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The fight spilled from the bathroom into the main dining area, shocking late-night onlookers.

Four hospitalised after wild restaurant brawl

Shocking footage shows the moment a bathroom fight spilled into a packed dining room.

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Anthony Albanese and Jacinta Allan are cheering the early opening of Melbourne's Metro service.

Albo splashes cash as rail line faces funding black hole

As a city-shaping rail tunnel readies to open, another cash-strapped project in Victoria worth three times as much has been promised a critical funding injection by the PM.

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Police are on the hunt after a gunman opened fire on two homes in Broadmeadows, Melbourne.

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CCTV captured the fire being lit inside the church. Supplied.

Shock CCTV images as church altar set on fire in brazen attack

Vision has emerged of the moment a regional church was set alight, in an incident police believe is not ‘religiously motivated’.

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Matthew McAuliffe, 24, and five-year-old Izabel who died in the fire.

Man charged with manslaughter of kids in house fire dies on bail

Prosecutors have withdrawn all charges against a man over the deaths of two children in a house fire after he died while on bail.

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Michael Simon Wilson has been charged with raping a teenage boy.

Man linked to accused childcare abuser enters plea

An alleged rapist linked to a notorious childcare abuse case has opted to fast-track dozens of charges to a higher court.

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Stephen Fleming could serve as little as seven years in jail for killing his housemate.

‘He needs to go’: Killer jailed for dumping housemate in bin

A man who killed his housemate and left her body in a bin outside another property has been locked up for 10 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

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A man has gritted his teeth as he learnt he will spend up to 13 years behind bars for killing a defenceless infant.

Remorseless killer jailed for attacking vulnerable baby

A man has gritted his teeth as he learnt he will spend up to 13 years behind bars for killing a defenceless infant.

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Victoria is taking a similar approach to Queensland "adult time for adult crime" laws. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Youth crime 'puppet masters' to face life sentences

Criminal recruiters who introduce children to violent offending will face tougher penalties, including life imprisonment, under a State Government crime fight.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan will require teenagers to be tried in adult courts.

Victoria finally decides to get tough on teenage criminals

AARON PATRICK: Facing out-of-control youth crime, Victorian leader Jacinta Allan has decided to copy her conservative Queensland counterpart

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WATCH: Former CFMEU boss John Setka arrested

New video shows John Setka, former CFMEU Victoria boss, was cuffed and escorted by police before being charged over alleged threats.

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Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell arrives at the Supreme Court in Melbourne for a bail application on Wednesday. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Neo nazi’s brazen act before court

Convicted criminal and neo nazi Thomas Sewell has fronted court for a bail hearing and used the moment to advertise his fascist politics.

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Gurshabad Singh, 8, tragically drowned in a display home pool.

Boy who tragically drowned in display home pool identified

The eight-year-old has now been pictured, and his father is calling for change to stop this from happening again.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.

'Adult time for violent crime': Victoria set for major overhaul

Tougher sentences are on the way for children as young as 14 who commit serious offences in response to an alarming spike in youth crime in Victoria.

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Charges against AFL player Tanner Bruhn, and his friend, have been dropped.

Rape charges dropped against AFL star

Rape charges against a high-profile AFL player and his friend have been dropped after a key witness admitted fabricating evidence about the alleged assault.

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