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Police finalise probe into CFMEU, clear Setka over Big Build site visits
Victoria Police says it has looked into 20 allegations of criminal activity within the CFMEU, with one investigation under way, a man charged and another assessment ongoing.
- by Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie and Nick McKenzie
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Union movement splinters as Setka faces police probe over site visits
A large union has vowed to quit the ACTU as the CFMEU crisis exposes rifts over the treatment of the embattled union.
- by Kieran Rooney, Olivia Ireland and Rachel Eddie
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Police deny duty of care to protect Nicola Gobbo, in bid to avoid paying compensation
Victoria Police is claiming it’s not responsible for failing to protect Gobbo’s identity because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer.
- by Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
Coroner urges missing persons overhaul after probe into deaths of young trans women
The police search for Bridget Flack – whose body was found in park by members of the LGBTQ community – was plagued by deficiencies, including a failure to appreciate her risk of suicide and delayed efforts to triangulate her phone.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Immigration
Asylum seeker dies in Melbourne a day after self-immolation
Mano Yogalingam had been part of a protest demanding permanent residency for more than 8000 people who arrived in Australia by boat more than a decade ago.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Henrietta Cook
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Aviation
Emergency slide deployed after Jetstar passenger forced open emergency exit door
The Jetstar flight had just landed at Melbourne Airport when the passenger wrenched open the emergency exit door.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Religious extremism still main security concern, warns Victoria’s top cop
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern, but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.
- by Chris Vedelago
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Tobacco war kingpin’s firebombings target underworld rival, hospitalise kids
A home linked to Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim, a marked underworld figure and professional boxer, was targeted again in one of five suspicious fires across Melbourne overnight.
- by Chris Vedelago and Lachlan Abbott
Police fear the human rights charter is a hurdle for bikie reforms
Law enforcement agencies are concerned that new powers to stop bikies and organised criminals from consorting with each other will be difficult to enforce.
- by Annika Smethurst
Premier walks back support for raising age of criminal responsibility to 14
Jacinta Allan was asked three times whether she remained committed to lifting the minimum age to 14 by 2027, but refused to be drawn.
- by Annika Smethurst
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