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Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station.

Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station.

Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station.

Police say the “Pam the bird” graffiti has caused more than $100,000 worth of damage.

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton can make the prime minister and government look weak, but that doesn’t mean he can lead the country say readers.

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says the incidents being reported to police are “abhorrent and disgusting”.

Dylan DiPierdomenico, 42, admitted to 71 instances of fraud committed while he was a golfing retailer’s national sales manager.

The firefighters union said pumper-tanker failures seriously hampered firefighting efforts “and the result could have been catastrophic”.

The firefighters union said pumper-tanker failures seriously hampered firefighting efforts “and the result could have been catastrophic”.

Labor has held the seat of Werribee since 1979, but with crime on the rise and traffic eating hours of residents’ days, can the party hold onto its traditional heartland?

I was a waiter at the Athenaeum Club from 1988 to 1995. Amid the powerful men who lunched, there were customs that now seem quirky and outdated.

It follows a breakthrough in the decades-old cold case that led to Michael Martin’s arrest last week.

The golden casket was carried inside the Alawi Islamic Association of Victoria Centre during the funeral of underworld figure Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim.

Emergency services have responded to a factory fire after reports that lithium-ion batteries had caught alight in Cheltenham.