5 h. ago Hoons and litterbugs have fines refunded after EPA discovers officers lacked powers

Dozens of officers did not have proper authority to issue fines or begin court action for some infringements, invalidating 4100 fines and affecting 19 prosecutions.

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9 h. ago VCE 2025 as it happened: Victorian year 12 students receive ATAR scores

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

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9 h. ago Massimiliano was at work when police told him a toddler’s body was buried in his backyard

For hours, investigators scoured the yard of his suburban home using specialised ground-penetrating machines before digging up a section of the lawn near the house’s back door.

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11 h. ago ‘Miscarriage of justice’: Why Gregory Lynn was granted a new trial

Three Court of Appeal judges have detailed the reasons why the former airline pilot has had his murder conviction quashed.

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11 h. ago ‘Miscarriage of justice’: Why Greg Lynn was granted a new trial

Three Court of Appeal judges have detailed the reasons why the former airline pilot has had his murder conviction quashed.

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12 h. ago Man critically injured, another arrested after shooting on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula

An investigation is under way after a man arrived at a medical clinic with a suspected gunshot wound on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.

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12 h. ago The Greg Lynn retrial: Missing camper murder appeal explained

Three Court of Appeal judges found elements of the trial had caused Lynn to suffer a serious miscarriage of justice. Here’s what happens next.

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12 h. ago The prosecution must start again: Greg Lynn retrial explained

Three Court of Appeal judges found elements of the trial had caused Lynn to suffer a serious miscarriage of justice. Here’s what happens next.

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12 h. ago Son of AFL great revealed to have been convicted of rape, after gag order lifted

Tom Silvagni, the son of Stephen Silvagni and his TV presenter wife, Jo, can now be named as the man convicted of raping a woman twice in the family’s home.

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15 h. ago Insurance giant’s RAC WA merger blocked by competition watchdog

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission claimed the acquisition would leave IAG with as much as a 65 per cent share for motor vehicle insurance in the WA market.

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16 h. ago Major Big Build labour hire company embroiled in fraud investigation

A man has been charged after police swooped on a Port Melbourne business on Wednesday.

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17 h. ago Tens of thousands of Melbourne homes deemed at risk of landslides

Home owners in swathes of Melbourne’s coastal and hilly suburbs face property value losses and insurance hikes from proposed new overlays for landslide risk.

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19 h. ago Prosecution ‘mischief’ enough to overturn High Country murder verdict

The alleged killer of missing camper Carol Clay didn’t want to die in jail. Three Court of Appeal judges have now ruled on his appeal.

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19 h. ago VCE 2025 LIVE: Victorian Year 12 students receive exam results and ATAR scores

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they will get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

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24 h. ago ASX set to rise, Wall Street steady ahead of Fed rates decision

The US stock market remains largely quiet on Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading.

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24 h. ago There’s a simple calculation about health that should outrage anyone who can do arithmetic

At a time when other states have started emulating Victoria, the government is abolishing its best-known public health institution.

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24 h. ago Another local council moves to formally oppose Burswood racetrack

Both the Town of Victoria Park and City of Perth have formally rejected the state government’s plans for a racetrack in Burswood. Now, South Perth will debate a motion to follow suit at next week’s council meeting.

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24 h. ago Honest Gareth: the politician who admits he wasn’t up to the job

Gareth Graham, a retired paramedic team manager from Ambulance Victoria, has quit his job as Alpine Shire mayor 10 days after he was elected.

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24 h. ago VCE 2025 LIVE: Victorian Year 12 students to learn of exam results, ATAR scores at 7am

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they will get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

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33 h. ago Abolition of ‘lived experience’ test for mental health leaders alarms industry

The mental health sector says axing a requirement for people who have experienced mental health challenges to be at the forefront of reform is a betrayal.

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