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'Catastrophic event': Bacchus Marsh hospital investigated over seven 'avoidable' baby deaths
Craig Butt 10:52 AM The death of seven babies at a regional Melbourne hospital could have been avoided in what has been described as a "catastrophic event".
'Catastrophic event': Bacchus Marsh hospital investigated over seven 'avoidable' baby deaths
Craig Butt 10:44 AM The death of seven babies at a regional Melbourne hospital could have been avoided in what has been described as a "catastrophic event".
Chinese migrants exploited, treated like 'second-class citizens'
Beau Donelly 10:23 AM Hundreds of Chinese people have joined a new Melbourne-based group set up to combat exploitation of migrants in Australia.
Pedestrian critically injured, dog killed, as car crashes across footpath in Boronia
Allison Worrall 10:06 AM A man is fighting for life after he was hit by a car while walking his dog in Melbourne's east on Thursday night.
Man falls from Carlton apartment balcony during police raid
Allison Worrall 9:52 AM Man seriously injured after falling from apartment balcony during early morning police raid.
Bullet lodged 'half a meter' from sleeping girl's head in Lalor house shooting
Tammy Mills 9:38 AM In the latest in a spate of apparent drive-by shootings, a family home in a quiet court in Melbourne's north was peppered with bullets in the early hours of Friday morning.
Melbourne Express: Friday October 16, 2015
Angus Holland 8:55 AM Our live morning blog, keeping you in the know on the way to work, school or wherever you're headed today.
Thieves tie up woman and attack policeman with hatchet in Ferntree Gully
Patrick Hatch 8:08 AM Armed thieves have tied up and robbed a woman and then hit a policeman in the head with a hatchet in Melbourne's east on Thursday.
Family dragged from burning Dallas home
Allison Worrall 7:49 AM A family has been dragged from their burning home in Dallas.
Comanchero boss shot in Narre Warren
Cameron Houston and Rania Spooner 7:28 AM Police investigators will examine if outlaw motorcycle gangs were involved in the shooting of a man in Narre Warren South on Wednesday night.
No ordinary road: Melbourne laneway painted yellow in road safety initiative
Aisha Dow 11:39 PM This little laneway in Cremorne is not a "typical road". That much is obvious just by looking at it.
Lawyers pledge to back elderly gay couple
Timna Jacks 11:07 PM Lawyers are offering pro bono support to a gay elderly couple who were ordered to remove a gay pride flag from their apartment balcony.
Privilege and power in Australian universities masks sexual harassment problem
Henrietta Cook and Bridie Smith 10:24 PM Elite Australian universities are more concerned with protecting their reputation than dealing with sexual harassment and assault, a leading academic has warned.
Labor fails to deliver on jobs pledge
Josh Gordon 9:54 PM The state economy is failing to create full-time work, raising doubts about an Andrews government pledge to create 100,000 full-time positions over two years.
How a man born in Australia lost his citizenship and fears deportation to Ireland
Suzanne Carbone 9:39 PM A man born in Australia who has a criminal history fears being deported after losing his citizenship due to an obscure provision in the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.
Emergency works for townhouse damaged in Mount Waverley pit collapse
Aisha Dow 9:29 PM The problems continue for the owner of a Mount Waverley townhouse damaged when a nearby construction pit collapsed earlier this year.
Motorcyclist in hospital after being run off the road near Colac
Neelima Choahan 9:18 PM A motorbike rider is in Geelong Hospital with neck injuries after being pushed off the road by another vehicle in Colac.
Police instructor sacked over 'offensive sexist' comments
Adam Cooper 7:11 PM An experienced policeman who was an instructor at Victoria Police's academy has been sacked for making offensive comments of a sexual nature to a woman at a graduation function.
Melbourne trans teen crowdfunds breast surgery
Beau Donelly 6:55 PM A transgender teenager who was thrown out of home has turned to crowdfunding to pay for cosmetic surgery to remove his breasts.
Major peak-hour delays hit trains and Princes Freeway
Patrick Hatch 6:52 PM Melburnians are enduring a nightmare afternoon commute, with a car crash causing major delays on the Princes Freeway.
Cesar Melhem went overseas on trip paid for by glassmaker, commission told
Anna Patty, Richard Willingham 6:50 PM Embattled Victorian MP Cesar Melhem travelled to America and spent a week in his home country of Lebanon at the expense of glass manufacturer ACI when he was a union official, the royal commission into union corruption has heard.
Building workers allowed to 'self-test' for drug impairment under new union program
Nick Toscano 6:30 PM Victoria's building unions will unveil a new drug and alcohol testing system that gives workers the option to "self-test", remain anonymous and avoid disciplinary action.
Melbourne's top dog revealed
Katie Wong Hoy, Michael Bachelard 6:30 PM Lilly the furry vanguard of a remorseless Maltese Cross invasion.
'Every parent's worst nightmare': Online predator jailed for six years
Adam Cooper 6:09 PM A man who had two boys perform lewd sex acts on themselves for him to watch online travelled from his native New Zealand to regional Victoria to so follow one of his victims home from school, a court has been told.
Dramatic arrest captured on CCTV
Marissa Calligeros and Tammy Mills 5:10 PM A man, whose dramatic arrest has been captured by security cameras, allegedly poured flammable liquid over the floor of a Melbourne petrol station and threatened to set it alight on Thursday morning.
No more sound of silence in the City Loop
Tom Cowie 5:01 PM Praise be! Mobile phones now work in the City Loop. But we should be careful what we wish for.
'She never spoke ill of anyone': Penny Bailey remembered as kind and loving
Alana Schetzer 4:47 PM Penny Bailey, the mother of three who was allegedly murdered by her son last week, has been laid to rest and remembered as a quiet and loving person.
Sunshine fruit market grocer accused of paying worker $3.50 an hour
Nick Toscano, Workplace Reporter 12:15 AM A fresh food company is the latest Australian employer to become embroiled in claims of serious wage exploitation after allegedly paying an asylum seeker $3.50 an hour.
Car thief leaves victim lying in a pool of blood
Tammy Mills, Marissa Calligeros 4:20 PM A man was left lying in a pool of blood after trying to stop a thief stealing his car outside a Port Melbourne restaurant on Wednesday night.
Record hot start to October lifts fire risks
Peter Hannam 4:04 PM Much of south-eastern Australia has recorded its hottest start to October, with the unusual warmth combining with dry conditions to elevate the fire risks from South Australia to NSW.
Opinion
Hunt’s Melbourne 2200: on a road to nowhere
Environment Minister is still playing Abbott-style politics and his proposals ignore fiscal realities.
The urban myth we just can't shake off
We have the world's most urban culture but we see ourselves as red-dirters, outbackers, bushies.
Hail the fight for workplace safety
The decline in workplace deaths would have been unachievable without the vigilance of unions.
Fighting fire with fire: sometimes it goes wrong
The recent Lancefield bushfires highlight the need to have a plan and then use it.
A premier who keeps his promises? Really?
Premier Daniel Andrews has stuck to his guns, and his commitments.
Flash heatwave forebodes dangerous summer
In less than a week, the bushfire season has descended upon us.
Open letter to Gillon McLachlan
Victim of Brownless' "strippers" comment says the AFL chief should use his power to change the culture of The Footy Show.
Don't be fooled by Andrews' port trickery
Privatising the port to pay for level-crossing removals is a modern version of the pea and thimble trick.
Dan's cunning play
Meet Daniel Andrews, the premier salesman trying to spruik Victoria on the world stage.
Better get used to it ... Melbourne is strike city
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's march towards industrial action is not an isolated movement.
Video
V/Line conductor filmed punching man
Passenger films a V/Line employee as he repeatedly kicks and punches a 46-year-old man at Broadford station.
Andrews wants Melbourne Metro cash from Turnbull
Daniel Andrews wants the allocated $3 billion for East West link to fund the Melbourne Metro.
Inside Australia's goat farming industry
We export the largest quantity of this meat in the world, but most Australians know little about goat farming.
