Top cop Ashton returns to work after sick leave
VICTORIA Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton is back in the top job, returning to work today after a period of sick leave.
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State to get $7m cancer research boost
WORLD-leading Victorian cancer researchers have been given $7 million to further discoveries that could save lives and develop treatments for life-threatening cancers.
Cool change brings relief to Melbourne
VICTORIANS sweltered through the state’s hottest day in two years on Saturday as temperatures soared into the 40s before a cool change brought much-needed relief. LATEST FORECAST
Melbourne’s west terrorised in crime spree
POLICE are hunting a large group of African men who they believe to be responsible for a violent three-hour crime spree that saw victims beaten, dragged along the road and forced to fight attackers out of their homes.
Tennis group forced to flee from armed African teens
A TENNIS player has told how he “frantically ran” from armed youths who tried to surround him and his friends after a threatening confrontation in Melbourne’s northwest.
Jail crackdown on those who deal to ice killers
DEALERS selling ice and other drugs to addicts who then go on to kill would receive heavy jail terms under a Coalition government. It comes after ice addicts were allegedly behind three horrific rampages in Melbourne this year.
Cop assaulted in Boxing Day chaos
A POLICE officer was bashed in the head in an alleged assault while arresting a teenager for shoplifting during the busiest trading day of the year.
Teen charged over Highpoint cop attack
A TEENAGER who allegedly kicked a police officer in the face during a chaotic Boxing Day arrest at Highpoint Shopping Centre has been charged.
St Kilda racial riot fears defused
A MASSIVE police presence has assured the public’s safety amid earlier fears that warring groups of youths were planning to meet for a violent beach brawl at St Kilda on the night of Boxing Day.
Nightclub swingers break silence on police shooting
A COUPLE shot by police at a Melbourne nightclub swingers’ party have broken their silence, with Zita Sukys, 37, describing how her leg burst open “like a flower” after officers fired at her.
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