9 h. ago Embattled Monash IVF moves to block defecting executive’s move to rival

As investigators focus on how patients have been harmed by recent Monash IVF errors, the fertility giant was in court fighting to prevent a former employee passing on commercial secrets to its biggest rival.

Politics

10 h. ago Apartments get green light despite breaching Victoria’s liveability rules

The state government has fast-tracked a controversial high rise in Greensborough. It doesn’t meet minimum standards.

Politics

10 h. ago Seven hours after calling an ambulance, Christina was found dead in her bathroom

Christina Lackmann called triple zero after feeling dizzy and lightheaded when making dinner. It wasn’t until seven hours later paramedics found her dead.

Events

10 h. ago My suburb is named after a local landmark. We rejoiced when it was demolished

This working-class neighbourhood once gave me Heart of Darkness vibes. Despite the conveniences, my suburb still has its downsides.

Politics

11 h. ago Mushroom cook sat on her hands and peddled fiction while her family members died, court told

Prosecutors have begun their closing address to the jury by laying out the four “calculated deceptions” they say show Erin Patterson’s guilt.

Society

11 h. ago These leather shoes sell for up to $600 a pair. The man who makes them is 96 years old

Lebanese immigrant Wadih Yacoub, who has been a shoemaker since he was 10 years old, makes luxury shoes for an upmarket CBD store from his backyard workshop in Essendon.

Politics

13 h. ago Liberals firm on dumping Victorian elders after ‘assertive women’ comments

The Liberal Party’s federal executive will meet on Tuesday to consider the fate of the NSW division. Sources said the two Victorians in charge would be replaced.

Politics

16 h. ago Freed immigration detainee accused of vicious Footscray mall assault

Friday Yokoju was being electronically monitored via an ankle bracelet as a condition of his release when he allegedly attacked a 62-year-old in Footscray, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.

Events

19 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Prosecutor makes her closing argument to jury

Now that all the evidence has been heard, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury the Crown’s case against accused killer Erin Patterson.

Events

19 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Prosecutor argues accused deviated from beef Wellington recipe, faked cancer diagnosis

Now that all the evidence has been heard, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury the Crown’s case against accused killer Erin Patterson.

Events

19 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused deviated from beef Wellington recipe, faked cancer diagnosis and wasn’t unwell after lunch, jury told

Now that all the evidence has been heard, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury the Crown’s case against accused killer Erin Patterson.

Events

19 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused ‘lied’ to multiple people, and repeatedly changed her story on sourcing mushrooms, prosecutor tells jury

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury that accused killer Erin Patterson faked a cancer diagnosis to her lunch guests and deliberately deviated from a beef Wellington recipe.

Events

21 h. ago Meghan Markle shares rare footage of Prince Harry and their children

Meghan Markle shares rare footage to Instagram of Prince Harry with their children as they celebrate Father’s Day.

Politics

24 h. ago Inside the secret hospital for the wounded soldiers of Myanmar’s resistance

Ko Khant and Min Aung once lived in vastly different worlds, hundreds of kilometres apart. Then came February 1, 2021.

Politics

24 h. ago Building surveyors bypassing tougher Victorian licensing with WA loophole

A massive share of the state’s surveyors are no longer being registered here, prompting fears poorly qualified workers are being tasked to catch out unsafe buildings.

Politics

24 h. ago The teenage chef, the rice farmer – and the day that changed their lives forever

Ko Khant and Min Aung once lived in vastly different worlds, hundreds of kilometres apart. Then came February 1, 2021.

Politics

35 h. ago ‘It’s beautiful, sweet’: Rain settles the dust and brings hope to drought

The Greens’ farm in northern Victoria was barren and lifeless last month. Now rain has brought the first flush of clover so sweet, it’s tempting to taste it.

Politics

36 h. ago New Anzac metro station opened up for ‘trainspotter’s block party’

Thousands partied underground at the new Anzac Station for RISING, mixing trainspotting with tunes from Briggs ahead of the new Metro Tunnel’s opening.

Society

37 h. ago Lawyer for institutional abuse victims ordered to pay $263,000 to client

Dr Vivian Waller, founder of Waller Legal, has represented hundreds of victims of institutional sexual abuse and is widely credited as a driving force behind the Royal Commission. However, Waller Legal has been ordered to pay a client $263,000.

Economics

39 h. ago Nicola Gobbo's Lawyer X lawsuit against state of Victoria dismissed

Former gangland lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo has lost her lawsuit against the state of Victoria after claiming police compromised her safety.

Events