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Authorities suspect arson in church fire

A deliberately lit fire at St Albans church in Melbourne's north-west has caused about $40,000 damage....

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Pedestrian killed crossing Vic highway

Victoria Police are investigating the overnight death of a pedestrian at Dandenong South in Melbourne....

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Nixon retirement speculation 'premature'

Victoria Police say reports the Police Commissioner Christine Nixon may retire next year are premature....

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Murder trial hears of accused's gun purchase

The Victorian Supreme Court has heard a Melbourne man accused of murdering his solicitor, told his daughter he wanted to buy a gun....

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Dench an unwitting participant in fraud: defence

The Victorian County Court has been told former footballer David Dench had no knowledge of a scam that defrauded Victoria University of more than $1-million....

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Anger over casino exemption from nightclub lockout

Welfare groups are angry that the gaming floor at Crown Casino will be exempt from a lockout affecting city nightspots....

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Cabbie's lift helps police nab handbag thief

Melbourne police are praising the actions of a taxi driver who offered them a lift while they were chasing a man on foot....

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Opes Prime client loses test case

ANZ Bank wins key test case over collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime....

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Lawyer remanded on tax evasion charges

A Sydney lawyer has appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on tax evasion charges....

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Man pleads guilty to 86 sex charges

A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty to 86 charges relating to the rape of 11 women over a 10-year period....

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Melbourne taxi drivers end blockade

Melbourne taxi drivers have ended their blockade after winning key concessions from the Victorian Government....

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Man charged with murder of Frankston woman

Police have charged a 60-year-old Pearcedale man with the murder of a Frankston woman on Monday....

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Protesting taxi drivers block Melbourne street after stabbing

Taxi drivers are blockading a major intersection in central Melbourne after a fellow cabbie was stabbed earlier today....

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Opes Prime contract was 'sloppy', court hears

The Federal Court has heard there are problems with a contract between failed Melbourne broker Opes Prime and its client Beconwood Securities....

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Report-a-hoon hotline launched

Victoria Police have started a new campaign urging people to report hoon drivers....

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Youths arrested after rocks thrown at cars

Three teenagers and a 12-year-old have been arrested after rocks were thrown at cars in Melbourne's south-west....

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Teen charged over high-speed chase

A teenager is facing charges after allegedly reaching speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour in a pursuit on Melbourne's Westgate Bridge....

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Judge jails P-plater for driving 255 kph

A P-plate driver who was clocked driving 255 kilometres an hour on Victoria's Hume Highway last year has been jailed for nine months....

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Vic's underworld mums meet in TV stoush

Two mothers have confronted each other on national television over Melbourne's gangland wars....

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Mokbel associate bailed on drug charges

A man accused of manufacturing drugs for convicted trafficker Tony Mokbel has been granted bail....

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