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The opposition leader has won a psychological victory over the premier despite Liberal leadership rumblings and a high-profile court battle.

Train drivers have reported dozens of encounters with people who have broken into cabins at the rear of trains this year.

A siege has ended after armed police arrested a man who allegedly shot at officers in Melbourne’s outer western suburbs before barricading himself in a stranger’s home with a man and a toddler.

Readers respond to the success of Republican Donald Trump and the loss of Democrat nominee Kamala Harris.

The government is ploughing ahead with its tunnel despite rising costs, a lack of funding and opaque benefits. The state may be on track for a massive mistake.

Nick Reece’s election pledge to sell the 95-year-old venue to fund the arts is likely to be blocked by the new council.

Armed officers from Victoria Police’s special operations group and an armoured vehicle could be seen on the suburban street on Tuesday afternoon.

Armed officers from Victoria Police’s special operations group and a black BearCat could be seen on the suburban street on Tuesday afternoon.

Police have asked residents near Leon Drive to “stay inside” until they are told it is safe to leave.

Mohamed Ahmed Omer, who abandoned his wife in Sudan before returning to Australia with their young children, was handed a four-year sentence.

Orpheus Pledger, 31, successfully appealed the seven-month prison term he received for the “disturbing” attack in August.

She was a talented speech pathologist who made the world a better place, one child at a time. As grief reverberates through a small town north-west of Melbourne, parents are struggling to find the right words for their kids.

Children aged one and two are most at risk of drowning, the coroner has found. Parents have been urged to be vigilant when supervising children near water.

This year’s council elections were always going to cast a spotlight on the Greens’ performance. The results show something of a mixed bag for the progressive party.

This year’s council elections were always going to cast a spotlight on the Greens’ performance. The results show something of a mixed bag for the progressive party.

This year’s council elections were always going to cast a spotlight on the Greens’ performance. The results show something of a mixed bag for the progressive party.

This year’s council elections were always going to cast a spotlight on the Greens’ performance. The results show something of a mixed bag for the progressive party.

This year’s council elections were always going to cast a spotlight on the Greens’ performance. The results show something of a mixed bag for the progressive party.

Eleanor Bryant’s grieving family paid tribute to the heroic speech pathologist, who pushed children out of the way before a truck ploughed through a kindergarten playground in Riddells Creek.