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Victoria Police "did not parent" violent youth offenders but are the ones being forced to deal with them, Commissioner Graham Ashton says, dismissing claims the force is being "soft on crime".
Topics: crime, police, states-and-territories, vic
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| UpdatedA teenage boy and three girls, aged between 14 and 16, are arrested and charged after allegedly stealing a bus and using it during a crime spree in Melbourne's west.
Topics: crime, west-footscray-3012, williamstown-3016, laverton-north-3026, melbourne-3000, vic
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Authorities are being urged to consider culling the state's iconic wild horses before they cause irreparable damage to the High Country.
Topics: environment, national-parks, conservation, government-and-politics, vic
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| UpdatedSerena Williams beats sister Venus to win the Australian Open women's final and claim her 23rd major singles title. Look back at the action on our blog.
Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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The strain on infrastructure in Melbourne's booming outer west is in the spotlight once again, amid concerns its newest train station may reach capacity within 24 hours of opening.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, states-and-territories, caroline-springs-3023, melton-3337, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedThe 2017 Australian Open has dished up two of the most feel-good grand slam finals in living memory. But what is it exactly that makes us feel so good about them?
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Members of the public trained in first aid will be able to respond to triple-0 emergencies with the help of a new app being developed by Ambulance Victoria.
Topics: health, government-and-politics, vic
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| UpdatedAn Australian Open electrified by the revivals of seasoned champions will bathe in the warm glow of nostalgia tonight when the Williams sisters contest the women's final at Rod Laver Arena.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedSerious problems with Victoria's youth justice system were flagged with successive governments for more than a decade, and the recent dysfunction is the result of years of inaction, according to a former deputy Ombudsman.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, youth, state-parliament, government-and-politics, malmsbury-3446, vic, parkville-3052, melbourne-3000
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The High Court deals a blow to Labor's foray into the case of embattled former senator Bob Day, rejecting a bid to widen the scope of a case examining whether he breached the constitution.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedSerena Williams admits trying to end her sister's remarkable comeback in the Australian Open final will be "uncomfortable", but says either result would be a victory.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedForty adult prison staff will move to secure the Malmsbury and Parkville youth centres, and another facility will be built, in the wake of 15 young offenders breaking out following a riot this week.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, youth, state-parliament, government-and-politics, malmsbury-3446, vic, parkville-3052, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedVictoria's court system is failing, leaving young offenders locked up on remand for months on end without telling them when they may be released, the state's former commissioner for children and young people says.
Topics: youth, community-and-society, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, vic, australia
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| UpdatedReal estate giant LJ Hooker says it is pleased two of its former agents will face court for allegedly misappropriating more than $2 million of customers' money.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, australia, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedRoger Federer is hoping to meet old rival Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final, completing an impressive comeback from injury for two of the game's greats.
Topics: tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Sydney FC salvages a Big Blue win, coming from behind to defeat 10-man Melbourne Victory for the second time this season to all but clinch the A-League premiership.
Topics: sport, soccer, a-league, melbourne-3000, vic, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedSerena Williams sets up a dream Australian Open final against her sister Venus following a commanding win over Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
Topics: tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedVictoria's Youth Affairs Minister Jenny Mikakos, speaking after a group of inmates escaped from the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre, says the state will get a new youth detention facility.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedPolice round up the last of the 15 teenagers who escaped from Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre after a 24-hour manhunt across Victoria.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, youth, colac-3250, malmsbury-3446, vic
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| UpdatedMore Victorian real estate agents are caught by a taskforce targeting the widespread practice of underquoting property values to entice prospective buyers.
Topics: housing-industry, consumer-protection, regulation, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, vic
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| UpdatedLong-tipped as a possible major title winner, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov is just two matches away from fulfilling his promise after a win over Belgium's David Goffin.
Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedSeven inmates are on the run after escaping from a youth correction facility in Malmsbury and stealing several vehicles north-west of Melbourne.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, youth, malmsbury-3446, vic, australia
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| UpdatedA ninth person dies of thunderstorm asthma after the freak weather events in Victoria last November, which saw 8,500 people seek hospital treatment.
Topics: death, asthma, health, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedUnheralded 34-year-old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni continues her incredible Australian Open run, setting up a semi-final clash with Serena Williams after beating fifth seed Karolina Pliskova.
Topics: tennis, sport, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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The prospect of a Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal Australian Open final is a tantalising one, and former champ Andy Roddick believes it would be the biggest match of all time.
Topics: tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia