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Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
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Crime
Newborn baby boy found injured outside Melbourne home
Officers are investigating and a woman is under police guard after a newborn baby was found injured outside a home in Melbourne’s south-east.
- by Cassandra Morgan, Melissa Cunningham and Hannah Kennelly
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
Protest directs fury at Labor as tens of thousands march through city for CFMEU
A sea of protesters marched through central Melbourne, expressed their disgust for federal Labor’s move to put the CFMEU into administration.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
Hospital ignored repeated pleas for help before eight-year-old’s death, court told
A mother’s enduring memory of the day her daughter died is of frantically pressing an emergency buzzer as her child struggled to breathe for hours.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Polly never suffered from asthma – then a clap of thunder left her gasping for air
Melburnians dreading pollen season may be able to breathe a sigh of relief, with dry conditions and low rainfall likely to lead to a shorter, less-intense event.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Former real estate agent charged over $1 million drugs, cash and handgun stash
Tegan Miller is accused of trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine from her Port Melbourne apartment and a nearby storage unit.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
Former Home and Away star sentenced over violent assaults on woman
A Melbourne magistrate sentenced Orpheus Pledger to seven months in jail, but the ex-actor was granted bail to appeal the sentence.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘Protect the unprotected’: Motorcyclist’s death prompts friend’s call for youth crime reform
Davide Pollina, 19, was killed at the weekend when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car allegedly driven by a teenager. Police say the car was reported stolen an hour earlier.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Beneath a veil of violence: The inspiring life and haunting death of Emma Bates
Emma, 49, was found dead in her home in April by police who broke in to do a welfare check. She had head and upper body injuries consistent with being violently assaulted.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Courts
Woman left paraplegic by Flemington Racecourse tree fall settles multimillion-dollar lawsuit
The young mother was left with lifelong injuries after being crushed by a huge branch after a day at the races.
- by Katie Bice and Melissa Cunningham
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