Victoria

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Police have released CCTV of the man and the alleged incident.
Australia
Molly Magennis

Heartless post office act caught on camera just days out from Christmas

A man dressed in a security guard uniform broke in using a pry bar.

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The 35-year-old was last spotted at a petrol station about five hours away from home.
Victoria
Molly Magennis

Fears for Victorian missing mum travelling with two young children

The 35-year-old was last spotted at a petrol station about five hours away from home.

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Police are investigating the body.
Victoria
Matt Shrivell

Mystery after body found floating in lake near playground

Police are trying to identify a body that was found floating in a suburban park lake near a children’s playground. 

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A man’s finger was bitten in a road rage incident in Victoria.
Australia
Demi Huang

Man’s bizarre act during road rage incident in Victoria

A driver needed surgery after the altercation.

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Evacuation orders are in place for several Victorian towns as a giant bushfire burns out of control. (HANDOUT/GISBORNE FIRE BRIGADE)
Australia
Aaron Bunch, AAP

Evacuation orders after bushfire triples in size in just 24 hours

Residents in several towns have been ordered to evacuate immediately with a massive blaze bearing down.

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A supplied undated image obtained on Friday, December 20, 2024 of a fire burning near Creswick in Victoria, Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Large parts of Australia face higher bushfire risk over summer, as authorities also warn people to be ready for cyclones, floods and heatwaves. (AAP Image/Supplied by CFA, Coimadai Fire Brigade) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Victoria
Holly Hales and Dominique Tassell

More Victorian residents told to ‘leave immediately’ as bushfires rage

Emergency services said they may not be able to help those who stay.

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A man has been killed in a shooting in Melbourne’s north.
Victoria
Dominique Tassell and Lucy Mae Beers

Major update after man killed in Melbourne shooting

Two people ‘came to police attention’ after the were dropped off at a hospital.

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A man has died and a woman is critically injured after two cars collided in Mount Moriac, Victoria, on Friday morning
Australia
Demi Huang

One dead and another seriously injured in crash days before Christmas

One woman has been airlifted to hospital following the collision.

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The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Victoria
Molly Magennis

Major update after man and woman shot dead in Victorian home

Jack Gilmore and Charlie Hayter were killed during an alleged home invasion earlier this month.

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Two communities are under threat as an afternoon wind change threatens to push an out of control bushfire towards them.
Australia
Holly Hales

Skies turn red as out-of-control bushfire bears down on two communities

‘We are expecting this fire to really have the potential to grow.’

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A man has been jailed for brutally stabbing his former partner to death in front of her child.
Australia
Tara Cosoleto

Murderer jailed for 24 years for shocking killing of ex-partner

A murderer who broke into his former partner’s home and viciously stabbed her to death in front of her young child has been jailed for up to 24 years and six months.

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A man is currently refusing to leave a crane on top of a Melbourne building, after a fire was extinguished in a construction site.
Victoria
Dominique Tassell

Police operation in Melbourne as man climbs to top of crane after fire was lit

Traffic and trains in the area were impacted.

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A car was rammed into the front of a Nando’s on Barkly St in Footscray about 2.15am on Friday.
Victoria
Dominique Tassell

Car rammed into Nando’s with pointed message spray-painted on it

The driver had a message for the Melbourne fast-food restaurant emblazoned on the side of the car.

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A man jailed over historical rapes of two teenage sex workers has had his convictions set aside. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Emily Woods

‘Pure evil’: Accused 'sadistic' rapist to face fresh trial

A man jailed for ‘sadistic and vile’ alleged rapes more than three decades ago will face a fresh trial after an appeal court overturned his convictions.

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WorkSafe Victoria said the company should have had ‘clear and prominent’ warning signs outside the cool room.
Victoria
Molly Magennis

Major update after man found dead in cool room at Victorian warehouse

The 50-year-old was found unresponsive and declared dead at the scene.

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