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Copper thieves target telcos, transport, power infrastructure causing $400,000 damage

Powercor and Telstra say their infrastructure has been targeted by copper thieves several times, causing significant damage and a risk to public safety.

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Former Victoria Police officer sentenced to six months' jail for misconduct involving nine women

On the day former police officer Brett Johnson is sentenced for abusing his position of power to pursue vulnerable women, one of his victims speaks exclusively to the ABC about the devastating impact his offending had on her life.

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Reward of $1 million to solve case of mum found dead in chair

Marea Yann was found dead in an armchair in her loungeroom in September 2003, and had suffered extensive head and upper body injuries, Victoria Police say.

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Police revisit 2003 death of Healesville woman Marea Yann

Homicide detectives have revisited the investigation into the death of Healesville woman Marea Yann in 2003. A $1 million reward for information is being offered.

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Neo-Nazis clash with anti-racism campaigners in heart of Melbourne

Neo-Nazis have clashed with police and counter-protesters at an anti-immigration rally on the streets of Melbourne's CBD

The New Daily

Woman stranded in Australian bush for five days survives on wine and sweets

Lillian Ip – who doesn’t drink – wrote what she thought was dying letter to family

The Independent UK

Murder accused researched possible jail time after disposing of girlfriend's body in bin, court told

Prosecutors allege Joon Seong Tan murdered Ju "Kelly" Zhang, a woman he'd dated for a few weeks, later using his phone to search the term: "How many years for killing a person in Australia?"

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Victorian chief commissioner apologises for treatment of Indigenous people by police at Yoorrook inquiry

Victoria's police chief Shane Patton apologises for actions that have traumatised Indigenous people at the state's truth-telling inquiry. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died.

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Victoria’s police chief apologises for systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous Australians

Shane Patton acknowledges at Yoorrook commission the police uniform is a symbol of fear for some First Nations people

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Top cop apologises for police force’s racist actions

Victoria's top cop has formally apologised for the state police force's racist treatment of Aboriginal families over generations. Chief Commissioner Shane

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Google Maps diverts drivers away from country road after fatal Strathmerton crash

Google Maps agrees to divert drivers away from a country Victorian road where five people recently died in a three-vehicle accident, but residents want more action to prevent further tragedies.

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Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay lead tributes as famous chef dies

Jock Zonfrillo was a judge on MasterChef Australia

Liverpool Echo

Jamie Oliver leads tributes to MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo

The Scot’s family described him as an ‘irreplaceable husband, father, brother, son and friend’.

The Independent UK

Search for man missing in water along Victorian coast suspended, another man found dead

Victoria Police says the body of a Sunshine North man was found on rocks at Gellibrand Lower, with the search for another missing man to continue tomorrow morning.

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Advocate's alleged abuser arrested in New York

VoiCSA chief executive Manny Waks says his alleged abuser has been arrested in New York and is set to face extradition to Melbourne.

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Melbourne gangster's small legal victory in appeal bid

Rocco Arico is appealing his convictions, claiming his former lawyer Joseph Acquaro informed against him to Victoria Police.

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Woman arrested over ‘deliberate’ hit-run of cyclist

A woman has been arrested after a Melbourne cyclist was injured when he was apparently deliberately targeted by a driver in a hit and run.

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Man contacts police after appeal to find driver of alleged hit-and-run that injured cyclist

A Melbourne man contacts police and is interviewed by investigators in relation to an alleged hit-and-run collision that left a cyclist with serious injuries.

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Victorian police chief issues bail direction in wake of Veronica Nelson inquest findings

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has told senior officers to make sure they are not unnecessarily denying bail to marginalised people, as the force accepts all of the recommendations from the coronial inquest into Veronica Nelson's 2020 death in custody.

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Does New Zealand's parliament really play second fiddle to a 'Māori Voice'?

The Institute of Public Affairs has suggested New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal is a 'Māori Voice to Parliament' with veto power. Here's what the experts said.

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Victoria's public drunkenness laws to be lifted on Melbourne Cup day

Victoria's Police Association says the state's decriminalisation of public drunkenness, which comes into effect on Melbourne Cup Day, will leave officers powerless to act in some situations.

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Victoria Police renew cold case investigation into 1984 disappearance of Melbourne woman

Police renew calls for public assistance in their investigation into the disappearance of Melbourne woman Debra Campbell nearly 40 years ago.

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Police issue fresh plea two years after Esteban Do Santos's 2021 disappearance from Daylesford

The mystery of a missing man's 2021 disappearance without a trace from Daylesford continues.

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Victoria Police charge two teenage boys with murder after woman's death in Abbotsford

Homicide Squad detectives charge two teenage boys after the death of a woman in Abbotsford on Wednesday night.

AAP

Teenage son charged with mother's stabbing murder

A 15-year-old boy and another teen are facing murder charges after a Melbourne woman was killed at home.

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