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Fergus Ellis is an editorial assistant, breaking news and general reporter. He has a passion for sharing stories by Victorians, for Victorians.

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Lino was a talented basketballer who was described as a homedbody by those closest to him. Photo: Facebook

Tragic twist for family of Wyndham Vale stabbing victim

A 24-year-old talented basketballer was fatally stabbed in an ambush attack. The shock death comes two years after his older brother was gunned down.

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The driver of a Corolla died at the scene after being hit by a stolen truck on Ballarat road in Footscray Picture: Amelia Swan

Accused killer truck driver on bail before Footscray crash

A man who was allegedly driving a stolen truck that ploughed into a car and killed a 67-year-old man in Footscray was on bail at the time of the fatal smash.

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Bring your bike, bring your energy, and letÃ¢â¬â¢s show the city how we ride. This oneÃ¢â¬â¢s for the culture, for the community, and for the REAL ONES. Jordan Forte with fellow riders and Victorian police at Flagstaff Gardens. Picture: Tony Gough

Bike bandits: How Melb youth movement is sparking safety fears

Dramatic footage of dangerous bike stunts shared on social media has been drawing a cult following among Melbourne youth — and one group is leading the charge. See the videos.

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Scene near the Shrine of Remembrance where a tree branch has fallen injuring 2 people.Picture by Wayne Taylor 31st December 2024

Woman remains in hospital after being struck by falling tree branch

The Alfred hospital has provided an update on two of its patients who suffered serious injuries after being struck by a heavy tree branch near the Shrine of Remembrance on Tuesday.

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MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA-NewsWire Photos 01 JANUARY, 2025: Palestine protesters on New Yers Eve spat on staff and stole some merchandise at a Starbucks cafe on Swanston Street. Picture :NewsWire / Valeriu Campan

‘Disgusting’: Starbucks workers spat at by pro-Palestine protesters

Police are searching for a group of pro-Palestine protesters who spat at staff working the New Year’s Eve shift at the Starbucks cafe on Swanston St in Melbourne.

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Police arrested a 28-year-old man at the event on Monday. Picture: Alan Barber

Arrests at Beyond the Valley festival after drug overdose

Two men have been charged with dealing cocaine, MDMA and ketamine at Beyond the Valley festival days after a festival-goer overdosed and ended up in hospital.

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Police investigate the fatal stabbing on McBurnie Drive in Kurunjang. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Second person charged over Kurunjang stabbing death

A 22-year-old man is the second person to be charged with murder over the death of an 18-year-old in a knife fight in Kurunjang.

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A Flemington business has been torched in a Christmas Eve arson attack. Picture: Ian Royall

A fiery Christmas Eve in Melbourne’s tobacco wars

Two shops have been set ablaze in the early hours of the morning as Melbourne’s tobacco wars continue to rage.

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In a YouTube video posted in August 2023, Mr Jenkins said he was going to convert Chinese people to veganism and that he had few friends apart from his mother.,

‘You’ll be vegan soon, or we’ll fight’: Oscar Jenkins’ bizarre video

The former Melbourne Grammar student captured fighting for Ukraine rants about veganism and reversing a vasectomy in a bizarre YouTube video, as a school friend said he’d dropped off the radar since moving to China in 2015.

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Geelong Cats Draftee Interviews at GMHBA Stadium. Keighton Matofai-Forbes. Picture: Mike Dugdale

Cats young gun accused of assaulting woman at Melbourne gig

A young Geelong draftee has been accused of assaulting a woman at a Dom Dolla concert at Flemington Racecourse after a physical altercation allegedly broke out between the pair.

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