Traffic pains expected during morning peak hour

Chloe Booker 10:28 PM   Don't leave it to the last minute to rush out the door and drive to work on Wednesday.

Portrait of a gangland lawyer as a young man

Konrad Marshall 10:23 PM   When he was first hand picked as a man of great promise, Joesph "Pino" Acquaro was young, not yet 30.

Former union official turns witness in case against CFMEU's John Setka

Nick Toscano 8:18 PM   A former construction union official accused of corruption has emerged as a witness in a criminal blackmail case against the union's most senior branch leaders.

Mafia lawyer gunned down on Brunswick East street

Nino Bucci, Cameron Houston, Tammy Mills 7:19 PM   A Melbourne cafe owner allegedly wanted dead by the mafia has been shot and killed in what is believed to be a professional hit.

Senior public servant 'broke every f------ rule in the book', inquiry heard

Timna Jacks 7:05 PM   Former Education Department executive, John Allman, told an inquiry that embattled former executive, Darrell Fraser, "broke every f****** rule in the book and spent millions of dollars he shouldn't have spent", but insisted he was not a "crook".

Motorcyclist dead after crash at Cranbourne West

Neelima Choahan 6:55 PM   Another motorcyclist has lost his life on Victorian roads after a crash at Cranbourne West on Tuesday afternoon.

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Flame war between brigade and fire fighters creates 'un-crossable chasm'

Richard Willingham 6:53 PM   The relationship between firefighters and senior management has fundamentally collapsed, a long awaited review of the state's fire services has found.

Victorian paramedics want pay increases of 25 to 34 per cent

Rania Spooner 6:42 PM   Victorian paramedics are arguing their jobs have changed dramatically in recent years in a fight for pay rises of 25 to 34 per cent, which the government claims would cost taxpayers an extra $130 million each year.

Melbourne's choice: stuck in traffic or sky-high house prices

Clay Lucas 6:38 PM   A growing population, house prices and a faltering manufacturing sector are placing massive pressures on the city's infrastructure, a new report has found.

Fed Square rioters face range of charges, jail time

Benjamin Preiss 6:38 PM   Youths caught brawling in Melbourne's CBD on Saturday night could face a range of charges from affray to robbery - some of which could result in jail time.

Red-light camera hotspot changes a reprieve for motorists

Adam Carey 6:29 PM   The intersection that catches more motorists running a red light than any other in Melbourne will be modified to give drivers fairer warning, after The Age raised concerns that its design made traffic signals difficult to see.

Flasher strikes in Strathmore Heights

Chloe Booker 6:12 PM   A man has has exposed himself to a 60-year-old woman in Melbourne's north-west.

Melbourne's five most notorious underworld executions

Liam Mannix 5:53 PM   Mario Condello's's death in 2006 perhaps signalled the end of Melbourne's mafia wars – or at least, that was the thinking at the time.

Police nab almost 200 motorists for drug-driving over long weekend

Neelima Choahan 5:35 PM   One in nine people tested for drug-driving returned a positive result in a Victoria Police holiday road blitz over the long weekend.

Stranger shot dead over dispute about car parts, court told

Mark Russell 5:18 PM   A man opened fire on a group of people standing outside an Epping house following a birthday party for an eight-year-old, killing a stranger, a court has heard.

Police did not know of Numan Haider's telling mate about stabbing

Adam Cooper 5:05 PM   Police officers in charge of a counter-terrorism team were unaware Numan Haider had earlier told a friend he would have stabbed officers had he had a knife.

Lawyer could be struck off after telling sex abuse victim not to point finger at a fellow Jew

Tom Cowie 4:40 PM   Alex Lewenberg faces VCAT over allegations he pressured a victim of notorious paedophile David Cyprys to stay silent because both witness and abuser were Jews.

'He brought cannoli': Grief marks killing of 'gentleman' lawyer Joseph Acquaro

Nino Bucci 4:19 PM   'He was so down-to-earth', says a close friend. ' Everyone loved him, I've got my whole staff in tears.'

'Penalise betting companies over dodgy ads': anti-gambling group

Alana Schetzer 4:07 PM   Betting companies that breach a proposed new advertising code could be financially penalised in an effort to reduce the number of "irresponsible" ads being shown to vulnerable people, such as children.

How do you sentence someone who swerved to dodge a roo and killed his mates - but was driving unlicensed?

Liam Mannix 2:23 PM   How do you sentence a driver who swerved to avoid a kangaroo and rolled his car, killing two of his mates?

Mother of five caught having sex with 14-year-old boy

Mark Russell 12:50 PM   A Bendigo mother of five was having sex with a 14-year-old boy when his mate walked in on them, a court has heard.

Arson attempt on church where paedophile was priest

Cameron Houston 11:44 AM   St Bede's Church in Balwyn North is targeted by firebug, a year after spate of Eastertide attacks on churches linked with other disgraced clerics.

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Andrews opens up prospect of sky rail compo

Benjamin Preiss 11:12 AM   Residents affected by the development of elevated rail near their properties may be able to access compensation for the inconvenience caused to their lives. 

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Melbourne Express: Tuesday, March 15

Deborah Gough 9:16 AM   Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.

Men bashed with hammers, stabbed with syringe

Marissa Calligeros 7:27 AM   Two men have been bashed with hammers and another stabbed with a syringe in separate muggings.

Seven youths arrested after brawl in South Wharf

Neelima Choahan 12:19 AM   Police have arrested seven youths after reports of a brawl in a shopping precinct at South Wharf on Monday evening.

Hammer comes down on Hazelwood: environmental charges to be laid

Tom Arup 10:57 PM   The state's pollution watchdog will slap charges on the owners of Hazelwood after a two-year investigation into the devastating brown coal mine fire in 2014 that choked the town of Morwell for 45 days.

Tabcorp faces police scrutiny

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, Michael Bachelard, Daniel Quinlan 12:15 AM   Australian Stock Exchange chief Elmer Funke Kupper was the CEO of Tabcorp when the gaming giant paid $200,000 to the family of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in a transaction now at the centre of a federal police bribery inquiry.