Victoria

AFL premiership coach Mick Malthouse  gave evidence he was stabbed by a home invader.

AFL legend recalls ‘chaotic’ home invasion before ‘stabbing’

The premiership-winning coach recounted the moment he caught three men accused of trying to break into his home before he was allegedly stabbed while letting them go.

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Loved ones have held back tears as they remember Nathan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald who died after suffering critical head injuries during a local football match in Melbourne’s suburbs.

Heartbreaking scenes as young footy player laid to rest

Loved ones have paid emotional tribute as they say goodbye to a young teacher who died after suffering critical head injuries in a freak football accident.

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A state funeral is being held for Derryn Hinch at the Timber Yard in Port Melbourne.

‘That’s Life’: Hinch given final farewell at state funeral

Veteran broadcaster and former senator Derryn Hinch is being farewelled at a State funeral, with Ray Martin delivering the eulogy.

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Police believe the woman pictured can assist with an investigation into an attempted kidnapping.

Alleged kidnapper still on the loose after victim escapes

Police are ramping up their investigation into an attempted kidnapping earlier this month. 

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Victoria could force social media companies to identify anonymous accounts accused of vilification.

‘Kids are paying the price’: Bombshell social media reform

Social media companies would be compelled to name and shame anonymous online abusers under a raft of legal protections planned to protect kids online.

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An easy-going Paul Hogan having a drink  and a smoke after work at the local is a relic of the past.

How Australia became the world’s biggest fun police

The idea of a Paul Hogan down at the pub having a cigarette and a beer is certainly a relic from another era — here’s why that is a bad thing.

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Dezi Freeman triggered one of Australia’s largest manhunts after he killed two officers at his home at Porepunkah, in Victoria’s High Country.

New arrest as detectives probe how Dezi Freeman remained hidden

Freeman, 56, sparked a major months-long manhunt after killing two officers and injuring a third.

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Victoria MP Moira Deeming privately pleaded with the Liberal Party last week not to cancel her endorsement for a safe seat over her failed police complaint against colleague Matthew Guy..

Liberal MP Moira Deeming pleaded with party not to dump her

AARON PATRICK: A private 12-page document sent by the controversial MP to the Liberal Party complained she had been denied ‘natural justice’.

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Isla Bell, 19, vanished in Melbourne in October 2024 before her remains were discovered about six weeks later at a waste depot in Dandenong. 

Rare legal move for man charged after girl found dead at tip

A man charged after a missing teenager’s body was found at a tip has argued a new charge is ‘unfair; and an ‘abuse of process.’

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Colin and Claudette from Wheelers Hill disappeared on Saturday.

Major update after elderly couple vanish from shopping centre

The pair were last seen on Saturday, sparking a desperate search. There has now been a heartwarming development.

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Layla was last seen on Saturday.

Teen boy arrested after 13yo girl found dead in bushland

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after human remains, believed to be missing 13-year-old Layla Jeffery, were discovered in bushland in western Victoria.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "a very dear friend".

Modi heralds ‘Indianness’ to huge crowd of Aussie supporters

Indian-Australians have turned out in their tens of thousands for a glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said the spirit of India was alive in Melbourne.

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A trainee surgeon has admitted hiding recording devices in staff toilets in two major hospitals. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Doctor admits filming staff in toilets under plea deal

A junior doctor who was originally facing more than 900 charges for hiding cameras in toilets has ultimately pleaded guilty to 13 offences.

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He helped solve one of Australia’s biggest crimes. Now, Dr Chris Webster says he has paid the ultimate price.

Doctor at centre of mushroom case shares sad update

He helped solve one of Australia’s biggest crimes. Now, Dr Chris Webster says he has paid the ultimate price.

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A vandal has caused traffic chaos after scaling a 140-metre pillar on a major city bridge. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Crazy scenes as artist hangs 100m from bridge mocking cops

‘I’m not coming down until they lower the taxes,’ the graffiti artist said on social media.

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Schoolteacher Nathan Fitzgerald was playing for the Epping reserves when he had a clash with a teammate causing him to hit his head on the cricket pitch in the middle of the ground.

Tragic update after young footballer’s on-field incident

Schoolteacher Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, suffered critical head injuries during a Australian rules football game in Melbourne’s north.

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Crews battled to contain a blaze which damaged multiple shops after a tobacco store was set alight. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Massive city blaze takes 80 firies to put out

As many as 10 shops have been engulfed by fire after a tobacco shop was set alight after a ram raid, wreaking havoc on peak hour traffic.

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15-year-old Darweish Mohamed has been identified as the victim of a Craigieburn stabbing.

Another teen charged with 15yo’s murder

Victoria Police have released an update into the investigation of the shocking murder of a 15-year-old boy who died outside a Melbourne medical centre.

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