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Crime
Mother stabbed shielding son in alleged CBD attack, man held
A woman was allegedly stabbed multiple times while shielding her 10-year-old son during what police describe as a random attack…
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Big Build Watch
Two charged as guns, drugs, cars seized in CFMEU corruption probe
Taskforce Hawk detectives arrest five men and search the CFMEU's Victorian HQ as police allege secret commissions, fraud and drug…
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Big Build Watch
Suburban Rail Loop to be scaled back in $2b savings push
The Victorian government plans to cut $2 billion from the Suburban Rail Loop budget, with underground interchanges and pedestrian bridges…
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Big Build Watch
Five Arrested as Police Raid CFMEU Melbourne Headquarters
Detectives executed search warrants at CFMEU headquarters and five other properties, arresting five people as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Courts
Liberal court split plan slammed as risk to judicial independence
Jess Wilson's plan to split Victoria's Court of Appeal in two has drawn warnings from legal groups that it would…
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Big Build Watch
Big Build corruption: why Victoria needs a royal commission now
As allegations of corruption on Victoria's Big Build projects mount, our chief courts reporter argues only a royal commission can…
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Big Build Watch
Premier says ‘nothing off limits’ as building royal commission begins
Ben Carroll has released terms of reference for Victoria's construction royal commission, saying the inquiry into alleged CFMEU corruption will…
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Courts
DPP tells appeal court mushroom killer’s sentence too soft
Prosecutors argue Erin Patterson's triple-murder sentence was 'manifestly inadequate' as Victoria's Court of Appeal weighs both her conviction appeal and…
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Regional Victoria
Mildura Grapples With Grief, and Its Own Online Reaction
After a vehicle incident shook Mildura, community moderators and locals are confronting a second challenge: containing hate speech and misinformation…
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Courts
Patterson lawyers cite hotel mix-up in bid to quash convictions
Erin Patterson's lawyers argue jurors sharing a hotel with police and prosecutors during deliberations was a 'catastrophic' failure of a…
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