Majak Daw's accuser claims he raped second girl

Timna Jacks, Rania Spooner 11:07 PM   Former AFL footballer Majak Daw has been accused of raping a second girl while he was in high school.

Bids made for Windsor Hotel as planning dispute deepens

Aisha Dow 9:46 PM   The owners of the Windsor Hotel say they have received a flood of offers of up to $130 million from those wanting to buy the heritage building.

Victoria braces for fire danger with day of high temperatures and strong winds

Chloe Booker, Timna Jacks 9:23 PM   Wild and hot winds have hit Melbourne as much of the state remains on high alert for extreme fire danger as a cool change approaches.

Students banned from playing on unsafe oval

Henrietta Cook 7:13 PM   Students have been banned from playing on a dusty oval at Footscray Primary School that is riddled with asbestos.

Ombudsman asked to investigate alleged Labor rorts

Benjamin Preiss 7:04 PM   The Victorian Ombudsman has been instructed to investigate allegations Labor misused electorate officer entitlements in the lead-up to the November state election.

Woman fighting for life after Thomastown house fire

Chloe Booker 6:59 PM   A woman is fighting for her life after suffering critical burns to her face and airway during a fire in Melbourne's north.

Man discovered drowned at Frankston Beach

Chloe Booker 6:22 PM   A man has drowned off a pier at Frankston Beach in the wild weather on Wednesday afternoon.

Tireless voice for women with disabilities wins lifetime gong

Miki Perkins 10:00 PM   An car accident at age 19 left Keran Howe with spinal cord injuries, and she has been advocating for women with disabilities ever since.

Claims a common antidepressant killed baby Summer

Liam Mannix 5:55 PM   A commonly-prescribed antidepressant may be implicated in the death of a day-old baby, a Victorian coroner has heard.

PSO charged with assault

Chloe Booker 5:49 PM   A Protective Services Officer has been charged over an alleged off-duty assault.

Coalition transport ad cost $5 million in taxpayer funds

Benjamin Preiss 5:41 PM   The former Coalition government splurged $5 million in taxpayer money on a transport advertising campaign conducted in the months leading up to the state election.

Dimity Paul no longer working for government

Benjamin Preiss 5:34 PM   A political staffer whose bullying complaint brought down a government minister is no longer working in the public service.

Witness tells court of moment she found Majak Daw 'restraining' girl

Rania Spooner 5:27 PM   The friend of a woman who claims she was raped by former AFL footballer Majak Daw has described following the sound of screams to discover her then-15-year-old school friend semi-undressed and "restrained" beneath him.

Melbourne councillor stripped of transport responsibilities over unpopular car-free plan

Aisha Dow 5:17 PM   Melbourne's Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has ousted outspoken councillor Richard Foster from the council's transport portfolio in a closed-room decision.

Dentists say sugar free drinks and lollies still bad for teeth

Marc Moncrief 5:13 PM   Acids in sugar-free drinks and lollies are eating our teeth so aggressively they are just as bad for dental health as sugared alternatives.

Look up your credit card: cybercrime cost Aussies $1.4 billion last year

Alana Schetzer 4:53 PM   Hackers hoping to steal people's financial details are moving away from targeting banks and are instead focusing on the big online stores.

Melbourne taxi industry flailing, even as service standards rise

Adam Carey 4:40 PM   After three years of painful industry reform, Victoria's taxi drivers are better trained and better behaved, but there are fewer of them and those in the job have been finding work harder to come by.

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Traffic chaos on Western Ring Road and Monash Freeway

Chloe Booker 3:24 PM   Traffic chaos has ensued as a section of the Western Ring Road has been closed in Melbourne's north west due to a three-truck collision.

Man pleads guilty to shooting wife's son-in-law over 'affair'

Mark Russell, Adam Holmes 3:11 PM   Chilling text message read 'I'm coming for you, Davey boy'. Thirty minutes later, David Paris was dead.

Melbourne's most expensive park: public pays $19m to developer who paid $4m

Clay Lucas 2:18 PM   Welcome to Melbourne's most expensive park: a small playground to be created in South Melbourne that, thanks to Opposition leader Matthew Guy's rezoning of the Fishermans Bend urban renewal area, will cost taxpayers $14 million more than its developer owner paid for it.

Craigieburn train line resumes after grass fire

Tom Cowie 2:14 PM   Trains have resumed on the Craigieburn line after they were suspended due to smoke from a grass fire north of Melbourne.

Judge says 'brutal' attacks on frightened woman part of wider social problem

Steve Butcher 1:46 PM   In sentencing man for seven years for cowardly attacks — once with the branch of a tree — judge says domestic violence is a continuing problem for the community.

Cardinal Pell accused in graffiti attacks on city buildings

Christopher Talbot 1:30 PM   A Melbourne court and a Catholic Archdiocese building have been defaced with graffiti accusing Cardinal George Pell of covering up child sexual abuse by priests.

Bikie in car that drove at 200 km/h on busy freeway with loaded gun, police say

Nino Bucci and Tammy Mills 1:05 PM   Police allege a bikie with links to the Hells Angels, his girlfriend, and an associate, reached speeds of almost 200 km/h while driving with a loaded gun on Melbourne freeways on Monday, before evading arrest when they reached the airport.

Blind Wiccan sex offender Robin Fletcher loses bid to ease strict supervision order

Mark Russell 12:54 PM   Convicted paedophile Robin Fletcher, who has claimed his religion endorses sex between children and adults, has lost his bid to have a strict supervision order relaxed while living in a sex-offender facility.

Political donations from property developers a bad look, says Ombudsman

Clay Lucas and Richard Willingham 12:52 PM   Donations from property developers to political candidates creates a perception that politicians can be bought, according to Victoria's Ombudsman Deborah Glass.

Woman accusing Daw of rape was teased over parallels with novel

Adam Cooper 12:34 PM   Being made fun of by classmates when they studied a novel in 2007 led woman who accuses former AFL player of raping her to report the incident to police, she tells court.

No bail for gang rape accused

12:26 PM   Men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in regional Victoria joked about her age after the alleged attack and one said he would buy her 'Dora the Explorer' underwear, a court has heard.

Woman arrested after running onto tarmac at Melbourne Airport

Tom Cowie 11:55 AM   A woman has been arrested after running on to the tarmac in a security breach at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday night.

Daniel Andrews tackles threesomes, tolls and firefighters in first foray into Reddit AMA

Timna Jacks 10:57 AM   The Premier asked for it when he became the first Victorian Premier to front Reddit's 'Ask Me Anything'.