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'Yachts and strippers': laws to curb unexplained wealth

New Victorian laws will target criminals living the high life, forcing them to repay any wealth they cannot prove was legally obtained.

‘Family connections’: mafia, the fruit and veg trade, and a fatal shooting in suburban Melbourne

‘Family connections’: mafia, the fruit and veg trade, and a fatal shooting in suburban Melbourne

Calabrian-Australian families like that of John Latorre, who was killed this week, are synonymous with the fresh produce sector – but some have connections to the ’Ndrangheta too

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Doctor suspended, clinic boss claims 'witch hunt'

Doctor suspended, clinic boss claims 'witch hunt'

The boss of a women's health clinic claims there's been a "witch hunt" after a doctor was suspended in the weeks following a mother's death.

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Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

The family of Shannon McCormack want another coroner to investigate his death, close to 17 years after he was coward-punched outside a Melbourne nightclub.

Police investigate reports patrons performed Nazi salute in Melbourne cinema

Cinema Nova spokesperson says group of four men and one woman were ‘vocalising hate speech to create a scene inside the auditorium’

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'Terrible dilemma' led officer to shoot woman dead

A police officer shot dead a woman in her mid-20s in Melbourne's northeast after she was found stabbing her mother.

Festival's inclusive focus after race and police unrest

Racial exclusion lingers over the Moomba Festival but organisers and authorities are keen to make this year's event more inclusive.

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Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

Man charged after arson at Melbourne tobacco shop

A man has been charged with arson, drug and firearm offences after a tobacco shop was set alight in Melbourne's southwest.

Illegal firearms in the gun as Victoria cracks down

Illegal firearms in the gun as Victoria cracks down

Victorians are being urged in a new campaign to say something before it's too late if they know of illegal firearms in their community.

BoM’s billion-dollar IT spend

BoM’s billion-dollar IT spend

The Bureau of Meteorology spent nearly a billion dollars on a computer upgrade, undercover cops are alleged to have helped radicalise a 13-year-old ‘fixated’ on ISIS, and Australian news might be about to disappear off Facebook (again).

Peter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamite

Peter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamite

The opposition leader’s line of attack in question time came unstuck, but it was an irresponsible ploy all the same

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Police deny racial profiling over identity bungle

Police deny racial profiling over identity bungle

Racial profiling did not contribute to the arrest of a former immigration detainee wrongly charged with sexual assault, Victoria Police say.

Ex-detainee's sex charges dropped after identity bungle

Ex-detainee's sex charges dropped after identity bungle

A man released from an immigration detention centre was wrongly charged with sexual assault in a case of mistaken identity, Victoria Police have revealed.

Police stub out 10 million illegal smokes in $15m bust

Police stub out 10 million illegal smokes in $15m bust

Six men have been charged over the alleged importation of more than $15 million of illicit tobacco, which authorities hope will disrupt crime feuds in Victoria.

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Deaths 'struck a chord' as police conclude site search

Flowers adorn a house where two men were allegedly slain by a police officer, with investigators searching a rural property where their bodies were found.

More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives have been deployed to Ballarat to help search for missing mother Samantha Murphy, last seen more than two weeks ago.

Blood-smeared 'corpse' protest outside premier's office

Protesters have laid bloodied dolls outside Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Deputy Premier Ben Carroll's offices, to recreate scenes from Gaza.

Police worker accessed files out of 'curiosity'

A magistrate has condemned the actions of a Victoria Police project officer after the worker improperly accessed former schoolmates' files.

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$1m reward to solve mum's cold case murder

Police have launched a fresh appeal for clues over the murder of Mary Anne Fagan, who was found dead by her children at their Melbourne home in 1978.

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Victoria police were asked to look at HyperVerse information in 2020 – but sent case back to Asic 22 months later

Australian financial regulator says it referred crypto scheme to police for alleged ‘possible fraud’ and believed matter was under ‘active consideration’

News Corp’s fires start to work, Bolting to conclusions, and McIlveen reassures Nine

Media Briefs goes deep into News Corp’s strong Q2 results, and Andrew Bolt is at it again.

Fears grow for woman as neighbours join search

Neighbours of missing Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy have been asked to help a search for her as fears grow for her welfare.

Police played role in pride march clash, organisers say

Victoria Police boss Shane Patton has denied officers escalated a clash with protesters at a Melbourne pride march despite organisers slamming both sides.

Protesters target police during Midsumma Pride March

Protesters have confronted police at the annual Midsumma Pride march in Melbourne.

Burger shop fire arrests, police rule out hate crime

Police say a blaze at a burger shop in Melbourne that was followed by a violent clash was not a hate crime as two men are arrested.

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