James Hancock
James Hancock is a reporter for ABC News in Victoria.
Call for better Transgender community health services
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Victoria's growing transgender community demands greater action to tackle long public waiting lists to access hormone therapy.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, sexual-health, health, sexuality, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health-administration, government-and-politics, state-parliament, vic, melbourne-3000
Melbourne teen sent to youth detention over 'terrifying' home invasion
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A teen who took part in a violent home invasion in Melbourne's south-east while on bail for the same type of offending, avoids being sent to an adult prison despite the judge saying the victims were left 'emotionally scarred'.
Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, melbourne-3000, vic
Teenager admits role in ice-fuelled crime spree
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Mursal Biel, 18 and three other males — who cannot be named for legal reasons — threatened to kill some of their seven victims, "soft targets" who were randomly set upon around Melbourne, a court hears.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, armed-robbery, richmond-3121, southbank-3006
Inmate gets another year behind bars over Ravenhall prison riot
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The first inmate to be sentenced over the largest prison riot in Victoria's history, which started over a looming smoking ban and caused millions of dollars in damage, has a year added to his minimum jail term.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000
Police 'used taxpayers' money to pay off drug dealer's debts'
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Victoria Police used taxpayers' money to help pay off a drug dealer's "massive" debts in return for giving evidence at an extortion trial, the County Court has heard.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, drug-offences, crime, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Victorian man admits causing child to perform sex act with dog
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Victorian man, Fabian Meharry, pleads guilty to almost 200 child sex charges, including rape, causing a child to perform a sexual act with a dog and producing child pornography.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, echuca-3564, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Melbourne woman pleads guilty over million-dollar day care scam
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A Melbourne woman admits to defrauding the Commonwealth over a multi-million-dollar day care scam, but her four co-accused deny related charges in court.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, melbourne-3000, vic
Driver accused of 'failing to plan safe route' faces court over Montague St bridge bus crash
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A bus driver charged over a crash at the notorious Montague Street bridge in South Melbourne, which injured about a dozen passengers, faces court for the first time over the incident.
Topics: courts-and-trials, melbourne-3000, ballarat-3350
Alleged drug trafficker 'made to feel like a goose' over cocaine deal gone wrong
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An alleged drug trafficker accused of extortion was made to "feel like a goose" when a customer failed to pay for $370,000 worth of cocaine, a Melbourne court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, drug-offences, crime, melbourne-3000
Deviant sexual urges drove man to attack pregnant woman, court told
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A man who tried to sexually assault a pregnant woman on a Brunswick bike path was using online pornography to try to control his deviant sexual urges, a court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, brunswick-3056
Gay ex-NRL player and Indigenous model becomes face of NT sexual health campaign
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Casey Conway represents a triple-threat for organisers of the Northern Territory's latest sexual health campaign - he is a former rugby league player, aboriginal and gay.
Topics: sexual-health, sexually-transmitted-diseases, gays-and-lesbians, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, nt, vic
Winner of Melbourne Marathon 'stoked to win'
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First-time marathon runner Tom Do Canto says he is "stoked" to have won the 2016 Melbourne Marathon in windy conditions.
Topics: marathon, sport, melbourne-3000
Racing Victoria chairman investigated over cobalt doping disclosure
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Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie is being investigated in relation to a disclosure involving cobalt doping, the state's racing integrity commissioner says.
Topics: horse-racing, sport, melbourne-3000
Melbourne real estate agent fined $330,000 for underquoting
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A judge fines Hocking Stuart Richmond for underquoting properties, saying consumers were likely to be "significantly inconvenienced, disappointed and deceived".
Topics: courts-and-trials, housing-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Jockey's attitude 'completely changed', wants licence reinstated
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Former top jockey Danny Nikolic tells a VCAT hearing his attitude to authority has "completely changed" and his licence should be returned, but lawyers for Racing Victoria accuse him of being "evasive".
Topics: courts-and-trials, horse-racing, melbourne-3000
Car trips discouraged in Fishermans Bend redevelopment
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The updated plan for the new Fishermans Bend redevelopment puts cars last on the list of transport options, with developers aiming for just one in five trips to be made by private vehicles.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, urban-development-and-planning, port-melbourne-3207
Intense storm predicted to weaken as it moves into Victoria
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Victorians brace for powerful winds, heavy rain and possible flash flooding but the intense storm sweeping east from South Australia is expected to weaken as it moves into the state.
Topics: weather, storm-event, vic, melbourne-3000
Dachshunds dress up in Melbourne for Oktoberfest celebrations
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Almost 100 tiny-legged dachshunds — including one dressed as a tank — compete in races and a costume contest in Melbourne as part of Oktoberfest celebrations.
Topics: human-interest, animals, offbeat, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Man accused of helping 'tinnie terrorist' plot refused bail
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A man accused of taking part in a plot to flee Australia by boat to fight with the Islamic State group is refused bail in Melbourne.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, qld, australia
'Justice system is broken': Family of slain grandmother found in pool vows not to give up
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The family of a Melbourne woman found dead in her swimming pool in 2011 vows to keep fighting for justice after an inquest is unable to rule out the prime suspect in her alleged murder.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, community-and-society, wantirna-south-3152
CFA pay dispute could have nation-wide ramifications
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Victoria's Country Fire Authority will rely on constitutional powers to prove its controversial workplace deal for paid firefighters is lawful, in a case which could set a precedent for organisations in other states.
Topics: state-parliament, emergency-planning, constitution, federal-parliament, federal---state-issues, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, unions, melbourne-3000
Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight loses compensation bid
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Mass murderer Julian Knight loses a legal fight to be considered for compensation over abuse he claims he suffered as an army cadet.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
New findings may see end to antibiotic-resistant superbugs
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Scientists make a major breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic-resistant superbugs by creating molecules which are able to kill the deadly bacteria.
Topics: science-and-technology, health, melbourne-3000
Help for kids leaving state care hampered by 'ridiculous' red tape
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The peak body for children in out-of-home care says bureaucracy and unjustified privacy concerns are hampering their efforts to help young people transitioning to independent life.
Topics: government-and-politics, family-and-children, community-and-society, child-abuse, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Man loses case over 'trivial' building works around boat shed
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A Melbourne man loses a three-year legal battle against Wyndham Council that prosecuted him for illegally developing public land around his boat shed in the city's west.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, local-government, werribee-3030
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