E-scooter operators pull out of Yarra after council imposes drastic fee hike

The future of e-scooters in Melbourne is increasingly under threat with Neuron and Lime announcing they will no longer operate in the City of Yarra after they copped a 400 per cent fee hike from council.

Readers call on Allan government to establish a royal commission into its Big Build mess but differ on views of how effective it would be.

A tour of Melbourne’s La Mama reveals a building bearing the scars of its devastating past, and a cultural institution still feeling the fallout of its financial travails.

By showing they are willing to engage in the difficult conversation about corruption on Victoria’s Big Build projects, Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson might be able to convince voters that they do care about good government.

The son of disgraced businessman Antony Catalano has signed up for two new mortgages over land in Byron Bay that is earmarked for his father’s planned mansion development as their family’s crisis plays out in a Melbourne court.

The son of disgraced businessman Antony Catalano has signed up for two new mortgages over land in the North Coast paradise that is earmarked for his father’s planned mansion development as their family’s crisis plays out in a Melbourne court.

A magistrate found the AFL Hall of Fame inductee had grabbed a woman by the arm, dragged her by the hair and hit her head against a door during an attack in May last year.

The killer, now in his 50s, was taken to hospital after fellow inmates found out the extent of his crimes, sources say.

Police had previously alleged two males had abducted a schoolgirl, before holding her hostage to marry against her will.

Police have exhumed the child’s remains in the hope they can solve the mystery of its identity, The body was found in a Ballarat dam decades ago.

A magistrate found the AFL Hall of Fame inductee had grabbed a woman by the arm, dragged her by the hair and hit her head against a door during an attack in May last year.

Some leaders like robust debate and collective decision-making. Mike Bush is more the type who sets the course and expects his people to row in unison. Key initiatives won’t be buried in committees.

Tens of thousands of Victorians will be refunded for an error made by tolling brand Linkt, which is owned by Transurban.

More than three decades after an unidentified baby was found in a Ballarat dam, detectives hope advances in forensic science will give the child a name and solve a cold case.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

Readers respond to the rise in popularity of Pauline Hanson.

If the goal is another report, another royal commission will deliver one. If the goal is changing behaviour on worksites, changing the culture is the answer.

The 17-year-old allegedly amassed a cache of bomb-making manuals and accessed IS and al-Qaeda propaganda while researching nearby synagogues and Melbourne’s busiest intersection, the Children’s Court heard. 

Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed was remembered by friends as a “sweet guy” after he was stabbed and died outside Craigieburn Community Hospital.

Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed was remembered by friends as a “sweet guy” after he was stabbed and died outside Craigieburn Community Hospital.

The state government has granted every pub in Victoria the licence to open for pre-sunrise screenings of the Socceroos game.

Police allege the man had intended to marry the teenage girl against her will after she was forced into a car outside her school.

The boy was found outside Craigieburn Community Hospital with serious injuries, but couldn’t be revived.

The boy was found outside Craigieburn Community Hospital with serious injuries, but couldn’t be revived.

Homicide detectives have been called in after the boy was found outside a medical centre with serious injuries.

The federal government’s position on climate change sits uncomfortably with readers.

A quiet revolution is unfolding in Australian healthcare, and some doctors are not happy.

Police confirmed they have arrested a second person after the schoolgirl was allegedly taken from a school in Springvale South last week.

Rachel Welsh had her car towed after being unable to avoid a huge pothole that she estimates was three metres wide.

Rachel Welsh had her car towed after being unable to avoid a huge pothole that she estimates was three metres wide.