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Latest Victoria news
Victoria's worst hospitals for baby deaths revealed
Julia Medew 10:17 PM Some Victorian hospitals have alarmingly high infant death rates that are on par with or worse than Bacchus Marsh, government data shows.
Father and son fugitives spotted in Victoria
Allison Worrall 9:56 PM Victorian detectives have joined a manhunt for father and son fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco after the pair were spotted at a regional Victorian service station on Monday evening.
Landowners facing rail tunnel bulldozer want to stay in their suburb
Tom Cowie and Clay Lucas 8:56 PM Deep down they felt the news was coming but that still doesn't make it any easier to swallow.
Operation Fortitude: Border Force officers planned to target taxi ranks
Allison Worrall, Anna Prytz 8:06 PM Australian Border Force officers planned to conduct visa checks around taxi ranks during Operation Fortitude, documents show.
Yarra Trams starts emergency maintenance after tram derailment and collision
Anna Prytz and Clay Lucas 7:09 PM Yarra Trams will start emergency maintenance after a tram derailed and collided with parked cars in Mont Albert on Tuesday.
More than 40 buildings to be acquired for Melbourne Metro Rail project
Tom Cowie, Richard Willingham and Clay Lucas 6:48 PM More than 40 buildings, including apartment blocks, will be acquired for the Melbourne Metro rail project.
'I can't feel any kicking and something is wrong': More bereaved victims come forward
Daniella Miletic 6:34 PM "I said to my mum, 'I can't feel any kicking and something is wrong.'"
Geelong neighbourhood shocked after cat shot through eye with arrow
Anna Prytz 5:55 PM A Geelong woman is desperately searching for her cat after it was shot through the eye with an arrow and ran off in distress.
Fake Lorna Jane rep luring women to send pics
Kim Stephens and Rania Spooner 5:48 PM A man masquerading as a representative of sportswear label Lorna Jane has lured young women into sending him photographs of themselves wearing sports bras by fraudulently claiming they will appear in a catalogue.
Baby deaths: search for answers turns to absent doctor
Nino Bucci and Craig Butt 5:12 PM As the anger grows over the Bacchus Marsh baby deaths, so too does the need to seek answers and bring those responsible to account. Invariably, attention has focused on Surinder Parhar.
Teenager charged over theft of police car
5:03 PM A teenager has been remanded in custody, charged over the theft of a police car that crashed into a bus in Melbourne's east on Friday.
Asylum seeker hopes for certain future after VCE
Henrietta Cook 4:21 PM Ali* is days away from his first VCE exam, but is more worried about his future in Australia.
The seedy to sought after, slightly choppy history of Brighton bathing boxes
Carolyn Webb 4:00 PM A new book documents the history of bathing at Brighton beach, from naked dips to segregated swimming and shark alarms.
'I can't sleep now having a dead child': Mum's agony on 10th anniversary of Luke's death
Tammy Mills 3:47 PM Ten years after a young man was killed in Mildura, it's the crime scene that still sticks with investigators.
94-year-old retailer in 'shock and disbelief' at arcade acquisition plan
Carolyn Webb 3:39 PM Ninety-four-year-old stamp and coin trader Max Stern✓ was reeling on Tuesday at news that Port Phillip Arcade is to be acquired for the Melbourne Metro Rail Project.
Hazara community shocked, angered at death of Afghan asylum seeker
Rachel Wells, Nicole Hasham 3:03 PM RACHEL WELLS Members of Dandenong's Hazara community gathered in parkland in Dandenong on Tuesday to pay their respects to Afghan asylum seeker Khodayar Amini who died after setting himself alight on Sunday. A dozen men and women, including several community leaders, layed flowers around a burnt patch of grassland where the 30-year-old set himself on fire 48 hours earlier.
One dead, two injured after crash in Traralgon West
Anna Prytz 2:47 PM One person is dead and two others in a critical condition after a serious crash in Morwell.
Doctor stabbed at Thomas Embling Hospital
Nick Toscano 2:40 PM A doctor has been stabbed by a patient inside a high-security psychiatric hospital in Melbourne's inner north.
'Depraved' offender 'reaped destruction' on young lives
Steve Butcher 2:33 PM Three women sexually abused as children have each been awarded $30,000 compensation against their "depraved" 84-year-old offender.
Hawthorn star's home raided as police investigate two players over rape allegations
Mark Hawthorne, Nino Bucci 2:07 PM Police have searched the home of a star Hawthorn premiership player as they investigate rape allegations made by a 19-year-old girl against two members of the football club's playing squad.
Every planning decision by Coalition under review
Benjamin Preiss, Royce Millar 2:04 PM Every planning decision undertaken by Victoria's previous Coalition government will be reviewed after a damning report found it had failed to plan for transport and crucial services.
Rewards for cold cases the last chance for stale investigations
Tammy Mills 2:02 PM Rewards for information are often the last resort for an investigation that has stalled or gone stale.
Charges against Danielle Stephens, stepdaughter of Carl Williams, dropped
Adam Cooper 1:47 PM The stepdaughter of slain underworld figure Carl Williams no longer faces charges over a shooting that left a man with shotgun pellets lodged in his body.
Judge calls for more drug funding as addict asks to stay in jail
Adam Cooper 1:21 PM A judge has called for greater funding for drug rehabilitation services after a prisoner asked to stay in jail because she feared she would resume using heroin and ice once out of custody.
'Unprecedented': 73 kilograms of ice, heroin seized at Melbourne Airport
Rania Spooner 12:57 PM Federal authorities have unearthed an unprecedented 73 kilograms of street drugs, worth more than $45 million, allegedly hidden in suitcases and smuggled into Melbourne Airport with three travellers.
Judge grants bail to 'monkey' bike rider accused of killing mother
Mark Russell 11:57 AM Judge agrees to grant bail to the teenager accused of riding the miniature "monkey" motorbike that hit and killed a mother-of-two outside a Carrum Downs shopping centre.
'Unreliable' mobile phone technology leaves injured triple zero caller stranded for an hour
Marissa Calligeros and Farrah Tomazin 10:30 AM A woman was left injured and slipping in and out of consciousness in her crashed car for more than an hour on Monday night because emergency services could not find her.
More charges over bid to join fight against IS
Adam Cooper 10:14 AM More federal charges are set to be laid against a Melbourne man accused of attempting to travel to the Middle East to join the fight against Islamic State, a court has heard.
Newsreader charged with tax offences
Steve Butcher 10:04 AM TV presenter and property developer Simone Semmens has been charged with alleged multimillion-dollar tax-related offences.
Lingerie worker wins adverse action claim after alleging 'slut' remark
Nick Toscano 9:51 AM The manager of a high-end Melbourne lingerie store, who alleged her boss called her a "little slut" for rejecting his advances, will receive compensation after bringing an adverse action claim to court.
Opinion
A perfect storm led to hospital baby deaths
We must demand transparency and a change in attitude at Bacchus Marsh Hospital.
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.
