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Asbestos confirmed in six Melbourne parks after latest EPA tests
PA Burns Reserve in Altona the latest site to have ‘small amounts of asbestos’ discovered, environment...
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‘Tone deaf’: Melbourne council criticised over plans to restore ‘heritage’ concrete roads
Historian supports preserving some of the interwar period roads, but Yimby activist criticises Boroondara council planFollow...
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EPA believes ‘illegal dumping’ led to asbestos in mulch next to Melbourne playground
Second discovery of asbestos at Hosken Reserve, in Melbourne’s north, after similar material found in SpotswoodFollow...
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Former AFL player Eddie Betts shares video of racist abuse hurled at children playing in yard
Victoria police launch investigation after Indigenous star posts CCTV footage on Instagram and states ‘Aboriginal kids...
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Man shot dead in ‘very targeted’ attack in Melbourne’s north, police say
Victoria police say victim of Glenroy shooting was known to them and had a criminal recordGet...
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City bustle returns to Melbourne and Sydney – largely thanks to weekends and Taylor Swift
Foot traffic near Melbourne’s town hall recorded at highest since 2015, as Eras tour concert coincides...
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Officers who shot and killed woman caught stabbing mother in Melbourne faced ‘terrible dilemma’, police say
Police say they ‘acted appropriately’ when they shot a 26-year-old woman who fatally stabbed her 53-year-old...
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Julia Gillard enters Dunkley byelection campaign as Labor and Liberals brace for close result
Exclusive: The former PM has been enlisted to front a social media campaign to help Labor...
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Celeste Manno’s mother condemns murderer Luay Sako’s ‘outrageous’ sentence and vows to fight to keep him behind bars
Sako avoids life sentence for stabbing former colleague to death at her Melbourne home after stalking...
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Family of young Indigenous woman who took her own life in Melbourne hospital call for investigation
Makalie Watts-Owens, a 24-year-old Tagalaka, Kukatja and Worimi woman, voluntarily admitted herself to St Vincent’s before...
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Taylor Swift Melbourne concert live updates: pop star takes the stage for biggest Eras tour show yet
The once-in-a-lifetime show has finally come to Australia. For the millions who couldn’t get tickets, might...
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Summer heat scorches much of Australia as forecast cool change in Victoria prompts fire risk warning
Five capitals swelter through 30C-plus temperatures as dramatic cool change forecast to sweep Melbourne and regional...
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Man shot by officer in Melbourne CBD made threats with broken glass, police allege
Shooting one of two separate incidents on Friday night after second man allegedly attacked four people...
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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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Fake nails found next to dead woman among evidence for murder charge against girl, 12, Melbourne court hears
Prosecutors provide details of crime scene in court as they seek DNA samples from girl accused...
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Man charged after four stabbing attacks in Melbourne overnight that seriously injured victims
Victoria police say random attacks were not terror-related with 31-year-old man facing 15 chargesA man is...