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Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Victoria Police have charged two men who they allege are part of a retail syndicate stealing items to order in Melbourne and regional towns.

Calls for change after 'shocking' hospital discharge

Calls for change after 'shocking' hospital discharge

Calls for change after 'shocking' hospital discharge

Calls for change after 'shocking' hospital discharge

An Indigenous woman's discharge from hospital after an alleged violent assault should prompt change in the health-care system, Victoria's health minister says.

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Police are not treating the deaths of a man and woman on a coastal walking track as suspicious, as they prepare a report for the coroner.

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Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

A concreting company has been sentenced after admitting it failed to provide a safe working environment for a man who was killed after being struck in the head.

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

A jury deciding whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers will return to the court next week to continue deliberating.

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Robert Rickerby will spend up to 15-and-a-half years behind bars after admitting to killing his partner in their Melbourne home.

Kangaroos eye litmus test against Demons midfield

Kangaroos eye litmus test against Demons midfield

North Melbourne's improved form since the mid-season bye will be put to the test by a Melbourne side desperate to resurrect their AFL premiership hopes.

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Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims

Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims

Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims

Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims

A man has been arrested over a $60,000 COVID-19 payment scam in which more than 500 claims were allegedly submitted under false names.

NRL heavyweights withdraw from Las Vegas opening round

NRL heavyweights withdraw from Las Vegas opening round

NRL heavyweights withdraw from Las Vegas opening round

NRL heavyweights withdraw from Las Vegas opening round

Melbourne have told the NRL they're not interested in going to Las Vegas for the 2025 season opener, leaving the Warriors, Penrith, Cronulla and Canberra to go.

Christmas Day games return to NBL schedule

Christmas Day games return to NBL schedule

Christmas Day games return to NBL schedule

Christmas Day games return to NBL schedule

The Sydney Kings and NBL champions the Tasmania JackJumpers will host Christmas Day games as festive features of the 2024-25 season schedule.

Cats star Cameron has Carlton coach on high alert

Cats star Cameron has Carlton coach on high alert

Cats star Cameron has Carlton coach on high alert

Cats star Cameron has Carlton coach on high alert

Carlton are braced for another huge test against a Geelong side featuring dangerous goal-kicker Jeremy Cameron and returning skipper Patrick Dangerfield.

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Victorian pokies players will only be able to go $50 into the red each day under a default loss limit agreed to as part of a statewide card system.

Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Thefts of groceries and alcohol are increasing, with police citing the cost of living and high interest rates as factors turning non-offenders to crime.

Injured Storm superstar tracking for early NRL return

Injured Storm superstar tracking for early NRL return

Injured Storm superstar tracking for early NRL return

Injured Storm superstar tracking for early NRL return

Cameron Munster's recovery from a serious groin injury is ahead of schedule with the Melbourne gun back running as he plots a return to play.

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Lay off club doctors, says Bombers coach Brad Scott

Melbourne's handling of Christian Petracca has been thrust into the spotlight after the Demons star was allowed to play on while nursing internal injuries.

Derailed: Metro Tunnel cost to blow out beyond $12.8b

A nine-month delay and contingency money running out has been blamed for the total cost of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel blowing out beyond $12.8 billion.

Minister grilled over Indigenous women's deaths

Victoria's family violence minister has had a heated exchange with a commissioner at the Yoorrook Justice Commission over inaction on Indigenous women's deaths.

Accused CBD bomb hoaxer allegedly made explosive device

A man has fronted court after being charged over an alleged bomb hoax that shut down parts of Melbourne's CBD.

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We want to win: Dees' May hits back at 'selfish' claims

Amid intense scrutiny over sub-par performances, Steven May is adamant Melbourne can re-establish their identity as a defensive powerhouse.

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

An inquiry into Victoria's pork industry has called for the state government to ban sow stalls and make security cameras mandatory at abattoirs and farms.

Dolphins hunt second big scalp in Storm blockbuster

Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett says Tevita Pangai is a game-breaker but isn't expecting miracles against the Storm in his first match of the season.

Trades Hall vandals slammed for 'performative stunt'

Victoria's Trades Hall has been vandalised with a group seen spray-painting anti-police and pro-Palestine slogans on the building's walls.

Aboriginal teen's human rights breached in state care

A coroner has found a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl in state care was not listened to when she asked to be better connected with her culture and community.

'Bittersweet': truth-telling for abuse in state schools

A formal apology will be made to victims of sexual abuse in state-run schools in Victoria after the government conceded it failed to protect them.

Leaders condemn 'ugly' political attack on MP's office

A federal Jewish MP whose office was vandalised and set alight fears people will get hurt if local tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict continue to escalate.

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