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Carley Mchome pictured in 2025 with residents of the Ujamaa children’s home.

Charity

It started with one orphan. Now dozens call this Aussie expat ‘auntie’

The Melbourne-born leader of a charity helping destitute children in Tanzania has come home for Christmas.

by Carolyn Webb

Raymond Flaherty was found dead in the living room of his flat by a neighbour.

Coroners Court of Victoria

Coroner’s urgent plea after fake Xanax kills Melbourne man

by Melissa Cunningham

High rates of sexual assaults committed by massage therapists are leading to calls for greater regulation over the industry.

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Crime

Rogue massage therapists abuse patients while dodging police checks

by Grant McArthur

‘I’m elated’: Residents’ joy as truck ban instantly transforms neighbourhoods

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Roads

‘I’m elated’: Residents’ joy as truck ban instantly transforms neighbourhoods

by Patrick Hatch and Ashleigh McMillan

Andrew Bretherton, an advocate for better public transport access for those with a disability, is disappointed with the government’s plans.

Trams

Major changes are coming to an inner-city tram corridor – but one thing is missing

by Lachlan Abbott

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Politics

Snap poll: Jews attending a Hanukkah event in Caulfield booed Premier Jacinta Allan.

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Bondi shooting

Booing of Victorian premier lays bare a deep political divide

A Hanukkah event in Melbourne provided a snap poll of Jewish sentiment after the Bondi massacre.

by Chip Le Grand

Jarrod West is an Indigenous man and former firefighter who received tens of thousands of dollars of CityLink fines in the immediate aftermath of 2009’s deadly Black Saturday bushfires. A book, Footsteps in the Ash, and our own reporting show that Jarrod at age 19 was the main firefighter involved in a very traumatic rescue in Strathewen of a badly burned young girl, whose mother, father and sister all died of burns.

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Justice

Thousands face imprisonment over ‘zombie warrants’ from repealed fines law

Thousands of Victorians face imprisonment from “zombie” arrest warrants for unpaid fines under laws repealed in 2017 after parliament admitted they were unjust.

by Clay Lucas

The Tote owner Shane Hilton welcomes the new live music laws but says they need to have real teeth.

City life

‘Revs Express’ tram push as live-music venues to be shielded from noise complaints

by Rachael Dexter

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Trucking

Transport companies given fine-free time as AI powers inner-west truck ban

by Chip Le Grand

The West Gate Tunnel will open Sunday.

Roads

Troubled until the end, West Gate Tunnel to open Sunday

by Kieran Rooney, Clay Lucas and Patrick Hatch

Crime & Courts

Police and security outside a Jewish school in inner Melbourne.

Bondi shooting

Melbourne’s Jewish school children face the unfathomable after Bondi bloodshed

by Cassandra Morgan, Aisha Dow and Nicole Precel

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Courts

The document helping lawyers keep their clients’ names secret

by Erin Pearson

Tom Silvagni (left) outside the County Court in Melbourne in November.

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Courts

‘Tom Silvagni, you raped me’: Victim says she will carry trauma for the rest of her life

by Erin Pearson

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Courts

‘Miscarriage of justice’: Why Greg Lynn was granted a new trial

by Erin Pearson

Greg Lynn smiles as he leaves court on Thursday.

Courts

The prosecution must start again: Greg Lynn retrial explained

by Erin Pearson

Tom Silvagni outside Melbourne’s County Court in November.

Courts

Son of AFL great revealed to have been convicted of rape, after gag order lifted

by Erin Pearson

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Education

VCE results story about high-achieving schools for different subjects, Caulfield Grammar students Angus Grant and Julia Ades studied politics, a new VCE subject after global politics and australian politics were collapsed into one subject.

VCE

The VCE high scorers charting path to success via road less travelled

by Nicole Precel and Craig Butt

VCE

How this high-achieving school reduced student anxiety (and raised VCE scores)

by Nicole Precel and Craig Butt

VCE

The top-performing VCE schools for 2025 revealed

by Bridie Smith and Craig Butt

Health

Andrew Bretherton, an advocate for better public transport access for those with a disability, is disappointed with the government’s plans.

Trams

Disability advocates slam inaccessible North Melbourne tram stop upgrades

by Lachlan Abbott

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Disability

Disability service provider ‘right-sizing’ as financial cliff looms

by Grant McArthur and Kieran Rooney

Healthcare

Hospital exhausted blood supply in attempt to save wellness influencer after freebirth

by Henrietta Cook

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