New speed rule aims to protect emergency workers on roadside

New rule requires drivers to slow down to 40 when passing an emergency vehicle on the side of the road.

The Melbourne suburbs where burglaries are most violent

Victoria's crime rate has risen again, however less than in previous years, prompting the police minister to make the bold claim that the state's law and order problem could soon be over.

Man released, no charges after terror raids involving 150 police

The man arrested during a police hunt for gun dealers in Melbourne's north on Friday has been released without charge.

Brighton terror attacker 'should have been denied parole'

Funding for Victoria's peak Islamic body will be closely studied over plan for 'safe spaces'.

'Now I have to take him back to China in a box'

Parents of newly married man killed in Brighton siege say they feel hatred towards gunman.

How foreign syndicates run the modern-day bank robbery

This is the modern-day bank robbery. A young nightclub promoter walks in to an inner city Bank of Melbourne branch and leaves with $30,000 cash that isn't his.

High drama: How the MH128 ordeal unfolded

The wheels have barely left the tarmac when the passengers and crew realise that something is wrong.

Police name victim in body in the bin case in Preston

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Investigations continue into why Ashley Phillips, 44, ended up dead in a wheelie bin.

Furious finance lecturer charges $1000 for eaten card

What do you get for the $2 fee for using another bank's ATM? A finance lecturer believes the answer is nothing.