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The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators, likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.

Arden could be home to a towering apartment block containing 609 apartments, if approved by the state government.

Arden could be home to a towering apartment block containing 609 apartments, if the proposal is approved by the state government.

Readers respond to the sudden resignation of state Treasurer Tim Pallas, and Peter Dutton’s nuclear plans.

The Allan government is on a collision course with civil libertarians and pro-Palestinian groups over a plan to criminalise behaviour at peaceful protests.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors have walked past the chunk of ancient space rock that has been on display at the Melbourne Museum for years. Then several small patches of green caught a scientist’s eye.

The euthanasia watchdog has been urged to consider the impact of voluntary assisted dying refusal under current Victorian rules.

The raft of proposed bans has been welcomed by the Jewish community council, but critics say the crackdown will undermine the right to peacefully protest.

It follows revelations in this masthead that Victoria’s corruption watchdog is investigating a handful of surgeons for alleged fraudulent billing.

The move follows revelations in this masthead that Victoria’s corruption watchdog is investigating a handful of surgeons for alleged fraudulent billing.

Nightly horse and carriage tours, which wind through the streets of Pakenham, have been popular in the lead-up to Christmas for several years.

John Torney will now face the more serious homicide charge after originally being charged with assault after Bates’ body was found in her Cobram home.

John Torney will face the more serious homicide charge after originally being charged with assault after Bates’ body was found in her Cobram home.

Bentley was playing in his mother’s car in Victoria’s north on Sunday afternoon when he became trapped in the boot and died.

Victorian protesters will also be charged if they wear face masks or use equipment like rope and chains under a raft of proposed bans designed to stamp out extreme influences in public demonstrations.