Developer two levels short of a car park
The developer of a 72-level tower in the city did not build the underground car parking it pledged to.
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Home-school hero
![Stephen Zhang (centre) who home-schooled his way to a top VCE score.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/7/k/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln7g5.png/1450093534120.jpg)
Henrietta Cook and Timna Jacks 11:43 PM He's the student who achieved a perfect VCE result without ever setting foot in high school.
Police surround Frankston home over Seaford stabbing
![A man brandishing a knife argues with police at a house in Frankston.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/g/c/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glnfku.png/1450095260938.jpg)
Allison Worrall 11:14 PM Police are attempting to negotiate with an allegedly armed man holed up in a Frankston home, as part of their investigation into a stabbing in Seaford on Monday morning.
Boiling water, gun butts and fists used in terrifying home invasion
![The terrifying ordeal was only stopped due to the arrival of a motor vehicle at the victim's premises.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/7/q/2/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glnged.png/1450094847029.jpg)
Adam Cooper 11:07 PM Five men with links to an outlaw motorcycle gang have been jailed over a terrifying home invasion in which a man was bashed and had boiling water poured on him.
Officials worry about integrity of local sports as overseas gambling grows
![Gambling companies are going to great and novel lengths to woo new customers.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/c/s/y/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln9ea.png/1446450534209.jpg)
Richard Willingham 8:56 PM Local sports leagues in Victoria are at risk of match-fixing and corruption because of the rise of unregulated overseas online bookmakers, the Victorian government has warned.
Apartments next to Yarra latest in long line crowding out the river
![Salta Properties' plan for its Victoria Street, Abbotsford, site next to the Yarra River.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/a/e/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln6f1.png/1450074929675.jpg)
Clay Lucas 6:51 PM It will provide million dollar views over the Yarra at one of its narrowest points, but opponents say the latest apartment plan along the river's banks is another small step towards ruining the corridor.
Tony Abbott slammed for political timing of East West Link road cash
![An artists's of the East Link Link.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/k/8/5/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmtvl.png/1450070998265.jpg)
Josh Gordon 6:14 PM Tony Abbott rushed to promise $3 billion of East West Link cash despite "clear advice" from the public service that the project hadn't been justified and wasn't ready.
Melbourne to become regional cyber security hub
![The Andrews government sees cyber security as an industry with huge potential for growth.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/b/p/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln4mx.png/1450076191823.jpg)
Josh Gordon 12:00 AM Victoria is set to become a regional hub in the growing fight again terrorists, organised criminals and hackers attempting to infiltrate the computers systems of businesses and governments.
No excuses: Masa Vukotic's murderer Sean Price sacks lawyers and apologises
![Sean Price thought Masa Vukotic was 'like Snow White'.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/d/k/2/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmsbe.png/1450060820082.jpg)
Mark Russell 6:11 PM In dramatic turn of events at Supreme Court, killer sacks defence barrister, refuses to pin blame on mental health issues and says sorry for the brutal crime.
Teenager died trying to jump aboard moving train, court hears
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Adam Cooper 6:02 PM Mitchell Callaghan, 18, died after he fell through the gap between the train and the platform on the night of February 22 last year.
MFB gripped by 'culture of conflict'
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Nick Toscano 5:58 PM A harmful "culture of conflict" is plaguing the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, according to an outgoing board member who has resigned partly over what he says are the organisation's deep workplace hostilities.
Man killed in collision between truck and car near Lancefield
![A man has been killed in a collision between a truck and car near Lancefield.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/a/1/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glna49.png/1450075180820.jpg)
Allison Worrall 5:39 PM A man has died and another man sustained serious injuries after a car collided with a truck near Lancefield, north-west of Melbourne.
Dux of school with sky-high score might not have the cash to go to university
![Mai Duong, Braybrook College dux, with assistant principal Arlene Bailey.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/4/s/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln4jn.png/1450074881679.jpg)
Liam Mannix 5:34 PM Mai Duong left her parents, flew across the oceans, worked eight-four every weekend to survive and grabbed a 98.7 ATAR on Monday.
Policeman fined over Australia Day assaults
![Leading Senior Constable Phillip Gordon Shaw pleaded guilty to two assault counts.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/h/l/w/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln1l5.png/1449471865381.jpg)
Rania Spooner 5:09 PM A Victorian policeman has admitted to committing two unlawful assaults while he was off-duty on Australia Day.
Mentally ill man 'sorry' for stabbing neurosurgeon Michael Wong
![Dr Michael Wong was stabbed by a patient at Footscray Hospital.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/v/v/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmvjh.png/1450068897320.jpg)
Suzanne Carbone 3:54 PM A mentally impaired man who pleaded not guilty to attempted murder said he was "sorry" for stabbing neurosurgeon Michael Wong up to 30 times at the Western Hospital.
More solo households report feeling lonely, less healthy
![For Bec Dickson, living alone is a lifestyle choice.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/n/3/4/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gln18b.png/1450068113825.jpg)
Alana Schetzer 12:00 AM Bec Dickson lives alone and she loves it.
Live: 2015 Victorian VCE and ATAR results
![Ashlyn Field and Rebecca Subbiah, two top students at Presbyterian Ladies College Burwood, receive their VCE results.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/m/8/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmlpo.png/1450055737632.jpg)
Michelle Griffin, Angus Holland, Henrietta Cook 3:37 PM Live coverage of the 2015 Victorian VCE and ATAR results.
Two people seriously injured in separate stabbings in Melbourne's south-east
![The man was allegedly stabbed at a house on Carder Avenue, Seaford.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/s/8/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glms9y.png/1450069457144.jpg)
Marissa Calligeros 3:05 PM A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after an alleged stabbing shortly after a woman was stabbed in the face.
What's the immunisation rate in your suburb?
![In a cluster of affluent Melbourne suburbs, as many a two in 10 children are not immunised.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/k/1/4/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmuv0.png/1450066573196.jpg)
Marissa Calligeros 2:59 PM Does your suburb fall below the crucial 90 per cent vaccination rate? Our interactive map helps you find out.
No more jail for would-be Hells Angel who helped bomb rival gang's gym
![Dennis Basic, 36, pleaded guilty to 13 charges.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/b/6/l/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmw8c.png/1450062263055.jpg)
Adam Cooper 2:04 PM A wannabe bikie who helped build a bomb intended for a Melbourne gym is free to go after being sentenced to time served.
Teenager admits planning and preparing Melbourne terror attack
![The matter was expected to be heard in the Supreme Court after prosecutors won a bid to "uplift" the case from the Children's Court.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/q/h/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmq2l.png/1450057484251.jpg)
12:44 PM A 17-year-old arrested after a raid on his home has pleaded guilty to one terror-related charge.
Heat is on Metro to stay on track as Melbourne weather warms up
![Metro has adopted a new heat strategy for its rail network.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/u/1/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmsvq.png/1450068067380.jpg)
Adam Carey 12:44 PM Metro has a new strategy to beat the heat this summer that it hopes will result in fewer train delays and cancellations on days of meltingly hot weather.
Choke-hold gone wrong looked at as cause of Frankston intruder's death
![The autopsy was not conclusive and further testing is being done to determine a cause of death.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/v/q/k/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmnu1.png/1450048165022.jpg)
Tammy Mills 12:42 PM Police suspect 'positional asphyxiation' could be reason for death of a man killed when a neighbour stepped in after hearing woman's screams.
Suspicious fire engulfs West Footscray rubbish dump
![mfb](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/z/q/y/i/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmu4y.png/1450056989723.jpg)
Marissa Calligeros 12:36 PM A fire at a rubbish dump which sent smoke across Melbourne early on Monday may have been deliberately lit, firefighters say.
Fight kicks off in Ringwood hotel after blink-and-you'll-miss-it UFC bout
![Brawling in the Manhattan Hotel, Ringwood](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/t/g/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmqfo.png/1450056120985.jpg)
Alana Schetzer 12:20 PM Footage shows fight fans starting pub brawl after televised championship match lasts just 13 seconds.
Why getting a less-than-perfect ATAR score is not the end of the world
![Choices after VCE](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/z/r/0/b/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gll7ka.png/1450051781880.jpg)
Angus Holland 11:09 AM So things didn't work out quite as planned.
Melbourne Express: Monday, December 14, 2015
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Deborah Gough 9:20 AM Bringing you compelling content with our weekday live blog.
Sniffing out an Arts degree from the University of Melbourne
![VCE graduate Liam Sardea.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/i/z/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmiu0.png/1450042793859.jpg)
Henrietta Cook 8:39 AM For Liam Sardea, the sweet smell of VCE success is lavender, rose and a generous dash of musk.
Nervous time ends Monday for VCE hopefuls
![At 7am, more than 18,000 mobile phones will beep in unison as nervous students receive their ATAR via text message.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/2/6/x/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmkn3.png/1450042753174.jpg)
Henrietta Cook 8:39 AM A nail-biting wait for 46,976 Victorian students will come to an end on Monday morning with the release of VCE scores.
Demand rises for drug information at dance music events
![Some people inexperienced with taking drugs are unprepared to cope with the potency of the substances they take.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/e/l/7/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmad0.png/1450032896812.jpg)
Benjamin Preiss 5:54 AM Demand is rising for support services at dance music events for help ranging from queries about illicit drugs to assistance through negative drug-related experiences.
80 years late: Jewish nursing home residents celebrate bar mitzvah
![Jewish Care granted its residents the opportunity to have Bar and Bat Mitzvah, as there are people in the community that have not celebrated this significant life event, due to reasons such as living through times of war and communism.](/web/20151214131356im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/m/h/i/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.glmg85.png/1449994976493.jpg)
Allison Worrall Living in a poverty-stricken town in Poland in 1935, Esther Warblud missed out on a bat mitzfah when she turned 12.