Melbourne Express: Wednesday, February 10, 2016

9:15 AM   Kickstart your day with breaking news, commuter and weather updates.

Melbourne priest moves to Malaysia to pursue 'young Asian men'

Nino Bucci 9:13 AM   A Catholic priest stood down amid child sexual abuse allegations is now living abroad and is using a gay dating website to seek the company of 'young Asian men'.

Man killed in Geelong in late-night fight

Liam Mannix 8:35 AM   A man has been shot and killed after an early morning fight in Geelong.

Yeshivah Centre abuse victims fear bullying, intimidation

Timna Jacks 10:55 PM   Yeshivah Centre abuse victims still fear they will be bullied and ostracised if they disclose their abuse.

Melbourne school accused of 'whitewashing' black history

Beau Donelly 9:33 PM   A Melbourne student has accused her school of "whitewashing" history after its music department was given the go-ahead to adapt the American musical Hairspray for its annual show.

Potential measles outbreak in Brunswick

Marissa Calligeros 8:59 PM   Four people living in the Brunswick area have contracted the disease.

100,000 Victorians living with dementia

Jason Dowling 7:12 PM   There are almost 100,000 Victorians living with dementia and that number is expected to climb to almost 400,000 by 2050.

Victorian principal speaks out about plight of asylum seeker students

Henrietta Cook 7:00 PM   They are dropped off at school in a white van, and escorted to the gates every morning by two burly guards.

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Bacchus Marsh pay-outs begin

Julia Medew 6:44 PM   Families of babies who died potentially unnecessary deaths at Bacchus Marsh Hospital are accepting pay outs from the state's insurer amid predictions the medical negligence scandal could cost Victoria hundreds of millions of dollars.

Slain girl's mother smoked cannabis the day her daughter disappeared

Daniella White, Sunraysia Daily 6:32 PM   The mother of toddler Nikki Francis-Coslovich has told a court she was on the verge of leaving her daughter's alleged killer, John Torney, the day before she died.

Homicide Squad probes disappearance of Bendigo mother

Chloe Booker 6:31 PM   Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the suspicious disappearance of a mother of four in central Victoria.

Cleaning company and boss fined $1m over visa rorts scheme

Adam Cooper 6:14 PM   A Melbourne cleaning company and its managing director have been fined more than $1 million by a federal judge for fleecing thousands of dollars from foreign workers and failing to deliver jobs that were promised.

V/Line train wheel crisis could have damaged tracks

Adam Carey 6:06 PM   The wheel wear issue that has caused severe disruption to V/Line services has spread to Metro, which has found excessive wear on one of its trains and "drying" on tracks that should be lubricated. 

Andrews' Nauru pledge has captured the mood, but what's the true motivation?

Josh Gordon, Analysis 6:05 PM   Daniel Andrews' offer to "accept full responsibility" for the asylum seekers facing the prospect of deportation has undeniably had a big impact.

Crown croupier charged with $100,000 fraud

Cameron Houston, Chris Vedelago 6:00 PM   A croupier at Crown Casino has been charged with serious deception charges over allegations he rigged a dice game and paid out more than $100,000 to five friends.

Child sex assault victims to be spared trauma of retelling evidence in court

Benjamin Preiss 12:15 AM   Child victims of sexual offences will no longer be required to give evidence again during appeals in higher courts, under new changes to be introduced in Parliament.

Police fear truck driver could be in wreckage after fatal crash

Marissa Calligeros, Chloe Booker 5:39 PM   One man has been killed, a teenager seriously injured, while a truck driver is also suspected to have died following a fiery crash in the state's south west.

Ferrari driver to stand trial over woman's death in road crash

Adam Cooper 5:17 PM   A kickboxer at the wheel of a Ferrari that was involved in a fatal crash in a Melbourne street has been committed to stand trial over the death of an elderly woman.

'On the end of a mobile': union body sounds alarm for insecure workers

Nick Toscano 5:03 PM   A growing number of Australians have little control over when and how often they work.

Sex Party tries to legalise Uber in Victoria

Lucy Battersby 4:59 PM   Sex Party MP Fiona Patten is introducing a bill to Victoria's state parliament which she hopes will lift restrictions on ride-sharing services such as UberX.

'Put me in jail', tearful Nene King tells judge after he warns over court outburst

Mark Russell 4:16 PM   'Liar! Liar Liar!' says former magazine queen of ex-friend accused of ripping her off to the tune of $40,000 when she was a drug addict.

Build a bank, block the highway – flood plan aims to protect town residents

Levee banks would be built along the Loddon River and a temporary levee would be installed across the Calder Highway before floodwaters hit, under a plan to avoid a repeat of the devastating flooding of 2011 which smashed the town of Bridgewater.

Painting keen-eyed op shop boss thought 'a bit special' turns out to be just that

Daniella Miletic 3:55 PM   'Striking' artwork left in a Vinnie's donation bin is found to be a valuable piece of Aboriginal art - and the shop has given it a price tag to match.

Australian Grand Prix goes from noisier pit lane to recreating Melbourne's lanes

Suzanne Carbone 3:41 PM   At this 21st birthday party, the noise will be blasted louder than the year before and the fashion will be very 1990s.

"I'm so scared of making them angry" - why we don't show their faces

Jason Dowling 3:05 PM   Showing the faces of children that could be sent to Nauru would not break Australian law, but would not be in the best interest of the children, according to the Human Rights Law Centre.  

Dad busted on school run was three times over the limit

Chloe Booker 2:15 PM   Father stopped driving daughter to school found to have blood alcohol concentration of 0.169.

Case dropped against man accused of trying to fight IS

Adam Cooper 1:59 PM   Federal prosecutors have dropped a criminal case against a Melbourne man who was accused of trying to fight in the Middle East against Islamic State.

Lettuce farm could have salmonella answers in days

Staff Reporters 12:22 PM   The source of a salmonella outbreak that prompted a nationwide recall of pre-packaged lettuce from Victoria could be known this week.

Commuter pain as trouble trifecta hits Craigieburn train line

Marissa Calligeros, Deborah Gough 10:48 AM   A trouble trifecta hit the Craigieburn line on Tuesday morning.

Melbourne Express: Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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