Taxi drivers being 'regulated out of existence'
Victorian taxi drivers are being "regulated out of existence" while Uber sits back and "rubs its hands with glee", according to former Taxi Services Commissioner Graeme Samuel.
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Lawyer wages war on 'unfair' VCE holiday homework
It's become a fixture in schools that can cast a dark shadow over the summer holidays.
Rain eases, but 'raw, cold' winds to hit
Rain to return on Tuesday with 'raw, cold' southerly wind gusts forecast.
Top honour for town they couldn't drown
Moved 60 years ago to make way for a dam, Tallangatta has been named the National Trust of Victoria's second notable town.
Two years, nine months jail for motorist who ran down policeman
Court told officer feared he was dying as he was hit by fleeing car on EastLink
Melbourne police officer allegedly shoots man three times, plants knife on body
Dashcam footage and audio recordings showing a police officer allegedly shooting a man three times in cold blood from point blank range, and then planting a knife on his body, have been put to a Melbourne court.
Rare parrots among loot uncovered in police sting
Two rare ringneck parrots were among an Ali Baba-like hoard of stolen goods uncovered in a police sting after a burglary spree in the state's north-east.
Victorian pokie baron gets Australia Day gong for community service
The family which owns a pokies venue which takes the highest losses from the local community have also been celebrated for their services to the community.
Mate's death prompted teen to plot police Anzac beheading, court told
The death of a teenager who attacked two policemen was the catalyst for another young man to plan a terror attack that focused on beheading a police officer at an Anzac Day commemoration, a court has been told.
Man urged to hand himself in after St Kilda death
Detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a St Kilda rooming house.
Hospital emergency departments straining under increased demand
Emergency departments in poorer, growing areas of Melbourne are being deluged with hundreds more patients than they were at the same time last year.
Bus pain ends for some train commuters, begins for others
It'll soon be on the buses for thousands of Melbourne train commuters as more level crossings are removed across the city.
White-footed Rabbit Rat fossil mystery solved
It was a 40 year animal mystery which followed perhaps thousands of years of silence.
Knife-wielding man at large after stabbing
Police are continuing their hunt for a suspected thief who critically stabbed a man in South Yarra on Saturday night.
New $13 million research lab to open in Melbourne
A new $13 million high-tech military research centre in Melbourne will aim to design better command and control software.
Stuck tram crashes party for Frankston rail commuters
Melbourne bayside commuters have cheered the re-opening of the Frankston line 37 days after they were forced onto buses during construction works.
Mother mourns daughter and best friend, Tanami Nayler, killed in West Melbourne hit-run
About half an hour before she was left for dead in the middle of a Melbourne road by a speeding hit run driver, Tanami Nayler sent her mother a text.
Driver dies after car rolls over, hits tree
A man has died after his car rolled and crashed into a tree in Clayton on Monday morning.
Sister of missing woman Sally Cheong just wishes she could finally say 'I love you'
Every now and then, late at night, Helen Cheong still sees the face of her missing sister, Sally, who she hasn't seen since they played tennis eight years ago.
Melbourne Express: Monday, August 1, 2016
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