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Courts
When police are first responders to a mental-health crisis: 2026 reforms
The 2026 mental-health-and-policing reforms changing how Victoria responds to people in crisis.
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Big Build Watch
The CFMEU administration and Victorian construction: a 2024-26 timeline
The post-Building-Bad CFMEU administration, the federal legislation, the administrator's findings and what has changed on Big Build sites.
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Road Safety
The hoon hotline and the laws targeting Victorian hoon drivers
The Victorian impoundment regime, the hoon hotline and the long-running debate over whether it works.
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Explainers
Postcode by postcode: where crime rose and fell in Victoria over the past year
A plain-English breakdown of which Victorian local-government areas saw crime rise and fall in the most recent year.
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Courts
Prudence Bird: the 1992 disappearance solved decades later
The Prudence Bird disappearance was finally solved through the Pieces investigation. Here is how it came together.
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Tobacco Wars
Why illicit tobacco is so lucrative: the economics behind Victoria’s arson wave
The price gap, the supply chain and the policy debate behind Victoria's illegal-tobacco market.
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Crime
Policing Frankston: a profile of one of Melbourne’s most-watched LGAs
A look at the recent crime data, community-policing programs and history of policing in Frankston.
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Courts
How Victorian victims of crime get help: VOCAT, the helpline and the Victims of Crime Commissioner
A guide to the financial assistance scheme, the helpline and the support services for Victorian victims of crime.
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Crime
Yoorrook’s justice recommendations: what’s been delivered and what hasn’t
A 2026 progress check on the implementation of the Yoorrook Justice Commission's recommendations.
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Explainers
How many police does Victoria need? The numbers debate, in plain English
The recurring debate over Victorian police numbers, what the per-100k data actually shows and where the staffing pressures sit.
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