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Courts
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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Community Safety
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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Missing Persons
Shannon McCormack: an unsolved disappearance and the standing reward
The Shannon McCormack disappearance has been an open Victoria Police file for more than two decades.
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Crime
Animal cruelty in Victoria: how the law works and how cases are investigated
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the RSPCA Victoria inspectorate, the penalties and the recent prosecutions.
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Policing in Victoria
Police accountability in Victoria: who polices the police, and how
A plain-English guide to Professional Standards Command, IBAC, the Victorian Inspectorate, the Coroners Court and the parallel pathway when an…
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Community Safety
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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Crime
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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Crime
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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