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After a high-profile underpayments debacle, George Calombaris found himself in a dark spiral – but he says he came out the other side a different man. In the fifth instalment of a special series on restaurant tycoons, we lift the lid on the “new George”.

Aunty Laura Bell never got over the decision to dynamite the church that was her special place as a child. She compensated by making life better for Indigenous children and communities everywhere.

The trial, which also includes bank card payments, is the first time Melburnians can test the $1.7 billion overhaul of the much-maligned myki system.

The patient from the neighbouring room was found over the body, with broken glass nearby. There were no locked doors between their rooms.

This week, Victoria was supposed to be hosting the Commonwealth Games. Instead, the state is counting the cost of another blunder.

About 3000 people gathered on Friday night to mourn 22-year-old Aidan Becker: the man who lost his life for trying to save a young stranger.

Readers react to the Victorian government’s claim that pharmacy access to contraception increases choice, the effect of AI on jobs, and the pros and cons of the Suburban Rail Loop.

Police sources say the decision not to charge Amalia Freeman has frustrated many officers involved in the investigation,

It’s a prime coastal site with spectacular views and a maritime and military history. But plans to develop the area keep grinding to a halt.

The family of a 15-year-old boy who was killed when the stolen car he was in crashed in Hoppers Crossing have visited the scene, as police urge the teens who fled the scene to hand themselves in.

After 35 years in the homicide squad, Sol Solomon opens up about why the gangland kingpin’s death was so “devastating”.