Victoria

The 51-year-old was the only person inside at the time of the fire.

Woman killed as horror blaze tears through home

A woman has been found dead after a devastating blaze tore through a home.

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A Victorian watchdog will be able to examine behaviour that does not constitute a criminal offence. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Anti-corruption body given 'follow the money' teeth

A corruption watchdog has been granted heightened investigatory powers under legislation passed on the final sitting day of a state parliament.

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A woman is dead and many others injured after a three-vehicle crash involving a bus in Victoria. (Abc News/AAP PHOTOS)

One dead, scores injured in bus crash on rural highway

A woman has died and two others are in a serious condition in hospital after a bus reportedly crashed with two cars on a regional highway.

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Sydney mother-of-two and  founder of Arthur & Co Pet Detectives, Anne-Marie Curry.

Sherlock Bones: Inside Australia’s pet detective boom

They’ve got ex-cops, private eyes, covert cameras and drones, but their escapees have four legs. Meet the real-life pet detectives taking on Australia’s missing-animal mysteries.

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Margaret Febey and her mother Alison Batt, whose Traralgon home was burgled in August, and her antique brooch and car stolen.

The state revealed as Australia’s home burglary capital

Fresh national data has revealed which particular state is Australia’s worst for burglaries with a house broken into every two hours.

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Jess Wilson

Jess Wilson’s political revenge story 24 years in the making

At 12 she watched voters crush her father’s career. On November 28, Jess Wilson could avenge him and make history.

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A three-year-old boy’s day spent proudly choosing and planting flowers with his mum has ended in heartbreak after a brazen thief walked into the family’s front yard and stole his favourite pot just hours later.

WATCH: Brazen thief captured stealing from 3yo boy

The brazen theft comes amid heightened concern about property crime across Victoria, from opportunistic stealing to burglaries and car thefts.

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Another state is on track to give police sweeping powers to search for knives. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Experts warn against reliance on knife-search powers

Another Australian state will be publicly “wanded” for knives at the discretion of police after the major parties align on laws pioneered by Queensland.

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The Australian Federal Police badge (2014).

Flight attendant accused of $500k heroin plot

The Australian Federal Police alleges ‘anomalies’ were detected when her luggage was X-rayed by border force officers after she arrived on a flight.

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A picture provided by the family of 15-year-old Thom Hosking who was killed in a crash in Bendigo. Vic Pol

Truckie charged after teen’s death

A truck driver has been charged for a tragic crash that killed a 15-year-old Australian boy last year.

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A man was shot in what police believe could be the latest in a spate of organised crime attacks. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Man allegedly steals car with baby inside

A man allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her car with her seven-month-old baby in the back seat. 

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The businesses of Melbourne chef Sutinee “Tinee” Suntivatana have been broken into seven times in recent years.

Top Melbourne chef reveals brutal toll of Vic crime crisis

An top Melbourne chef has revealed the growing toll of repeated break-ins and attacks on her staff as alarming figures show crime at Victorian restaurants and fast-food venues has climbed 45 per cent.

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Cate Sayers said she intends to move forward “with dignity”.

Big update on bitter AFL d**k pic legal battle

Former Carlton president Luke Sayers and his ex-wife have made a huge call on their defamation dispute, a court has been told.

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The family of two children killed in a Parwan crash issued a powerful statement two days after the tragic incident.

Family’s powerful statement after two kids killed in crash

‘We are trying to come to terms with something that still feels impossible to comprehend.’

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The hallowed turf of the MCG has been transformed into an American football field ahead of the historic NFL clash between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.

Can American Football disrupt Australia’s sporting market?

The NFL and local officials hope the historic Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers game at the MCG on Friday will turn the sport into a mainstream phenomenon in Australia.

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Daniel Hussein, 22, was fatally shot in an altercation in a local soccer club carpark on Sunday night.

Two men charged for fatal Thomastown shooting

Police have charged two men, including a teenager, over a shooting that killed 22-year-old Daniel Hussein.

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Los Angeles Rams players Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson touch down in Melbourne.

Rams touch down as battle lines drawn over travel debate

There is more than just a crucial ‘W’ for the win-loss column at stake when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG on Friday.

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An axe-wielding man has been charged by Victoria Police after three people were allegedly attacked in Tyers on Saturday. 

Axe-wielding man charged after three people critically hurt

An axe-wielding man has been charged by Victoria Police after three people were allegedly attacked on Saturday. 

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