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Teen who murdered mother planned to form anti-communist child army, court told

A prosecutor told the Supreme Court the then-15-year-old and his 14-year-old school friend texted each other over their desire to kill their parents and take over the country.

  • Erin Pearson

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Financial planner Anthony Del Vecchio defrauded almost $4.5 million from his former partner, cousins, primary school friends and several clients of Freedom Finance Australia to fund a “voracious” online gambling addiction.

‘Blown our family apart’: Financial planner gambled away $4.5m in 52 betting accounts

Anthony Del Vecchio was sent free tickets and push alerts to keep gambling, sometimes up to $20,000 a day, as he fed a voracious addiction with stolen money from family and friends.

  • Cameron Houston and Melissa Cunningham
Donna Fitchett was found guilty of murdering her two sons - l to r - Matthew Fitchett (aged 9) and Thomas Fitchett (aged 11).

Woman who killed both sons dies weeks after being released from prison

Donna Fitchett was found dead on Monday night, after being released from prison for the murder of her two sons.

  • Alexander Darling
An Airport West man is led away by police on Monday.

Police arrest crew of alleged Hamad extortionists, money couriers

Police have charged 10 people, including a member of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Club and a 16-year-old, with extortion offences.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent on Thursday.

Just 1 per cent of ‘designated area’ searches find illicit items

The Allan government wants to expand the usage of “designated areas”, allowing Victoria Police to declare them for up to six months at a time.

  • Rachel Eddie
Police at the scene of a stabbing out a Lyndhurst shopping centre.

Man dies after ‘targeted’ machete attack by group in Melbourne’s south-east

A man in his 20s has died following a fight in a shopping centre car park in Melbourne’s south-east on Friday.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
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From Bondi’s Icebergs to Melbourne fine dining: Son of Terzini empire accused of sexual attacks and violence

Diners think of the ocean, sand and trendy Italo-Australian cuisine. Alleged victims think of a powerful father wrestling with his son’s dark secrets.

  • Clare Sibthorpe and Eryk Bagshaw

It seemed like a good idea at the time: The top 10 worst ideas in law enforcement

While Premier Jacinta Allan admitted to making a mistake with the bail laws, no one ever took responsibility for these questionable decisions.

  • John Silvester
Police Minister Anthony Carbines, Premier Jacinta Allan and Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny announce changes to Victoria’s bail laws.

Allan’s cartoonishly titled bail bill reveals the depths of bad government

These changes to the law have been cobbled together with reckless haste.

  • Chip Le Grand
Michael and Pauline Hodder lost their 24 year-old daughter Elise who was killed by a driver who was intoxicated and driving without a licence at the time of the crash. Elise’s friend was also seriously injured. The driver was immediately bailed after the incident. They are now for law reform in Victoria which would allow victims of crime to have a greater voice in the justice system.

Two days after Elise’s car crash death, her parents were dealt another devastating blow

The hours after Elise Hodder’s death are forever etched in her parents’ mind. But Michael and Pauline Hodder weren’t given a chance to have their say in court.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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