Record haul of machetes and knives seized from Melbourne crims
Police have confiscated more than 6000 edged weapons so far this year amid heightened concern at the number of Victorians arming themselves.
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Pesutto closing in on $1.5m bail out
John Pesutto is close to securing a deal to bail him out of the $2.3m legal debt threatening his political career, with an entity closely tied to the party coming forward with a rescue package.
I had no symptoms — my heart was a ticking time bomb
Hero dad Peter Ghobrial swam to save his teen daughter when she started to drown out in deep water. He never would have guessed his selfless act would save his own life as well.
Rents falling: changes in each suburb revealed
Tenants in many capital city areas are finally breathing a sigh of relief, with average weekly rents dropping by over $50 a week in many suburbs.
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‘I went to the toilet and brought it back up’: Erin’s admission on lethal meal
Erin Patterson told a court she threw up after a deadly meal, and how a personal habit might have been the very thing that saved her from the same fate as her guests.
Country Road Group CEO quits
Country Road CEO Raju Vuppalapati has resigned a year after the sexual harassment scandal, with relieved staff expressing that it’s “about f – king time.”
Passenger killed as Mustang torn apart in horror Truganina smash
A passenger has been killed after a high-powered Ford Mustang muscle car slammed into a parked truck in Truganina in Melbourne’s west.
Vic birthed the tobacco wars. Its licence scheme has just 14 officers
Victoria is ground zero in the war over illegal tobacco which has now spread interstate. The Allan-government’s new licensing scheme will have 14 officers to patrol the entire state, the same number as Tasmania.
Opinion: Politicians fail on ‘forgotten’ drought
Southeast Australia’s drought has been brewing for nearly two years, yet a lacklustre government response has prioritised optics over urgency, writes The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff.
Reece Police squad still yet to hit Melbourne streets
Lord Mayor Nick Reece promised during the election he would ‘get good done’. To be fair, he never specified just how long that would take…
Victorian family snaps up four-farm aggregation near Nathalia
Almost 2000ha of mixed farmland in northern Victoria has been sold to a local family after it was expected to be worth $15 million. See the details.
Victoria risks another credit rating downgrade. Here’s what it means
Victoria’s Treasurer has flown to New York to meet with ratings agencies amid the threat of another cut to the state’s credit rating. But what is a credit rating and what impact would a downgrade have on everyday Victorians?
All eyes on RBA as economy sinks
Homeowners will be quietly celebrating Wednesday’s sluggish GDP figures, with a rate cut in July all but locked in. But how far will the RBA go?
Principals given power to suspend, expel pupils for acts outside school
Victorian principals will be given the authority to suspend or expel students caught assaulting, bullying or threatening other students or teachers outside of school hours, amid a crackdown on bad behaviour.
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