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New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has headed back to where it all began at Kmart to unveil new worker protection laws.

Victorian Liberals got what they asked for but didn’t want

The new Labor leader’s decision to have a royal commission into the CFMEU gives him a tactical advantage over Liberal leader Jess Wilson at the start of a four-month election campaign.

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Nine teenagers have been charged over an alleged string of violent carjackings across Melbourne’s north earlier this month.

Group of teen thugs charged after carjacking rampage

Nine teenagers have been charged over an alleged string of violent carjackings across several suburbs.

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The 42-year-old was deported from Australia in mid-2023 but was allegedly still supplying millions of illegally imported cigarettes into the country.

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A jury has found a well-connected Melbourne man guilty of raping a younger woman in his home.

Unnamed, high-profile man learns fate after rape accusations

A prominent Melbourne identity was accused of raping a former employee but a gag order over his identity remains.

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A man accused of searching for terror material and ways to derail a train has been granted bail.

Major update on teen accused of importing ISIS flag

The teen was charged for collecting manuals, guides and material promoting IS-inspired terrorism and importing a prohibited item, namely an IS flag.

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A man has been arrested as detectives investigate two alleged sexual assaults in Melbourne’s south-west, including one at a primary school, that police believe may be linked.

Knife-wielding man arrested over alleged sexual assaults

A man has been arrested as detectives investigate two alleged sexual assaults in Melbourne’s south-west, including one at a primary school.

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A state government's updated pay deal to teachers has been rejected, with strike action planned. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Strike to go ahead as teachers reject revised pay offer

A statewide strike will proceed as planned after public school teachers rejected a renewed pay offer.

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Melbourne primary school locked down after armed man crashes stolen car

Melbourne school locked down over alleged gunman

A Melbourne primary school has been placed into lockdown over a man allegedly armed with a shotgun.

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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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