Victoria

The teenager was tackled and arrested after allegedly carrying a gun onto a plane.

Terror police probe accused hijack teen's foreign links

A 17-year-old boy may have communicated with foreigners before allegedly carrying a gun onto a plane at one of Australia's major regional airports.

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Sakina Muhammad Jan who forced her daughter to wed her eventual killer has lost a sentence appeal. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Mother convicted over forced marriage loses appeal

A woman who was convicted of forcing her daughter to marry the man who would later kill her has lost an appeal against her three-year jail term.

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Hi-tech thieves are using system vulnerabilities to steal cars with keyless ignition.

Crime spree as thieves use tech meant for mechanics, locksmiths

Tech-savvy thieves are targeting late models of a beloved motoring brand as one of Australia's largest police forces battles a surge in vehicle thefts.

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Thomas Towle was jailed for 10 years after he drove into a group of 13 teens, killing six of them.

Killer driver given chance to avoid more jail time

A driver who was jailed after killing six teenagers 19 years ago has once again faced a regional court for driving while unlicensed and high on drugs.

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Rosie the disability support horse has been stolen.

Callous thieves steal Rosie the disability support horse

The heartless theft of a disability-support horse called Rosie has caused immeasurable grief for children with disabilities, with police seeking public assistance to have her ‘returned unharmed’.

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A teen admitted murdering his mother in a deluded plan to "restore Christian values" to Australia.

Boy killed mother as part of 'anti-communist front'

A child murdered his mother as part of plans to ‘take over Australia’ by forming an anti-communist front to restore Christian values, a court has been told.

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Richard Marles' Geelong office has been attacked.

‘War crimes start here’: Deputy PM’s office attacked

Vandals have attacked the office of Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, spraying graffiti across numerous windows and smashing the glass entrance.

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A Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) member during a union rally outside Parliament House last October.

The CFMEU is rapacious, amoral and unreformable. It must go

AARON PATRICK: Victoria has finally decided to act, but evidence that the CFMEU is rapacious, amoral and unreformable has persisted for decades.

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Joanna Kinman planned to sell a dead man's toes online for $400. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman wanted to sell dead man's toes found in dog vomit

A former animal shelter worker has pleaded guilty to attempting to sell human remains on the black market, after surrendered dogs coughed them up. WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAIL

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A woman is fighting for life after being hit by a car on a busy road in Thornbury, Melbourne.

Woman hit by ute left fighting for life in Melbourne

A woman has been left with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a ute on a busy thoroughfare during the morning peak in Melbourne.

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A fire is burning out-of-control in Montrose.

Homes destroyed as out-of-control bushfire ravages Melbourne’s east

More than 100 firefighters, four helicopter water bombers, and two bulldozers have been dispatched to battle the blaze.

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Health authorities in Victoria and New South Wales have issued fresh measles alerts following multiple confirmed cases in both states, some linked to recent travel from Bali.

Highly infectious disease spreads in two states as new cases linked to Bali travel

Nightclubs, shopping centres and hospitals are among the latest exposure sites. Here’s what you need to know.

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The comments come as the Commonwealth Grants Commission has released its recommendations for the distribution of GST revenue to the states and territories for 2025–26, with Victoria the big winner.

GST turns Vic into ‘mendicant’ state, says top economist

A GST redistribution that has highly favoured Victoria has made it a ‘mendicant’ state, according to independent economist Saul Eslake.

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