Rail fail: Faults galore and no fix
Adam Carey The most critical infrastructure that keeps Melbourne's trains running is so fault-ridden and obsolete that it would need a fourfold increase in government funding to fix and replace it all.
Latest Victoria news
Calder Freeway set to reopen after horror crash
Aisha Dow 12:55 AM Authorities are confident the Calder Freeway will reopen in time for Wednesday's morning peak, almost 24 hours after a horror smash that claimed the life of a 49-year-old Ascot Vale man.
Double fatality in Dandenongs
Aisha Dow 12:13 AM Two people have been killed in a major vehicle collision in the Dandenong Ranges.
Melbourne climber's remains 'recovered from Mount Everest'
11:43 PM The body of a Melbourne woman who died climbing Mount Everest has reportedly been brought down from the mountain to be transferred to Kathmandu within days.
MP and community condemn council closure of 'well loved' bookshop
Carolyn Webb 11:16 PM A state government minister has joined locals condemning Port Phillip council's closure of "well loved" St Kilda bookshop.
Horror smash: petrol tanker rollover kills one, injures six on Calder Freeway
Allison Worrall, Deborah Gough, Liam Mannix 5:20 PM At least one person dead and six others injured after petrol tanker crashes on Melbourne freeway during morning peak hour.
Shopping centre evacuated after man reportedly stabbed
Henrietta Cook 5:57 PM A man has been rushed to hospital after he was reportedly stabbed at Dandenong Plaza.
$11.4m package to ease pressure on dairy farmers
Darren Gray 5:38 PM Victoria's struggling dairy farmers have been given $11.4 million in funding to help cope with falling farmgate milk prices.
Victoria's freedom-of-information integrity regime in shake-up
Benjamin Preiss 6:25 PM The office overseeing freedom-of-information in Victoria will be scrapped and combined with another department under a government shake-up of the state's integrity regime.
Andrews accused of hypocrisy and bullying over weight joke
Josh Gordon, State Political Editor 6:23 PM Daniel Andrews has been accused of hypocritical and bullying behaviour after appearing to joke about an MP's weight.
Carer acquitted of raping disabled boy
Adam Cooper 6:22 PM A man accused of raping a disabled boy who was in his care almost 14 years ago has been found not guilty of all charges.
CFA knew of Fiskville contamination, inquiry finds
Angus Livingston 5:59 PM Victoria's CFA management continued to send firefighters to its Fiskville firefighting training site even after finding out it had been contaminated for decades.
Melbourne Metro: city square, parks, sports fields to be occupied for years
Adam Carey 12:15 AM Melbourne's City Square will become a construction site for several years and up to 900 trees around the inner city may be removed when the underground Melbourne Metro rail tunnel is built.
Woman to stand trial for murdering partner after 'horrendous bashings'
5:51 PM A Victorian woman accused of murdering her partner after suffering years of "horrendous bashings" will face trial.
Tattooed arm in river led to men accused of man's murder, court told
Bianca Hall 5:49 PM Three men accused of the gruesome murder of an acquaintance were discovered after the man's tattood forearm floated to the surface of the Maribyrnong River, the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday.
Mum feared for baby in car during dramatic arrest
Adam Cooper 5:47 PM A mother feared for her baby son's safety when a ute reversed into the back of her car while its driver was trying to evade arrest from heavily armed police, a court has heard.
Meet the man who has cleaned for every premier since Dick Hamer
Josh Gordon, State Political Editor 5:39 PM Sam Ismaili has seen no less than eight premiers come and go.
Man found shot dead near Bacchus Marsh
Tom Cowie, Olivia Shying 5:36 PM A manhunt is underway for the driver of a silver SUV after a man was shot in the head while parked outside his house west of Melbourne.
Jailed paedophile 'massaged boys' at Geelong College
Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago 5:30 PM Convicted paedophile David Whitcroft is the subject of a fresh police investigation over allegations he sexually assaulted several Geelong College students in the early 1990's.
Bigoted laws 'ruined lives'
Benjamin Preiss 5:23 PM Peter McEwen was just 17 when the police caught him with another man behind some bushes on Brighton beach in 1967.
'I didn't kick her hard', officer tells Ballarat hearing
Alicia Thomas 5:15 PM Female police officer tells inquiry she kicked a 51-year-old fellow officer while the woman lay face down and handcuffed in a Ballarat cell but says it wasn't done 'in a malicious way'.
Property owners on city's green fringe launch challenge to new council laws
Clay Lucas 4:56 PM Landowners fearing a fall in the value of their property in the green belt to Melbourne's north have launched legal action to reverse strict environmental laws being introduced by their council.
Grim Facebook rumours do farmers more harm than good
Darren Gray 4:41 PM Crisis, devastation, severe financial losses. These words have all been used to describe the woes hitting the Australian dairy industry.
20,000 litres of fuel flushed into tranquil creek
Liam Mannix 4:39 PM While a human crisis was unfolding on the Calder, an ecological crisis was happening beneath it.
Abbotts Road to stay open in win for Dandenong businesses
Adam Carey 4:34 PM A busy industrial road in Melbourne's manufacturing heartland that was to be permanently shut so the Andrews government could remove a level crossing will remain open after authorities bowed to public anger at the plan.
Calls for better sex ed for international students due to spate of abortions
Timna Jacks, Henrietta Cook 4:27 PM Poor sex education and unwanted sex has led to a spate of abortions among international students, according to insurers and health experts.
Trio jailed over ice-fuelled home invasion that led to mate's death
Adam Cooper 4:12 PM A botched assault on a drug-dealer's home cost one young man his life in a struggle for a shotgun and has now earned three of his mates jail terms.
Female officer 'stripped, sprayed and kicked'
Alicia Thomas 1:16 PM 'Kicked, stomped on and stood upon', Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog hears how an off-duty female police officer was dumped by Ballarat police in a cell for hours without pants or a blanket.
Children's Court security guard who had sex with 14-year-old 'thought she was 17', jury told
Bianca Hall 1:16 PM Police told 32-year-old that the girl he'd met when they shared a cigarette outside court was too young. He told her their relationship was over - then they went to bed 'one last time'.
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.
