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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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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 30TH, 2023: CFMEU figure John Setka, appears at Melbourne Magistrates Court, for an intervention case between his estranged wife Emma Walters. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Nicki Connolly

Bikie claims spark new threat against CFMEU

The construction division of the CFMEU could be deregistered following damning allegations of links to outlaw motorcycle gangs.

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Flames and thick smoke from the Derrimut factory fire. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

‘Complex’ conditions thwarted efforts to fight factory fire

Structural integrity and toxic contamination fears were preventing fire crews from fully extinguishing the Derrimut factory fire, two days after the blaze broke out.

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Police on the scene in Sydney's CBD this afternoon after a police officer was stabbed twice in the head by a knife-wielding man. The alleged offender was tasered and arrested at gunpoint following the attack, which took place shortly after 1pm on Sunday. Photo: Tom Parrish

Teen girls arrested after alleged burglary

Victoria’s youth crime crisis has continued to escalate with a pack of teens arrested overnight for a burglary in Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 10, 2024: Fire crews mop up after battling a huge factory fire in Derrimut. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Warning over runoff, toxic fumes in wake of massive Derrimut factory fire

Residents in Melbourne’s west have been warned to avoid fumes and potentially contaminated runoff after a massive toxic fire was sparked by a chemical blast at a Derrimut factory.

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Skamma Gym Narre Warren goes up in flames

Suspicious fire engulfs notorious Narre Warren gym

A gym with a violent history has been attacked for the second time this year, with fire ripping through the martial arts training centre in Melbourne’s southeast overnight.

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Members of the VIPER Taskforce load illicit tobacco seized from a home in Delahey. Photo: Victoria Police

Tonnes of illicit tobacco seized in dramatic police raids across Victoria

Drugs, guns, cash and tobacco have been seized in multiple raids on homes in Melbourne’s northwest and on rural properties in western Victoria.

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A man died in the horror smash in Tooradin on Saturday night. Picture: Channel 9

Man charged over passenger’s death in Tooradin crash

A man has been charged over a horror crash in South Gippsland in which a passenger was killed when a Jeep rolled off the road.

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Robert Hillemacher, 84, was found dead inside his Brighton home on Friday. Photo: 7News

Family dispute before Brighton grandfather stabbed to death

A son has been charged with murdering his 84-year-old dad as new details emerge of a rift in the family.

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Driver dies after allegedly running from Melbourne crash scene, Police say the man died in custody after three cars collided at a Craigieburn intersection. Source: 7 news

Man dies in police custody after fleeing Craigieburn crash scene

Three people are dead and another is fighting for life after a horror day on Victorian roads.

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Tributes are flooding in for Burwood Burwood fatal hit-run victim William Taylor. Picture: Victoria Police

Tributes for crash victim as alleged teen driver granted bail

A 17-year-old boy allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car that killed an innocent motorist in Burwood has been freed on bail, as the victim’s heartbroken family spoke of their grief.

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