Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Latest Victoria News

  • Man extinguishes Eternal Flame in Melbourne

    Victoria Police has described the act of a man who extinguished the Eternal Flame at the Shrine of Remembrance as an insult to the community.

    ABC - May 26, 5:17 pm
  • Woman dies after car struck by train

    A fatal collision between a car and train in Melbourne may have occurred after the vehicle stopped on rail tracks when the car in front broke down.

    May 26, 11:51 am
  • Snow, wind and rain lash Victoria

    The State Emergency Service is warning people in Victoria's east to stay out of floodwaters after a night of heavy rain saw the rescue of several people.

    ABC - May 26, 9:32 am
  • Heavy rain and wind lashes Melbourne

    The State Emergency Service has responded to more than 550 calls for assistance after heavy rain and winds lashed Victoria on Friday.

    ABC - May 25, 8:36 pm
  • Advocates hail first aged-care facilities for gays

    Gay rights advocates are hailing a Government decision to recognise the specific needs of elderly gay people, with three aged-care facilities being built specifically for gay and lesbian people currently in the works.

    ABC - May 25, 5:59 pm
  • Program to improve Aboriginal health launched

    Chief executives from 25 metropolitan and regional hospitals have signed a statement of intent to help improve access to the health system for indigenous patients.

    ABC - May 25, 12:30 pm
  • Mokbel to agree to forfeit $4 million

    Convicted drug trafficker Tony Mokbel has agreed in principle to the surrender of more than $4 million that appeared on the books of his illicit business.

    May 25, 12:25 pm
  • Mokbel to forfeit $4.3m in drug profits

    Drugs boss Tony Mokbel has indicated he will forfeit more than $4 million he amassed trafficking speed.

    ABC - May 25, 3:23 pm
  • Family violence drives up Vic crime rates

    New statistics show Victoria's crime rate has risen by 4.1 per cent and is being driven up by an increase in family-related violence.

    May 25, 5:46 pm

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Opinion

  • Dean Felton

    May 21, 2012, 11:06 am
    How Australia has locked up a pregnant wife and two little boys. Maybe forever.

    Late last year, a Melbourne man’s trip to the Hajj religious pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia went suddenly and unexpectedly wrong. He was detained by authorities in Medina, imprisoned, and sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in jail for alleged...

  • Kate Osborn

    December 8, 2011, 6:11 pm
    Matthew Johnson: A life behind bars

    I wasn't at all surprised when I heard who'd killed Carl Williams.Most people were asking, ‘Matthew who?' But I knew of Matthew Johnson. There was an image of him etched into my mind.I'd come across him three years earlier, when he and a mate were...

  • Laurel Irving

    October 27, 2011, 6:24 pm
    Protesting the 2011 way

    Last week's Occupy Melbourne clashes provided us with scenes not witnessed here since the S-11 protests in 2000.  But they also gave us an insight into how protest movements have changed in the digital age. From a television point of view, the...

  • Nick McCallum

    February 13, 2012, 10:35 am
    Commemorating our heroes...at long last

    A few weeks ago I arrived home to half a dozen 18 and 19 year olds....my son and his friends. They were all lazing around watching the reality show "Cake Boss" on TV, drinking, laughing, joking. It made me smile to see them so happy and...

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