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Murder accused was friends with victim
A man charged with murdering two fellow inmates at a Melbourne psychiatric hospital was friends with one of the victims, police say.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 8:34 pm -
RBA boss hints at further rate rises
The Governor of the Reserve Bank has again highlighted the pressure on the central bank to lift interest rates by suggesting it has increasing concerns about inflation.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 8:02 pm -
Teens on rape charges 'a flight risk'
Three teenagers charged with raping and threatening to kill two men are at risk of fleeing to Lebanon, a court has heard.
November 5, 2009, 7:10 pm -
Murder accused on suicide watch: court
A psychiatric inmate is on suicide watch after being charged with the stabbing murders of two fellow inmates in a low-security unit of their Melbourne hospital.
November 5, 2009, 6:40 pm -
Baby Z beats fatal brain disorder
An infant born with a rare and fatal brain disorder has been cured by a drug that had only previously been tested on mice.
November 5, 2009, 6:27 pm -
Baillieu unveils new crime policy
Victoria's opposition will turn a surge in violent crime into an attack against the government as the party struggles to find momentum into the election.
November 5, 2009, 6:15 pm -
Postal worker hands in $100k parcel
Police have praised an Australia Post worker who handed in a parcel containing $100,000 she found behind a post office in Melbourne's southeast.
November 5, 2009, 4:34 pm -
Murder accused on suicide watch
A court has heard a man is on suicide watch after being charged with murdering two fellow inmates at a Melbourne psychiatric hospital.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 4:24 pm -
Good Samaritan hands in $100k
A woman who handed-in a small case she found in an alleyway in Melbourne's south-east was shocked to discover it contained $100,000.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 3:22 pm -
Opposition shuffles front bench
The State Opposition Leader, Ted Baillieu, has unveiled a new shadow cabinet to take to the next election in November 2010.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 3:14 pm -
Man charged over double homicide at hospital
Victorian police have charged a 49-year old man with two counts of murder after the fatal stabbing of two inmates at a Melbourne psychiatric hospital overnight.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 2:43 pm -
Woman who stabbed dog sent to jail
A woman who stabbed her former lover's bull terrier 23 times has been sentenced to three years' jail.
November 5, 2009, 2:23 pm -
Darcey Freeman's mum seeks dad's assets
The estranged wife of a man accused of throwing his four-year-old daughter off the West Gate Bridge in January is applying for his assets.
November 5, 2009, 2:17 pm -
Commission hears stories of the dead from Black Saturday
The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has been told a World War II veteran died inside his house at Marysville, after telling his family he had no intention of leaving.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 12:44 pm -
Inquiry into liposuction death
A Melbourne Coroner says an inquiry into the death of a 26-year-old woman who died after liposuction surgery will focus on her post-operative care.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 12:40 pm -
West Gate Bridge accused seeks to delay access to his assets
A Melbourne man accused of the murder of his four-year-old daughter has asked a court to delay his ex-wife's bid for their assets.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 12:30 pm -
Dying baby cured in world first
A Victorian baby with a rare metabolic disease has amazed the medical world with her positive response to an experimental drug used only on mice.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 11:39 am -
Man jailed over death of pregnant teen
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in jail over a car crash that killed his pregnant friend three years ago.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 11:09 am -
Two dead after hospital stabbings
The Victorian Government has announced an inquiry into last night's fatal double stabbing at a Melbourne psychiatric hospital.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 10:36 am -
Gunman dead after siege: Vic police
An eight-hour armed stand-off at Colac, in Victoria's southwest, has ended with a man dying from self-inflicted injuries, police say.
November 5, 2009, 9:40 am
