Crime rates up at suburban stations as police pull security officers

The architect of Victoria Police’s approach to using protective services officers says the redeployment is showing promising early signs, even as the opposition criticises the move in light of new data.

Readers respond to the notion that Melbourne will become a megacity of more than 10 million people by the turn of the century.

Detectives from Victoria Police’s corruption-busing Taskforce Hawk executed warrants at six addresses and arrested five officials.

Youth mental health services were placed on alert in response to a rise in teenage tragedies, but health watchdogs have failed to launch a systemic review.

Behind the displays of filthy lucre, there’s an energy and a kindness here, as well as a dedication to the arts.

Jolly will have to wait until next month to learn his fate after pleading not guilty to punching a protester in the face.

Police are investigating after a woman was killed when a car crashed into a cafe at a shopping centre in Wantirna South on Monday afternoon.

Police are investigating after a woman was killed when a car crashed into a cafe at a shopping centre in Wantirna South this afternoon.

Nick Reece tells the Royal Commission into Antisemitism that he would like federal funding to deal with graffiti that “could be described as antisemitic”.

Nick Reece has told the royal commission into antisemitism that he would like federal funding to deal with graffiti.

Detectives from Victoria Police’s corruption-busing Taskforce Hawk executed warrants at six addresses and arrested five people.

Draped in custom J’Aton couture and surrounded by hundreds of white roses, a Melbourne heiress wed a US YouTube star at a five-star resort in Santorini.

Draped in custom J’Aton couture and surrounded by hundreds of white roses, a Melbourne heiress wed a US YouTube star at a five-star resort in Santorini.

Nearly half of teachers at a Melbourne public school are regularly working from home in a bid to prevent burnout.

Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny draws a policy battleline about our city’s future shape, as we investigate how and where to house Melbourne’s booming population by 2101.

Lawyers for one of three women involved in the case say their client alleges she was the victim of “multiple sexual assaults”.

Readers agree that online gambling advertising - if not gambling itself - is a scourge, but politicians aren’t listening to voters.

The former chief executive of the Melbourne Football Club has claimed he was dismissed after raising concerns about widespread underpayment of administrative staff.

Sascha Davis and Kate Howard are still close friends, having met in the 1980s in the Australian Children’s Choir, which is celebrating a major anniversary.

The woundedness here in the west hurts and not because I’m squeamish. This is not about hatred, blame or judgment. It’s about loss.

The woundedness here in the west hurts and not because I’m squeamish. This is not about hatred, blame or judgment. It’s about loss.

For Mel Schneider and her family, spontaneous trips are rare, until an unexpected gesture.

A backlog of court cases has meant the driver allegedly responsible for the Melbourne man’s death is yet to face trial. The delay has left a Victorian family in limbo.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital has rolled out controversial changes that will restrict access to its specialist clinics to residents of three inner-city areas.

Readers react to the positions of the federal government and Coalition on gambling ads.

After an eight-year wait, Bina Rajthala was devastated to learn about the “missed opportunities” that may have prevented her husband’s death.

Swans chairman Andrew Pridham confirmed the review to this masthead on Saturday, as a woman who alleged she was the victim of a sexual assault hired a lawyer for a potential civil legal claim.

A man known to the woman remained in custody on Saturday as forensic teams continued to scour the home 24 hours after she was found.

A 45-year-old man known to Irish woman Annmarie O’Reilly has been charged with her alleged murder a day after she was found unresponsive in her Ferntree Gully home.

Swans chairman Andrew Pridham confirmed the review to this masthead on Saturday, as a woman who alleged she was the victim of a sexual assault hired a lawyer for a potential civil legal claim.