Victoria
Power plant sabotaged, say police
AN ACT of sabotage during an industrial dispute started a fire at Victoria's third-biggest power plant, police say.
Bung's parents' plea for answers
UPDATE: THE parents of missing Siriyakorn "Bung" Siriboon say they live in "limbo" as a huge $1 million reward is offered for information.
$1.4 million, better late than never
A NORTHCOTE resident has claimed her $1.4 million share of a $30 million Tattslotto prize a month after it was drawn.
Link protester chains himself to rig
A PROTESTER will be charged after he chained himself by the neck to an East-West link drilling rig in Fitzroy North today.
Victorian unions' $1m Labor of love
VICTORIAN Labor's union mates have given the political party more than $1 million in cash and services in the past 12 months, figures reveal.
Say 'no' to violent protests
THE Napthine Government has warned an inner city council opposed to the East West tunnel project not to condone violent protests.
State chases defence projects
VICTORIA is chasing $27b worth of defence contracts over the next decade to boost our manufacturing industry after the exit of Holden and Ford.
Driver injured after driving through fence
A DRIVER has sent his car sailing through a fence and into a parked car after he lost control of his vehicle in Melbourne's south.
Smith tipped to quit as Speaker
EMBATTLED Victorian Speaker Ken Smith is widely expected to quit his position when State Parliament resumes today.
Pool mystery couple were poor swimmers
UPDATE: POLICE say a woman found floating fully-clothed in a public pool may have jumped in to save her injured boyfriend, who lay unconscious at the bottom.
Rogue MP under fire as speaker quits
UPDATE: SPEAKER Ken Smith has stood down and been replaced by deputy Christine Fyffe.
Bob Jane adviser's bogus lawyer claim
A MAN accused of giving tyre king Bob Jane phony legal advice plans to take his fight against criminal charges to the High Court.
Statement from Christine Fyffe
READ the full statement from new Speaker Christine Fyffe after her partyroom election today.
Outgoing speaker's full statement
READ the full statement from outgoing speaker Ken Smith in Victorian Parliament today.
Facebook turns 10, Melbourne likes it
MELBURNIANS are sharing their love of Facebook around town, as the social network celebrates its 10th birthday.
See Facebook through the years
Residents warned of grassfire danger
UPDATE: A WARNING has been issued after a fast-moving grassfire threatened homes in central Victoria.
Allergy nightmare for school beginner
A YOUNG allergy sufferer's first full day at school turned into a nightmare when she came into contact with peanuts in the playground.
Torture accused 'coerced by lover'
A WOMAN charged over the six-week torture and rape of a tourist in a Melbourne hotel claims her actions were coerced by her co-accused, court told.
Court told of six-week rape ordeal
A WOMAN charged over the torture and rape of a Dutch tourist in a Melbourne hotel claims her actions were coerced by her co-accused, a court has heard.
Tuesday, 4 February
Vic power saboteur knew plant well: police
5:41PM POLICE believe the saboteur who lit the fire that shut down at Victoria's Yallourn power station last year had intimate knowledge of the plant.
Deliberate bushfires are "urban terrorism"
5:41PM A MINISTER says deliberately lit bushfires are akin to urban terrorism, as firefighters continue to battle a blaze south of Perth.
Shaw blocks Vic govt business
5:40PM INDEPENDENT MP Geoff Shaw has sided with the opposition to stall the Victorian government's business agenda.
Ex-cyclone Fletcher threatens to reform
5:40PM WEATHER forecasters warn ex-cyclone Fletcher could reform if it heads to water again, bringing heavy rain to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Thorpe faces tough depression battle
5:38PM AMERICA'S Cup winning skipper John Bertrand says like many athletes, Ian Thorpe faces a challenge adapting to retirement.
SPC says allowances not 'over generous'
5:32PM STRUGGLING fruit processor SPC Ardmona says claims its problems are down to "over-generous" staff allowances are mistaken.
Vic anti-taxi reform protesters batter cab
5:31PM TAXI drivers and owners upset at reforms to the taxi industry have battered a taxi as part of their protest against the changes.
Rates to hold steady for a while: Stevens
5:24PM THE Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent at its first board meeting on Tuesday as was widely expected.
Govt seeks penalty rates review
5:24PM AS the Fair Work Commission starts its review of the modern award system, the government says it must look at penalty rates and high labour costs.
Tanker drivers want govt to act
5:18PM THE fuel tanker drivers' union says government inaction and contract pressure from companies mean road safety standards are being compromised.
Govt accused of misleading over SPC grant
5:14PM THE Abbott government based its decision not to grant $25 million to SPC Ardmona on wrong information, the company and a Liberal MP says.
Sailors rescued from rough Bass Strait
5:08PM THREE sailors have been rescued by emergency services in a dramatic air and sea operation in Bass Strait.
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