Million-dollar jewel heist from Toorak mansion
More than $1 million worth of jewellery has been stolen from the Toorak mansion of millionaire businessman and former Liberal Party powerbroker Andrew Abercrombie.
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Warning not to let Transurban toll road crowd out tram plan for west
Could trams be due for a comeback in Melbourne's west? CityLink's owner Transurban has been warned not to let its final design for the Western Distributor interfere with long-term plans for a new tram route to the western suburbs.
Supraja Srinivas and four-month-old son killed in balcony fall
A woman who died with her four-month-old baby boy after they fell from a Melbourne CBD balcony was originally from India.
Why the housing bubble spells big trouble for Labor
Labor voters have a price ceiling.
New money for homeless
The Victorian government has investigated using empty office space to house homeless people as it struggles to deal with a sudden surge of rough sleeping in the city centre.
Protests erupt over crushing of 36,000-year-old lava flow
There has barely been such a shock to the Dreaming landscape of Harman's Valley in south-west Victoria since nearby Mount Napier erupted 36,000 years ago, spewing a stream of molten lava 27 kilometres to the south-west.
Ambulance rolls after serious crash
Two paramedics have been injured after an ambulance was involved in a serious crash north of Melbourne.
Greens name human rights advocate Olivia Ball as Lord Mayor candidate
The Greens have announced their candidate for Lord Mayor of Melbourne, a 44-year-old human rights advocate who ran against Bill Shorten at this month's federal election.
Halal snack packs a punch
The infamous Halal snack pack has contributed to the flourishing of Melbourne business owner Cihan Parti's store.
Suspicious fire destroys Glenroy house
Firefighters are battling a large house fire in Melbourne's north.
IT systems beset by cost and schedule blow-outs
The rate of change in digital technology can render new innovations obsolete within a couple of years but one of Victoria's public water companies isn't due to finish its IT upgrade until 2026.
Birrarung Marr pedestrian bridge gets a name
Melbourne's latest pedestrian walkway has been named Tanderrum Bridge.
Police investigate vile Instagram account set up by Brighton Grammar students
Police are investigating an Instagram account which was set up by students at an exclusive private boys' school to share photos of young girls without their knowledge.
Chapel Street traders 'pay for marketing exec's porn access'
Marketing executive Oskar Cebergs was employed by the Chapel Street Precinct Association to promote the embattled retail strip, but a toxic legal dispute over his departure has exposed serious probity issues with the association and Stonnington council.
Police arrest man over car theft in Clayton South
A man who allegedly stole a car from a petrol station then crashed it in Melbourne's south-east has been arrested.
'Sexualised and violated': schoolgirl 'sluts' Instagram account shut down
Melbourne's top private school Brighton Grammar is deciding the punishment for students who created a "young sluts" Instagram account to share photos of girls and vote on the "slut of the year."
Woman dies after being found on fire in Rye
Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found on fire on a street in Rye on Monday morning.
Teens charged over string of home invasions in Melbourne's west
Police have charged two teenage boys over home invasions and car theft in Melbourne's west at the weekend.
Toddler dies after drowning in backyard pond in Geelong
A toddler found unconscious in a backyard pond has died in a Melbourne hospital.
Melbourne Express: Monday, July 18, 2016
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