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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Melbourne Express: Thursday, July 7, 2016
Craig Butt 6:20 AM Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
Teen charged with Grand Theft Auto-style rampage
Marika Dobbin 12:52 AM It was a crime spree straight out of computer game Grand Theft Auto.
Bassam Raad charged with murder of his wife Zeinab Taleb after children found injured
Beau Donelly, Nino Bucci, Tammy Mills 11:35 PM A man acquitted in Australia's largest terror trial has been charged with murdering his wife and dumping her battered body in a suburban car park.
Former terror accused questioned over missing wife
Tammy Mills and Nino Bucci 9:08 PM Bassam Raad and his wife Zainab Taleb were devout Muslims, who, with their circle of friends that included the daughter of notorious terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika, would usually spend the festival of Eid al-Fitr feasting to end the fast of Ramadan.
Police admit no DNA, fingerprint or ID evidence in case against alleged Kinniburgh killer
Liam Mannix 7:24 PM If the gang that killed Graham Kinniburgh did the deed in a green Hyundai, why did they pause 10 minutes later to torch a different, unrelated car – one that on first inspection contained no evidence linked to the case?
Bell tolls for Greens beyond hipster proof fence
Chris Johnston 6:54 PM There were huge swings to the Greens in Batman and Wills but mapping the booths in the electorates tells a remarkable story.
More Victorians to be able to die at home under government plan
Rania Spooner 12:15 AM Significantly more Victorians would be able to die at home under an ambitious government plan to remodel the state's strained and fragmented palliative care system within two years.
Why not to trust your electrical devices
Aisha Dow 5:55 PM In a poky evidence room at the offices of Melbourne's metropolitan fire brigade, you'll find a museum of deceptively dangerous electrical appliances.
A competition for tree believers, despite one historic gum falling for freeway
Clay Lucas and Aisha Dow 5:28 PM Two lemon-scented gums on a roundabout at the northern end of Swanston Street in Carlton are among a field of nine in the running for the title of Victorian tree of the year.
Reject syringes could cause 'public health disaster'
Julia Medew 5:02 PM Drug users are rejecting a new batch of syringes in Australia's needle exchange programs, saying they're too blunt and that the tips are snapping off in people's arms.
South Yarra station neglected in the midst of development boom
Adam Carey 5:01 PM It is Melbourne's sixth-busiest railway station, used by 28,000 passengers a day, a figure almost three times what it was just six years ago.
Man previously acquitted of terrorism offences questioned over Dallas death, and injury to children
Tammy Mills and Nino Bucci 4:09 PM A Melbourne man acquitted in the country's biggest terrorism trial is being questioned over a body dumped in a car park in Melbourne's north.
Huge cranes on track to build sky rail over commuters' heads
Benjamin Preiss 4:08 PM Cranbourne-Pakenham line passengers have been spared the pain of replacement bus services, with massive sections of elevated track to be lowered into place as trains travel as usual underneath.
Lake tragedy: Accused mother Akon Guode set to make bail bid
Caitlin Guilfoyle 3:22 PM Melbourne mother who allegedly murdered three of her children by driving into a lake is expected to ask for bail.
Half hour of high-speed hell for car owner who clung to car bonnet as thief tried to shake him off
Adam Cooper 3:07 PM Holding on for dear life, Mill Park man was left traumatised as repeat offender swerved from left to right in an attempt to dislodge him from his own car.
Melbourne endures its wettest day of the year so far
Craig Butt 2:20 PM Did yesterday seem wetter than usual? It turns out it was. Tuesday was officially the wettest day of the year so far in Melbourne.
Three cars stolen in three terrifying home invasions
Craig Butt 11:38 AM One man was stabbed and two families traumatised after three frightening aggravated burglaries in Melbourne's north and Bendigo overnight.
Melbourne Express: Wednesday, July 6, 2016
9:21 AM Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
'Explosive device' found in 4WD on Princes Highway
Anna Prytz The explosive device found in a four-wheel-drive on the Princes Highway has been detonated.
Teen 'threatened to behead driver'
Melissa Meehan Two teens have been charged after a crime spree, including threatening to behead one of their victims, in Melbourne's south-east.
Fatal car crash in Glenburn
Beau Donelly One man is dead and another man is fighting for life after a head-on collision in Glenburn on Tuesday night.
Man questioned over Dallas killing, injured Broadmeadows children
Beau Donelly, Tammy Mills, Nino Bucci, Neelima Choahan A Melbourne man believed to have been acquitted on terrorism charges has been arrested after three children were hospitalised, with police probing links to a woman's body found dumped in a carpark last month.
Brace yourself, Ballarat - winner is coming
Anna Prytz Australia's only working knight has taken out a coveted international jousting title.
'Melbourne guy', or just another hipster?
Melissa Singer and Beau Donelly He has caused a global sensation with his back-to-front vintage overalls and esoteric musings on Trotsky and being a "jazz kitten" but is Samuel Davide Hains a hipster hero, or just having a lend?
Behave, Kyrgios, and you'll get to No 1, says etiquette guru
Carolyn Webb The head of a Melbourne etiquette school has offered free lessons to hot-headed Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios, who was described by a British journalist as behaving "like a petulant little brat".
Grim discovery: Woman found dead in Kew
Anna Prytz Locals left confused after dozens of officers swoop on eastern suburb after gruesome discovery.
Liberals extend slender lead in key Melbourne marginal
Richard Willingham The Liberal Party has extended its lead in its bid to unseat Labor in a key eastern suburban seat.
Myki contract worth $700 million goes to existing system operator
Adam Carey The company that developed myki has won a new, seven-year contract worth $700 million to continue running the state's public transport ticketing system.
Police probe link between alleged assault of three children and woman's body found in Dallas
Tammy Mills, Nino Bucci, Neelima Choahan Connections to 'an existing active investigation' sought by police over a missing mother whose three children were allegedly assaulted by a man on Monday night.
Nit combs and fancy tie pins found in dig under notorious historic city centre pub
Aisha Dow In a dark room in the earliest days of Melbourne's settlement, a gold nugget and a lice comb fall silently through a crack in the floorboards.
Opinion
Punishment by proxy
The danger is that immense damage will be done to communities served by the CFA.
Football's abuse of women is institutional
The abuse of women in football is ongoing. Its language. Its attitudes. And sexual assault.
Why footy's men need to take heed
This has been an opportune week to shut up and learn.
Myer should stick with what it does best
Classic, dependable and enduring – that's what we want from Myer.
Forget hollow apologies, take away the money
Behavioural change cannot happen without people changing their language.
Sorry, Premier, you've used up your nine lives
What is the shelf-life of a political crisis?
Victoria's proposed euthanasia laws are flawed
A sanitised, pain-free and controlled death cannot be guaranteed.
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.
