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‘Someone must know’: family’s plea for answers 40 years after Melbourne woman was murdered in her home
Victoria police launch fresh appeal for information on anniversary of death of Boronia woman Nanette EllisGet...
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Catholic church loses high court bid to prevent father of George Pell accuser suing for damages
Father’s lawyers label high court of Australia decision a ‘monumental outcome’ for families of clergy sexual...
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Victorian government could lose $10m it invested in collapsed scrap metal recycler
State’s investment in Pacific Metal Group in October 2022 was described by treasurer Tim Pallas as...
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Ban on doctors raising voluntary assisted dying with ill patients to remain as Victoria reviews law
Advocates lament missed opportunity for reform, saying some safeguards have become barriers Get our morning and...
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Scuba diver and fisherman dead in separate incidents in Port Phillip bay
Third man rescued from capsized boat, under which his fellow fisher became trapped off Barwon HeadsGet...
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Scorching weather forecast for western Sydney, Melbourne and northern Victoria
Heatwave warnings as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to dump heavy rain across parts of outback QueenslandGet...
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Victoria’s Squeaky beach beats famous Sydney and Queensland spots to be judged Australia’s best
Wilson’s Promontory beach is the first Victorian site to top Tourism Australia’s list, which celebrates coastal...
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Victorian ministers’ diaries revealed to public for first time in ‘significant milestone’ for transparency
Allan government releases summaries showing meetings with lobbyists, stakeholders and other external organisationsGet our morning and...
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ACCC to investigate supermarket sector – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers...
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‘Shock and disappointment’ among some Labor MPs over Victorian government’s decision on duck hunting ban
‘Baffled’ MPs express alarm at ‘captain’s call’ while premier Jacinta Allan says cabinet followed ‘normal process’...
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Celeste Manno murderer Luay Sako faked psychosis symptoms, Victorian supreme court hears
Man who stalked 23-year-old Melbourne woman pretended he was experiencing psychosis when he killed her, psychiatrist...
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‘I was too late’: Celeste Manno’s mother emotional in court as she confronts stalker who stabbed 23-year-old to death
Luay Sako has pleaded guilty to murdering ex-colleague after a year-long campaign of harassmentFollow our Australia...
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Alleged Russian organised crime suspect charged over explosives and firearms cache in Victoria
After a lengthy, multiple-agency investigation, officers unearthed guns and ammunition at a Mornington Peninsula propertyGet our...
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Record number of flesh-eating Buruli ulcer cases prompts warning in Victoria
Health authorities warn people living in or visiting coastal areas to cover up in warmer months...
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Australia weather: Queensland prepares for possibility of another cyclone as heavy rain hits much of the nation
Wet weather drenches Melbourne and Sydney as BoM forecast shows 55% risk of another Queensland cyclone...
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Man accused of fatal Bourke Street attack in Melbourne pleads not guilty
Zain Khan is facing one count of murder and three of attempted murder after allegedly driving...
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Passenger dies and child in critical condition after car hits tree and catches fire in northern Victoria
Police say three people were in the car and the child and driver have been airlifted...
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Tobacco wars: Victoria police ‘turning the corner’ in battle against arson attacks as more arrests made
Police arrest four men and a boy alleged to be connected to the Finks motorcycle gang...
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MDMA overdose: nine people hospitalised after Melbourne music festival had severe hyperthermia
Authorities believe extreme heat and physical activity, rather than a single bad batch, exacerbated drug’s impact...
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Three men allegedly linked to bikie gang arrested after Melbourne tobacco shop torched twice in two days
Police allege the men are connected to fires at the Altona business, as well as an...
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Triple murderer Farquharson loses claim over gravesites of children he murdered
Robert Farquharson’s name has been removed from the headstone of his three children, whom he murdered...
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Swathes of Melbourne could face flooding from rising sea levels, new long-term modelling suggests
Government analysis finds climate change could see a quarter of Port Philip council area facing inundation...
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Police on alert for potential violence at Eritrean festival in Melbourne
Supporters of the African nation’s dictatorial regime have clashed with opponents in the diaspora at similar...
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Woman rescued after car swept into swollen Bendigo Creek as floods peak in Victoria
Man jumped into rushing flood waters and tied 74-year-old woman to a tree after she was...