How deadly mining tragedy unfolded 500m underground
Kurt Hourigan was deep inside a historic Ballarat mine, two hours away from finishing his shift, when rocks came crashing down.
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Spike in sex crimes committed by kids as young as 10
Children using smartphones from an earlier age is believed to be linked to a jump in the rate of sexual offences committed by young offenders in Victoria.
Fruiterer with links to powerful Mafia figures ruthlessly executed
Police will investigate the possibility of revenge attacks after a man who has links to mafia figures was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Greenvale in Melbourne’s north.
Police probe double tragedy as Warrandyte couple found dead
Devastated neighbours have told of their shock after an avid gardener and his much-loved wife were found dead at a property in an affluent suburb in Melbourne’s northeast.
How organised crime figures are recruiting vulnerable kids
Organised crime figures are recruiting vulnerable children to commit crimes on their behalf, paying them cash to firebomb tobacco shops or rival businesses.
Dad left toddler with dead wife’s mum: Twist in wheelie bin death
The husband of a Point Cook woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin handed their 3-year-old son to the dead woman’s mum in India before vanishing.
Accused Ballarat mum killer refusing to talk
The location of Samantha Murphy’s body remains unknown, as alleged murderer Patrick Stephenson maintains his silence.
Inside the life of accused Ballarat mum killer
Patrick Stephenson, 22, went from working as a tradie to being charged with one of the state’s most prolific murders. So who is he and what is he really like?
Accused killer’s bender before mum went missing
Associates of Patrick Orren Stephenson, the man accused of murdering missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy, say he went on a bender the night before she was killed.
Major police move in Samantha Murphy investigation
Detectives probing the Samantha Murphy’s case have seized a car and carried out search warrants across Ballarat. It comes as Patrick Stephenson, the son of ex-AFL footballer Orren Stephenson, can be named as the man charged with her murder.
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