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Pressure builds in East-West link spat
Richard Willingham and Henrietta Cook Political posturing over the controversial $8 billion East West Tunnel continues to build, with Liberal candidates from Melbourne's east using the plan to attack federal Labor.
Murder plea: police renew call for help over cannabis dealer's death
Nino Bucci The murder of a small-time cannabis dealer whose throat was cut and his car set alight could be solved with public assistance, police believe.
Napthine's road rules
Josh Gordon, Richard Willingham and Henrietta Cook Despite recent road disasters in Sydney and Brisbane, Mr O'Brien said the government expected to be ''knocked over in the rush'' from the private sector.
Slash-and-grab gang may have struck again
Nino Bucci An organised crime gang that has stolen almost $1 million from victims in Melbourne and Sydney may have struck again, months after Interpol arrested the group's alleged king-pins in Singapore.
Instrument of peace to honour nation's fallen
Vince Chadwick Every instrument has its own character, but the Lone Pine guitar has something more.
Massive drug haul found in carpet cleaner bottles
Thomas O'Byrne Authorities say they have dealt a major blow to an international criminal organisation after seizing $205 million worth of methamphetamines contained in bottles of carpet cleaner at the port of...
International crime syndicate busted
Jared Lynch Police have busted an international crime syndicate based in Melbourne and Sydney, arresting 26 people and seizing a cache of luxury goods including hundreds of thousands of dollars in casino chips...
Flasher targets high school girls
Adrian Lowe Several high school girls were left traumatised last month after a pervert performed a sexual act in front of them while they walked through a park in Melbourne's east.
10,000 more waiting for surgery under Baillieu
Kate Hagan Victoria's elective surgery waiting list has grown by more than 10,000 patients under the Baillieu government and patients were facing increasing waits before federal budget cuts were announced in...
The waking nightmare
Andrea Petrie Believing they were getting the best of medical care, these women instead received a life sentence, writes Andrea Petrie.
Developer's hidden link to Cr Doyle
Melissa Fyfe and Royce Millar EXCLUSIVE Lord mayor Robert Doyle received tens of thousands of dollars from donors connected to a property developer with big plans for Melbourne's skyline, yet the official donation list obscures...
Schoolgirls flashed in park
Hope Holmberg Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a group of high-school girls in Melbourne's east on Thursday.
Hepatitis infections blamed on incompetent medical board
Andrea Petrie The "complete incompetence" of Victoria's former medical practitioners board allowed drug addicted anaesthetist James Latham Peters to infect 55 women with hepatitis C, a court has heard.
Call for strike breakers to keep schools open
Henrietta Cook More than 170 Victorian state schools will close Thursday, as thousands of teachers, principals and support staff go on strike.
Doyle donors under review
Melissa Fyfe and Royce Millar Victoria's local government watchdog will review whether lord mayor Robert Doyle and his team may have breached electoral donation laws last year by providing an official campaign donor list that...
'Nonchalant' solo sailor died from misadventure
Mark Russell Neil Qualtrough's dream was to buy a yacht and go sailing.
Building a love of Lego brick by brick
Andrea Petrie Ryan McNaught is the centre of attention at dinner parties, barbecues and every social function he attends.
Housing help gives single mothers the joy of stability
Marika Dobbin Rayana Khan was a teenager when she arrived in Australia, following an arranged marriage.
Surgery crisis hits hospitals
Kate Hagan Elective surgery will be cancelled for 1300 patients at the Western, Sunshine and Williamstown hospitals over the next five months as Victorian hospitals grapple with $107 million in budget cuts.
Woman sexually attacked in street
A woman walking along a street has been sexually assaulted in Melbourne's eastern suburbs - the 10th such attack in the area in a matter of months.
