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Remember their faces: Women killed in Australia
A woman has been killed in Australia every four days in 2024. Many lives were lost in recent years. Some of the cases featured are still before the courts.
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Detectives to stand trial after alleged wrongful prosecution, following Age investigation
Two police officers accused of orchestrating a driver’s wrongful prosecution are to face the Country Court after pleading not guilty.
- by Erin Pearson and Melissa Cunningham
Police chief lashes ‘hypocritical’ protesters as city prepares for more unrest
Anti-war protesters have vowed to return for more demonstrations against the Land Forces expo after a day of violent clashes with police.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Cameron Houston and Tom Cowie
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Police pelted with poo, deploy stun grenades as Melbourne protests turn ugly
Several fires were lit as police locked down city roads leading to the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre on day one of the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Cameron Houston and Cassandra Morgan
Three children fighting for life may have been home alone when fire erupted
Arson squad detectives are investigating whether a toddler and two other children were home alone when explosions and a huge fire engulfed a house in Melbourne’s north-west.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Melissa Cunningham
A deafening blast, then a searing fire as horror unfolds on quiet street
The explosion sounded like a bomb going off in the dead of night. As their walls shook from the blast, neighbours called emergency services and ran out of their homes.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cassandra Morgan
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City life
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
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Newborn baby boy found injured outside Melbourne home
Officers are investigating and a woman is under police guard after a newborn baby was found injured outside a home in Melbourne’s south-east.
- by Cassandra Morgan, Melissa Cunningham and Hannah Kennelly
Coroner urges missing persons overhaul after probe into deaths of young trans women
The police search for Bridget Flack – whose body was found in park by members of the LGBTQ community – was plagued by deficiencies, including a failure to appreciate her risk of suicide and delayed efforts to triangulate her phone.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Protest directs fury at Labor as tens of thousands march through city for CFMEU
A sea of protesters marched through central Melbourne, expressed their disgust for federal Labor’s move to put the CFMEU into administration.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
Hospital ignored repeated pleas for help before eight-year-old’s death, court told
A mother’s enduring memory of the day her daughter died is of frantically pressing an emergency buzzer as her child struggled to breathe for hours.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/melissa-cunningham-gzyh29