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Announcing an inquiry into last month’s landslide, Jacinta Allan says too many questions remain unanswered. She has demanded the council take back responsibility of the site.

Jacinta Allan says too many questions remain unanswered over the January 14 landslide that destroyed a home and in which a council worker suffered a broken leg.

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a maximum of 36 degrees in the city on Tuesday after temperatures stayed above 24 degrees overnight.

Demons defender Steven May and Richmond midfielder Dion Prestia have been accused of participating in the Christmas holiday fight that left a man with a broken eye socket.

Legal advocates warn Werribee’s law precinct could fail without more investment in rehabilitative support such as alcohol and drug counselling.

The new masterplan for Royal Park has angered residents and community and environmental groups, who fear a loss of open space and harm to flora and fauna.

Readers respond to Peter Dutton’s claims that he can save money by taking advantage of nuclear energy and with cuts to the public service.

On warm summer evenings, when the streets are full of punters, you can understand why it was named one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world.

Melbourne hit 39 degrees on Monday after three firefighters made a narrow escape when their vehicle caught alight in the Little Desert National Park.

Melbourne’s temperature is forecast to reach 39 degrees on Monday, which would make it the hottest day in the city during the current heatwave.

Melbourne’s temperature is forecast to reach 39 degrees on Monday, which would make it the hottest day in the city during the current heatwave.

The owner of a 99-year-old California bungalow in Melbourne’s north had a novel approach to living in the country and not wanting to part from her much loved home.

Celebrity chef Guy Grossi used an all-staff meeting to slam this masthead’s reporting as “manufactured and contrived”.