Melbourne
How an irate ratepayer single-handedly shut down his local council.
David Penman used a loophole to stand down five of Hepburn Shire's seven councillors, and every council in Victoria is now watching.
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Victoria's teachers walk out next Thursday as a 28 per cent offer fails to end the fight
Public school staff will strike statewide after knocking back a pay deal the government calls the best in the country, over workloads it says amount to 12 unpaid hours a week.
Melbourne
Police say they’ve caught the 20-year-old running a tobacco empire from his bedroom. The empire remains.
The arrest of an alleged syndicate figure is Melbourne’s most consequential yet. The federal settings that built the black market he allegedly served are untouched.
Melbourne
Kmart’s K Home is now open, and it’s more fast furniture than IKEA killer
Kmart has opened its first standalone homewares store in Box Hill South, and the hype is louder than the 3,800-square-metre reality.
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Five arrested over carjacking spree across Melbourne’s north
Teenagers as young as 15 are in custody after a run of alleged carjackings hit six suburbs in ten days.
Melbourne
The Victorian Liberals have finally figured out the internet — and Canberra is taking note
From Jess Wilson's mock-Commonwealth Games stunt to Angus Taylor leaning into the meme that haunted him, the party that lost the youth vote is learning to speak its language.
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Authorities warn about 'etomidate' in vapes: what exactly is it?
The powerful anaesthetic is used in lethal injections in the United States and has been found in illegal vapes sold in Melbourne.
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Melbourne council moves to join landmark Wurundjeri native title claim
More than 200 parks and Crown land sites including the MCG, Royal Botanic Gardens and Melbourne Zoo listed in sweeping Federal Court application.
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Are Melburnians really fleeing to the country because of crime?
That was the conclusion from a Sky News story last week. The only trouble is that the source used says nothing of the kind.