker and then waking up to find it trapped.

Exclusive: A cosmetic charlatan who posed as a registered nurse and then left a patient disfigured after a fat-freezing procedure denies "violating" her victim's trust.

A Victorian Senator who previously battled insurance giant AAMI for "screwing" over bushfire victims has thrown her support behind a local family forced out of their home for six years over a mould dispute with the same insurer.

A Victorian family which hasn't been able to return home for six years over a dispute with their insurer has launched legal action against AAMI in a case their lawyer says is among the most "humiliating" he's ever seen.

When 14-year-old Dylan Briggs was fatally struck by a car while cycling home from school, he couldn't be farewelled with a funeral because the coronavirus pandemic was just taking hold.

The head of one of Australia's busiest emergency departments has spoken of a surge in patients presenting with injuries from e-scooters, as police crack down on rogue riders flouting the rules.

A rogue Melbourne sparky who has been on the run for years has finally been unmasked.

It's 1987 and one of Australia's most decorated police officers has just shot dead Queensland's most wanted man — a prison escapee who was hiding out in suburban Brisbane. 

A leading criminal psychologist who has interviewed some of Australia's most depraved killers suspects the tomb raider who stole two human heads from a Melbourne cemetery was after a quick "thrill" and not "worshipping the devil".

A rogue removalist boss who is no stranger to A Current Affair has been arrested by police during a raid on his house in which detectives say they uncovered more than $100,000 worth of allegedly stolen property.  

It's a few minutes past five in the morning and a dozen police officers have huddled inside a briefing room at the Craigieburn Police Station, in Melbourne's outer northern suburbs.

They look like a fine and every year thousands of Australians receive them in private car parks – but are they really a "fine"?  

A smashed picture frame hangs on the wall and an empty knife block sits on the kitchen bench of an ordinary-looking unit in suburban Melbourne.  

Two Harry Potter stars due to headline a national quiz tour have accused an Australian events promoter of trying to "tarnish" their names, after the company pulled the pin on the show, refusing to refund ticket holders. 

Years ago, Madelyn Brown couldn't work up the courage to speak on the phone to order a cab.

The Australian Federal Police is mounting an international effort to crack down on phone scam syndicates, as hundreds fall victim to criminals posing as phony officers.

A sacked Buddhist monk accused of breaking his celibacy vow and shopping at Sexyland has faced questions from A Current Affair.