Victoria News
Jaffles and rissoles do battle against sliders and dogs
Rachel Wells The trend for New York-style eateries - think Mexican food trucks and American dive bars that serve sliders and corn dogs - may not be over just yet, but a new food trend is taking off in Melbourne that draws its inspiration from much closer to home.
Concern on mental health
Andrea Petrie Victoria's Mental Health Minister has little grasp of youth justice treatments: youth workers.
IBAC rebuffs corruption query on Guy
JOSH GORDON Victoria's new anti-corruption watchdog has strongly rebuffed Ombudsman George Brouwer for suggesting Planning Minister Matthew Guy could have acted corruptly through secret fund-raising meetings with property developers.
Ombudsman asked to probe jail deaths
Andrea Petrie Ombudsman asked to investigate the 'unprecedented number' of prisoner deaths.
Stroke study searches for link with dementia
John Elder Melbourne researchers are investigating why one in three stroke victims slides into dementia.
Theatre world mourns MTC founder Sumner
Thomas Hounslow, Chris Hingston Founder of the Melbourne Theatre Company remembered by his peers as a 'terrific strategist'.
Mobiles
Line to open for mobile Loop hole
Hugh McMaster People using Melbourne's City Loop will have full mobile telephone coverage within a year.
Tunnel won't fix traffic woes
JOSH GORDON Hoddle Street will remain horrible even after the Napthine government's east-west toll road is completed.
Melbourne Theatre Company loses founder
Thomas Hownslow 2:57pm The Melbourne Theatre Company is today mourning the loss of its founder and longest-serving Artistic Director, John Sumner AO CBE.
Cops bust pair of bomb-makers
Deborah Gough 9:22am Two old-style cops walking the beat in Dandenong have sprung what they believe to be two would-be arsonists making a homemade bomb.
The kids from Carlton R-9 gain and share lessons in life
Konrad Marshall The wonder of it all was all over their faces, but mostly in their wide, big, brown eyes and their honest toothy grins.
Your taxis at work: the big three to keep tabs on cabs
Adam Carey As Victoria's taxi industry braces for a huge government-imposed shake-up, three of its heavyweights have joined forces to try to poach fares from the entrenched taxi booking duopoly, 13Cabs and Silver Top.
Grocon wins court battle over union blockade
Vince Chadwick and Richard Willingham Grocon has scored a win over Victoria's biggest construction union in the Supreme Court following last year's blockade of the Myer Emporium building site in Melbourne's CBD.
Doctor struck off medical register
JULIA MEDEW Australian women seeking late-term abortions may be left helpless after a prominent abortion specialist was struck off the medical register for inappropriately prescribing patients with addictive drugs for nearly 10 years.
Plastic surgeon sues over internet criticism
Jane Lee A Melbourne plastic surgeon is suing a man for defamation, accusing him of writing critical posts about his reputation in an internet forum.
Power companies facing scrutiny on price rises
RACHEL WELLS Electricity retailers in Victoria are reaping profits four times higher than retailers interstate, including NSW and South Australia, where the electricity market is still regulated.
Providing hope for women 'alone' with HIV
Julia Medew Deanna Blegg was travelling through Britain at the age of 24 when a blood test changed her life forever. She had contracted HIV.
