City gripped tight by 'coldest week of the year'
Daniella Miletic Think the cold might loosen its white-knuckle grip on poor shivering Melbourne? Think again. The big chill's only just begun.
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Resident dies in St Kilda unit block fire
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Neelima Choahan 12:30 AM A man has died in a fire in a block of units in St Kilda on Thursday night.
Carjackings carried out for thrill
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Tammy Mills 7:36 PM Some of Melbourne's carjackings and aggravated burglaries are being organised by established criminals who are using young people to steal luxury cars to order. But more young offenders, senior police say, are doing it for a far more concerning reason: they enjoy the violence.
Man accused of killing baby boy, remanded in custody
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Neelima Choahan 7:27 PM A 33-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby.
Giant skyscraper planned for Bourke Street
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Aisha Dow 6:54 PM A giant skyscraper planned for the western edge of the CBD would become Melbourne's fifth-tallest tower if approved.
Tow truck owned by Peter "Skitzo" Hewat's company impounded before Preston police impound lot shooting
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Tammy Mills 6:19 PM An associate of a notorious Hells Angels bikie is being investigated over the shooting of a police facility in Melbourne this week.
Bullying in Australian schools is falling, but remains 'unacceptably high'
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Henrietta Cook, Eryk Bagshaw 6:19 PM Bullying in Australian schools remains “unacceptably high,” a new report has found.
Victoria Police dump drug tester that repeatedly ignored rules
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Nino Bucci 5:56 PM Victoria Police has dumped a drug test provider which repeatedly breached regulations while obtaining samples from police officers who faced internal disciplinary charges.
As cold, cold front brings wind, rain and hail, official advice is 'rug up'
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Marissa Calligeros and Marika Dobbin 5:52 PM 'The chill factor's right up there', forecasters say, as rather bleak winter's day in Melbourne looks likely to get chillier and much, much wetter.
CFA's chief fire officer Joe Buffone quits
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Richard Willingham 5:52 PM The chief fire officer of Victoria's Country Fire Authority has become the latest victim of the Premier Daniel Andrews workplace deal with the firefighters union.
Melbourne Metro: shallow tunnel raises fears among North Melbourne residents
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Clay Lucas and Adam Carey 5:47 PM North Melbourne home owners are concerned over the impact of the Melbourne Metro train tunnel that will run 12 metres below their homes.
Man charged over baby death
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Chloe Booker 5:22 PM A man has been charged following the death of a six-month-old boy in Glenroy on Sunday.
Man charged after alleged train assault
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Neelima Choahan 5:10 PM A 26-year-old Coburg man has been charged following an alleged assault on the Craigieburn line.
Would-be kangaroo bomber pleads guilty to planning Anzac Day terror attack
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4:34 PM Melbourne teenager accused of plotting to behead a police officer on Anzac Day - and booby-trap a live kangaroo - faces life in prison after pleading guilty to planning a terrorist act.
Eyewitness says accused mother 'did nothing' as he tried to rescue children
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Rania Spooner 4:14 PM Good Samaritan has detailed the chaotic moment he pulled one of Akon Guode's children from her sinking car.
Police hunt for man after baby death in Melbourne
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Marika Dobbin 2:50 PM A manhunt is under way for an alleged baby killer.
A democratic feast: eat, drink and vote
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Alana Christensen and Nicholas Li 2:46 PM Mmmm, the election day smorgasbord. What to eat and drink when you vote.
It's a river! Burst water main floods CBD street
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Marissa Calligeros 12:59 PM A huge pool of water has flooded parts of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne's CBD.
Gonski funds being used by schools to pay off debt
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Henrietta Cook 12:35 PM Cash-strapped schools are using Gonski funding earmarked for disadvantaged students to pay off their debts.
Mystery murdered woman suffered 'serious, sustained' injuries
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Chloe Booker 12:32 PM An unidentified woman who was murdered and dumped in a car park suffered "serious and sustained" injuries in a what police believe was a case of family violence.
Desperate measures for Melbourne's homelessness crisis
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Aisha Dow 9:25 AM Eight truckloads of waste were removed from Enterprize Park when Melbourne City Council cleared out the homeless camp this week, including almost 200 syringes, a large numbers of shopping trolleys, mattresses, chairs, tents and other furniture.
Melbourne Express: Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Craig Butt 9:22 AM Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
Police reinstated after review of dismissals
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Nino Bucci Victoria Police officers have been reinstated after it was found that biased and unjust disciplinary hearings led to their dismissals.
Seven shots fired at Preston police building
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Tammy Mills, Nicholas Li Police are appealing for witnesses after a drive-by shooting at an police impound lot in Preston last night.
Preston shooting: Two arrested over police facility drive-by
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Tammy Mills Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting at a police facility in Melbourne's north.
'They're floating in the water': court hears harrowing 000 call in Akon Guode lake deaths case
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Rania Spooner Mother accused of murdering her three youngest children by driving into a lake has collapsed to the floor of a court sobbing uncontrollably as a Triple-0 phone call was played.
Police, paramedics push for WorkCover PTSD change
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Tammy Mills Victorian paramedic Belinda Ousley wrote a list of the incidents she attended in her 10-year career to give to WorkCover to try to prove that her work caused her mental illness. Here's some of that list:
Police reinstated after review of dismissals
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Nino Bucci Victoria Police officers accused of sexually harassing colleagues, having relationships with bikie gang members, taking illicit drugs and crashing their car while drink driving have been reinstated after it was found that biased and unjust disciplinary hearings led to their dismissals.
'They can't swim, can I please go get in?': Transcript of harrowing 000 call
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WARNING: This transcript contains graphic details that may cause distress.
Melbourne Metro rail: Iconic landmarks at risk from tunnel works, council warns
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Adam Carey and Clay Lucas Melbourne's Town Hall, its refurbished City Baths and the iconic Princes Bridge over the Yarra all risk being left in structurally unsound condition by planned rail tunnelling works, the Melbourne City Council warns.
Geelong star's wife's stolen wedding dress recovered
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Melissa Singer Emma Hawkins, the wife of Geelong star Tom Hawkins, never thought she would see her wedding gown again after it was stolen, along with her car, just days after their March wedding.