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Voluntary and paid CFA members with Premier Daniel Andrews and Emergency Services Minister James Merlino in June.

Firefighter union deal cost almost $700 million: leaked documents

Daniel Andrews' contentious deal with the militant firefighters' union could end up costing taxpayers around $700 million, with leaked documents suggesting the Premier may have misled parliament – and the public – about the true price of the agreement.

High-profile Grammarian slams 'rate-your-date' video

Melbourne Grammar School alumnus Julian Burnside, QC, says society is to blame for the students' behaviour, not the school.

A high-profile Melbourne Grammar School alumnus has called on the education provider and the wider community to do more to tackle casual sexism after a group of year 12 students were caught making inappropriate comments about women.

Grief group a salve for loss and life

Christine Dodson and her son Jason.

Christine Dodson will never be a grandmother. Her adult son Jason, 26, will never get married or travel the planet with a backpack over his shoulder. He will never get his driver's licence and might never move out of home.