Victoria

A man has died in a major collision at the intersection of Castle Carey Rd and Mortlake-Ararat Rd in Mortlake.
Victoria
Dominique Tassell

Man dies in major collision on rural road

Another man suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.

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An almost two-year battle between and Moira Deeming John Pesutto has ended with a court win to her.
Australia
Aaron Patrick

Rebel MP Deeming wins $300,000 in battle against Lib leader

Victorian party leader John Pesutto’s decision to expel an MP after her women’s rights rally was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis has backfired spectacularly in court.

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A teen was allegedly chased, cornered and stabbed.
Victoria
Matt Shrivell

Terror as teen chased into backyard and stabbed by gang

Police are hunting a gang who chased a teenager into a suburban backyard and set upon him with knives. 

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Dinush Kurera repeatedly stabbed his wife to death in front of his two children. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Victoria
Tara Cosoleto

Murderer smiles as family's grief laid bare in court

Convicted wife-killer Dinush Kurera lent back and smiled as victim statements, including from his children, were read in court during a pre-sentence hearing.

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Emil Petrov has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Victoria
Emily Woods and Tara Cosoleto

Husband found guilty 17 years after wife’s brutal murder

Emil "Bill" Petrov was taken to prison after a Supreme Court jury found him guilty of the murder of his wife Cindy Crossthwaite in 2007.

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Families at the Bayside Carols in Brighton East on Tuesday night watched on in horror as a fight broke out.
Police
Peta Rasdien

‘Machete-wielding’ teens charged over Christmas carol brawl

Teens allegedly brandishing machetes have terrorised families at a Christmas carol event attended by thousands of people.

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A Victorian shopping centre has been plunged into lockdown after a man armed with a hammer began smashing shop windows. 
Victoria
Rhiannon Lewin

Man armed with hammer smashes storefronts at Westfield shopping centre

A man is being questioned by police. 

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Anyone with any information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Gunman on the run after shooting on quiet street

A man has turned up at a stranger’s house on a quiet street, covered in blood and with gunshot wounds, with police now hunting for a gunman on the run.

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Patrice Turner (centre) led the class action claiming women suffered harm from the Essure device.
Health
Tara Cosoleto

Judge rules contraceptive device did not harm women

Women who suffered chronic pelvic pain and abnormal bleeding have lost their class action against a pharmaceutical giant.

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A boy who fatally stabbed an 18-year-old from a rival gang will spend four years in youth detention. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Emily Woods

Young fatal stabber could walk free in four years

A boy who brought a knife to a popular beach and stabbed an 18-year-old from a rival gang who later died has been sentenced to four years in youth detention.

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Police allege the man made verbal threats in a social media post on Saturday, December 8.
Police
Peta Rasdien

Terror cops charge man after threats made to Jewish centre

A man has been charged following an investigation into threats made to a Jewish community centre in Victoria.

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A global travel warning will soon be issued telling Jewish people to reconsider travel to Australia.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Global warning for Jewish people against travel to Australia

One of the world’s most prominent Jewish human rights organisations is preparing to issue a global warning against travel to Australia following an arson terror attack on a synagogue.

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A man has been crushed to death while emptying recycling bins in Melbourne. 
Australia
Sarah Keszler

Man crushed to death in back of Melbourne recycling truck

The man was working alone collecting the bins when the tragic incident occurred.

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The attack on a synagogue was declared a likely terror strike with three suspects wanted by police (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Kaitlyn Offer and Adrian Black

Who terror police are looking for after synagogue arson attack

Three suspects remain on the run as counter-terrorism police take over the investigation into the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue.

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Images have emerged of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese playing tennis in Cottesloe. Pictured: Anthony Albanese and club member Elizabeth Pell.
Politics
Dylan Caporn

Court out: PM plays tennis in WA as Jewish community reels

Pictures have emerged of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese playing tennis in one of Perth’s ritziest suburbs, as Australia’s Jewish community was dealing with the fallout from the Melbourne synagogue firebombing.

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