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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The Force Awakens
The big decision for parents over Star Wars
Deborah Gough 9:35 PM The Star Wars franchise is heavily marketed at children, and yet the film is rated M. What's a parent to do?
Man bashed, hospitalised in Ballarat North
Allison Worrall 9:25 PM A 43-year-old man was hospitalised after he was bashed by two men in Ballarat North on Monday night.
Pair accused of running major cocaine ring
Cameron Houston and Rania Spooner 7:13 PM One of the accused was a "highly functioning" cocaine addict, who consumed up to four grams of the drug more than five days a week.The arrests followed a three-month surveillance operation by Victoria Police.
Healthcare cuts to test hip pocket of the most ill, doctors warn
Marika Dobbin 7:07 PM Primary school teacher Trudie Bernet, 33, sometimes feel like a human pin cushion.
Eleven Finks bikies appear before court on conspiracy and other charges
Nino Bucci, Adam Cooper, Allison Worrall 7:04 PM Eleven members of the Finks bikie gang, including three senior members of the club's Ringwood chapter, have appeared before court on more than 100 combined charges including the attempted kidnap of a former gang member.
Cricket fans face security fence at MCG
Richard Willingham 6:30 PM Cricket fans heading to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test and Big Bash League are set to face an extra layer of security, with a new fence around the stadium mooted.
Christmas tree-killing insect breaks Melbourne containment lines
Bridie Smith 6:27 PM Â Melburnians have been urged to check their Christmas trees for a white "marshmallow-like" residue on the trunk and branches after a contagious insect capable of killing pine trees jumped containment lines.
Scientology link to plan for Werribee super-city
Simon Johanson and Clay Lucas 6:21 PM A little-known consortium that Victorian Finance Minister Robin Scott has awarded "preferred bidder" status to for a huge tract of public land in Werribee is backed by property figures with strong links to the Church of Scientology.
River could be dammed, high-voltage towers moved for new toll road
Adam Carey 6:08 PM The Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek could be partially dammed while two bridges are built across them as part of a new toll road through Melbourne's west, planning documents show.
No fee, no see: International students denied a VCE score
Timna Jacks 6:06 PM International school students in Victoria are being denied access to their VCE scores if they fail to pay school fees, despite local students being granted unfettered access to their academic record.
A mystery mining gift for Mai
Liam Mannix 5:55 PM A mystery mining company has come good for Mai Duong, the Vietnamese international student who faced being unable to do her chosen degree at university because her ATAR score fell agonisingly short.
Duck-hunting protestor Laurie Levy banned from wetlands for six months
Suzanne Carbone 5:52 PM When you think about duck-hunting, you picture protester Laurie Levy up to his knees in water and holding up a dead or injured bird.
Nationals' bid to become Country members rejected
Benjamin Preiss 5:48 PM What's in a name? Quite a lot, according to the Victorian Nationals.
Man who attempted to murder corpse faces 25 years' jail
Mark Russell 5:47 PM A man is facing up to 25 years in jail for attempting to murder a corpse in one of the most bizarre cases in Australian legal history.
Skyline to light up with 'most spectacular' New Year's Eve fireworks
Rachel Wells 5:14 PM The New Year's Eve celebrations will cost the City of Melbourne $2.8 million.
Fire crews bracing for severe fire conditions
Darren Gray 4:55 PM Fire crews are readying for some of the worst bushfire weather of the season so far this weekend, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 degrees and northerly winds.
Victorian first wave energy trial under way near Port Fairy
Benjamin Preiss 4:43 PM A seven storey structure that sits on the ocean floor will soon start pumping out power in Victoria's first wave energy trial.
Uber customers in legal limbo over complaints
Alana Schetzer 4:41 PM UberX customers who are unhappy with its service or believe they were incorrectly charged are left in legal limbo, as no government bodies will investigate customer complaints because the popular ride-sharing app is illegal.
The teenagers break-dancing through their Christmas holidays
Carolyn Webb 4:40 PM The Young Masters, a western suburbs break-dancing crew, are drawing big crowds busking over the school holidays in Swanston Street.
The identical twins with an eerie VCE coincidence
Henrietta Cook 3:31 PM They're identical twins who studied the same subjects, attended the same school and both decided to wait for their VCE results to arrive in the mail.
Man dies while diving at Childers Cove, near Warrnambool
Patrick Hatch 2:50 PM A man has died while scuba diving near Warrnambool, in Victoria's southwest.
'Brain fart' led CFA volunteer Keegan Danielz to start bushfires
Jacqueline Le 2:26 PM Firefighter who thought of the CFA as family faces 15 months in a youth detention centre after pleading guilty to arson
Victorian dog breeders fined $40,000 for animal cruelty
Marissa Calligeros 2:01 PM Two Victorian dog breeders who docked the tails and cropped the ears of their dogs fined more than $40,000 for animal cruelty.
Bendigo mosque appeal thrown out of court
Bianca Hall 1:35 PM Victoria's highest court has thrown out a protracted legal bid by a group of Bendigo residents to stop a mosque being built in the regional city.
More charges against teen accused of plotting Anzac Day terror attack
Adam Cooper 12:19 PM Four more charges have been laid against a Melbourne teenager accused of planning a terror attack for Anzac Day.
Pitbull rips off Frankston woman's cheek after she intervenes in dog fight
Tammy Mills 12:03 PM A Frankston North woman needed 150 stitches after a pit bull ripped off her cheek.
Mullett fails in bid to grill Nixon before trial begins
Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago 11:35 AM Judge rejects attempt by one-time Police Association boss to have former commissioner questioned by his legal team before trial starts next year.
4WD rams motorcycle on Eastern Freeway
Marissa Calligeros 11:00 AM A motorcyclist has been injured after being rammed by a four-wheel-drive on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway, police say.
End of the line for old railway signal box
Carolyn Webb 10:02 AM A staffed railway signal box that has controlled traffic – and lives– since 1917 closes on January 2 when the Gardiner rail crossing is removed.
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Opinion
Andrews' port plan is a fraud on the west
Victoria is facing an infrastructure fiasco rivalling the desalination plant.
Indifference threatens a jewel in Victoria's heritage
In a crook of a hill outside Melbourne, a rare example of Victoria's heritage is crumbling.
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.
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.
