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Tobacco WarsThe Melbourne tobacco wars explained: how a black-market turf war became 200+ arson attacks

Pub & Club ArsonMelbourne’s hospitality arson wave: what we know about the 2026 attacks

Big Build WatchVictoria’s Big Build: scale, governance, and why we’re watching

Policing in VictoriaPolice accountability in Victoria: who polices the police, and how

Missing PersonsKarmein Chan: Victoria’s most enduring cold case and the standing $1 million reward

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Crime
Jack RentonApril 17, 2026
Drive-in drive-out burglaries in Victoria: a pattern police are tracking
The Victorian drive-in drive-out burglary pattern police are tracking, and the chop-shop networks behind it.
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Tobacco Wars
Eliza HartmanApril 15, 2026
Arson charges in Victoria: how the law works and what penalties are on the table
The Crimes Act provisions, sentencing landscape and youth-recruitment law for arson offences in Victoria.
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Community Safety
Mei CallowayApril 15, 2026
Victorian cybercrime in early 2026: scams, ransomware and what changed
The latest Scamwatch and ACSC data on cybercrime affecting Victorians, and the trends to watch.
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Courts
Jack RentonApril 12, 2026
Mark Adrian Perry: the $1 million reward for a Melbourne cold case
The m standing reward for Mark Adrian Perry's 2007 murder remains one of Victoria Police's biggest active cold-case rewards.
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Tobacco Wars
Mei CallowayApril 9, 2026
From the counter: what Victorian retailers say about the arson campaign
Legitimate Victorian retailers caught in the crossfire of the tobacco-shop firebombing wave talk about insurance, staff safety and the precincts…
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Courts
Eliza HartmanApril 8, 2026
The County Court precinct upgrades: what’s changing for victims and witnesses
What's changing in the Melbourne court precinct for victims, witnesses and remote-witness facilities in 2026.
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Courts
Mei CallowayApril 8, 2026
How serious-collision investigations work in Victoria
How Victoria Police's Major Collision Investigation Unit reconstructs serious-crash scenes and the legal threshold for charges.
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Courts
Mei CallowayApril 5, 2026
Assaults against international students in Victoria: the long view
A long-view look at the Victorian response to assaults on international students, from the 2009 wave to today.
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Courts
Eliza HartmanApril 4, 2026
Inside Victoria’s Bail and Remand Court: the 24-hour court that decides who walks home
The Bail and Remand Court runs 24/7 in Melbourne. Here's how it works and why it matters.
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Crime
Jack RentonApril 2, 2026
Public order in Melbourne CBD: what the data and the policing response say
What the Crime Statistics Agency data and Victoria Police's CBD response are showing about public order in 2026.
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