6 d. ago Police chief backs senior officer’s call for tougher punishment for youth crime

Mike Bush has backed comments calling for stronger deterrents following the murder of two boys in Melbourne’s west.

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7 d. ago ‘No one protects my family’: Devastated dad’s pleas after teen son’s stabbing death

Dau Akueng, 15, was walking home with friends after refereeing a basketball match. Then his life was cut short in a suspected youth gang attack in Melbourne’s west.

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7 d. ago ‘I need answers’: Father of Cobblebank victim pleads for police help

Dau Akueng, 15, was walking home with friends after refereeing a basketball match. Then his life was cut short in a suspected youth gang attack in Melbourne’s west.

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8 d. ago Two children stabbed to death in Melbourne’s west after suspected youth gang attack

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old boy were fatally stabbed in Cobblebank on Saturday night.

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2 w. ago Melbourne’s west feels neglected by Labor, but this is why the Liberals can’t break the red wall

In the western suburbs, Labor MPs are having to work harder than ever and independents are on the rise.

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2 w. ago ‘Completely destroyed’: Melton joins fight against renewable power towers on ancient volcano site

Melton council and businesses oppose a plan to build 70-metre tall, high-voltage towers as part of a transmission line through a green wedge zone in Melbourne’s outer west.

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2 w. ago Schoolgirl dead, students injured in bus rollover near Geelong

More than 20 people were taken to hospitals in Geelong and Melbourne after the crash on the Hamilton Highway, west of Geelong.

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2 w. ago Crane arm crushes car as operator trapped high above worksite

A crane operator is trapped after a crane collapsed on a worksite in high winds in Melbourne’s west, crushing a car beneath.

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2 w. ago Car crushed, driver trapped after crane collapse in Melbourne’s west

A crane operator was trapped for about an hour after a crane collapsed on a worksite in high winds in Melbourne’s west, crushing a car beneath.

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3 w. ago How a quiet rail closure could swamp western suburbs with trucks

The move in Melbourne’s west is likely to push thousands of tonnes of goods onto trucks, worsening road congestion and pollution.

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3 w. ago These students’ superpower guarantees VCE success, but the western suburbs need more schools

In a special series on Melbourne’s west, we reveal the top VCE schools in the booming region where many students have fewer choices and face long commutes.

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3 w. ago Teen cleared of murdering Declan Cutler due to young age charged over violent home invasion

The teenager, who was 13 when he was involved in the street killing of Cutler, has been arrested after a home invasion in Melbourne’s north-west where a man was stabbed and shot.

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