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Regional Victoria
Father and son: Ablett duo immortalised in football’s hall of fame
Gary Ablett Jr has joined his father in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, cementing one of the game's most…
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Regional Victoria
Ballarat Abuse Survivors Walk Away From Diocese Deal
Victim-survivors of Catholic clergy abuse in Ballarat have declared agreements with the local diocese null and void, ending negotiations they…
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Public Safety
How Victoria Monitors Sex Offenders: Inside the Registry
Victoria's Sex Offenders Register operates largely out of public view. We explain how reporting obligations, monitoring and the limited disclosure…
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Public Safety
First Nations Justice Caucus: How Far Has Victoria Come?
Victoria's Aboriginal Justice Agreement Phase 4, the Wirkara Kulpa youth strategy and the Yoorrook Justice Commission are reshaping how the…
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Courts
Victoria’s ‘Less Lethal’ Weapons: What Police Won’t Say
From rubber bullets to stinger grenades, Victoria Police refuses to publicly disclose the make and model of crowd-control weapons —…
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Big Build Watch
Workers allegedly sleeping on luxury tower site in Burwood
A CFMEU official has alleged construction workers were living on the Victoria Place high-rise site in Burwood, in conditions a…
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Regional Victoria
Six teens now charged over Bendigo stabbing of homeless man
A total of six teenagers have now been charged over the alleged stabbing of a homeless man in central Bendigo,…
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Community Safety
From Dispute to VCAT: How Rental Rows Get Resolved in Victoria
Thousands of Victorian renters and landlords take their disputes to VCAT each year. Here is how the process works, what…
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Big Build Watch
Who watches the watchers? Victoria’s integrity web explained
IBAC, the Victorian Inspectorate, the Ombudsman, the Auditor-General — four bodies, overlapping powers, one goal. Here is how they actually…
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Crime
From Crime Scene to Courtroom: How Victoria’s Forensic Labs Work
Victoria's forensic science agencies process thousands of exhibits every year — but it is the chain-of-custody rules underpinning every sample…
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