Boy, 11, fights for life after allegedly stolen car collides with truck
A 16-year-old girl allegedly got behind the wheel of a stolen car with two underage passengers before crashing into a truck in the state’s north.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Ashleigh McMillan
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Boy, 15, arrested after teen dies in stabbing at Melton West shopping centre
A 16-year-old Harkness boy was found with life-threatening injuries at Woodgrove Shopping Centre. Emergency workers began CPR, but he died at the scene.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Easey Street suspect unmasked as link to victims emerges
Perry Kouroumblis, now 65, is suspected of killing two women in the 1977 Easey Street murders – and one of Melbourne’s oldest schools links him to the victims.
- by John Silvester, Sherryn Groch, Ashleigh McMillan and Hannah Kennelly
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Identity of Easey Street suspect revealed after arrest in Rome
Police in Victoria will seek to extradite the man from Rome over a double murder mystery dating back to the 1970s.
- by John Silvester, Hannah Kennelly, Josephine Mckenna and Ashleigh McMillan
Australia’s Comm Games body splashes millions more on Glasgow 2026 games
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games could receive up to $4.5 million to pay for a shortfall the Scottish and UK governments refuse to cover.
- by Steve Larkin and Ashleigh McMillan
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Remember their faces: Women killed in Australia
A woman has been killed in Australia every four days in 2024. Many lives were lost in recent years. Some of the cases featured are still before the courts.
As it happened: Chalmers confronts faltering economy; Pressure builds on Netanyahu in Israel
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- by Josefine Ganko and Ashleigh McMillan
As it happened: ASX suspends The Star after failure to post financial results; house price growth slumps
Keep up to date on today’s national news with our live blog.
- by Josefine Ganko and Ashleigh McMillan
‘It doesn’t get much more significant’: Victorians urged to hunker down amid cold front
The state will again be blasted by destructive winds, prompting warnings against travel overnight – but relief from squally conditions is in sight.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Roy Ward
Thousands without power after wild storm batters Victoria
The SES was inundated with calls for help when a powerful storm smashed the state with lightning and heavy rain, damaging buildings and downing trees.
- by Ashleigh McMillan, Roy Ward and Angus Delaney
The Cat Empire postpones sold-out shows with MSO over Gaza furore
The band said it couldn’t “in good conscience” perform with the orchestra after a pianist was removed from a recital for dedicating a song to journalists in Gaza.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Kerrie O'Brien
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