<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Melbourne - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Melbourne with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:28:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Thomastown shooting victim identified as soon-to-be-married plumber]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Hussein, aged in his 20s, was gunned down near a sporting reserve on Sunday night after rushing to help a friend, family say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thomastown-shooting-victim-identified-as-soon-to-be-married-plumber/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thomastown-shooting-victim-identified-as-soon-to-be-married-plumber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Locals love this little park. Beyond the pines, an aged care home wants to buy it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aged care service trying to buy this public park says the site is seldom used and uninviting. Locals say its plan sets a disturbing precedent for wider Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/locals-love-this-little-park-beyond-the-pines-an-aged-care-home-wants-to-buy-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/locals-love-this-little-park-beyond-the-pines-an-aged-care-home-wants-to-buy-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a sanctuary’: Local parents fight to save 2200-square-metre pocket park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aged care service trying to buy this public park says the site is seldom used and uninviting. Locals say its plan sets a disturbing precedent for wider Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-a-sanctuary-local-parents-fight-to-save-2200-square-metre-pocket-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-a-sanctuary-local-parents-fight-to-save-2200-square-metre-pocket-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan quietly returned to Melbourne. Now we know why]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was only one other person at Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s recent private lunch, which was weeks in the making.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-quietly-returned-to-melbourne-now-we-know-why-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-quietly-returned-to-melbourne-now-we-know-why-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan quietly returned to Melbourne. Now, we know why]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was only one other person at Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s recent private lunch, which was weeks in the making.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-quietly-returned-to-melbourne-now-we-know-why/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-quietly-returned-to-melbourne-now-we-know-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne Airport’s departure ramp readies for final descent after 56 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne Airport is getting ready to shut its pick-up and drop-off ramps in the biggest change to its road network since it opened in 1970.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-airports-departure-ramp-readies-for-final-descent-after-56-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-airports-departure-ramp-readies-for-final-descent-after-56-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Melbourne universities’ plans to future-proof degrees and jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities in Melbourne are launching start-ups, embracing industry on campus and positive uses of AI as their students integrate with businesses and the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-melbourne-universities-plans-to-future-proof-degrees-and-jobs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-melbourne-universities-plans-to-future-proof-degrees-and-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airport pushes ahead with controversial changes as part of expansion plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne Airport is getting ready to shut its pick-up and drop-off ramps in the biggest change to its road network since it opened in 1970.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/airport-pushes-ahead-with-controversial-changes-as-part-of-expansion-plans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/airport-pushes-ahead-with-controversial-changes-as-part-of-expansion-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooter remains at large after man gunned down in Melbourne’s north]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shooter-remains-at-large-after-man-gunned-down-in-melbournes-north/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shooter-remains-at-large-after-man-gunned-down-in-melbournes-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police hunt gunman after man shot dead in Thomastown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-hunt-gunman-after-man-shot-dead-in-thomastown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-hunt-gunman-after-man-shot-dead-in-thomastown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand leaders act for our survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your &ldquo;individual carbon footprint: isn&rsquo;t going to save the world, only collective pressure on our elected leaders will work, say readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demand-leaders-act-for-our-survival/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demand-leaders-act-for-our-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This private school says separating the sexes improves VCE results]]></title><description><![CDATA[This eastern suburbs school keeps boys and girls apart in classrooms until year 10 as part of a strategy that, it says, contributes to outstanding VCE results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-private-school-says-separating-the-sexes-improves-vce-results/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-private-school-says-separating-the-sexes-improves-vce-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A school separated boys and girls until year 10. It has delivered record VCE scores]]></title><description><![CDATA[This eastern suburbs school keeps boys and girls apart in classrooms until year 10 as part of a strategy that, it says, contributes to outstanding VCE results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-school-separated-boys-and-girls-until-year-10-it-has-delivered-record-vce-scores/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-school-separated-boys-and-girls-until-year-10-it-has-delivered-record-vce-scores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools that Excel 2026: Find out your school’s VCE results over the past decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age&rsquo;s Schools that Excel series celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE results over a decade. Find out who won and use our dashboard to track your school&rsquo;s results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/schools-that-excel-2026-find-out-your-schools-vce-results-over-the-past-decade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/schools-that-excel-2026-find-out-your-schools-vce-results-over-the-past-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suburban pub gets a starring moment thanks to Hollywood celeb]]></title><description><![CDATA[He&rsquo;s accustomed to hanging out with Margot Robbie and Kendall Jenner, but Jacob Elordi apparently swapped Hollywood for suburban Seddon at the weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suburban-pub-gets-a-starring-moment-thanks-to-hollywood-celeb/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suburban-pub-gets-a-starring-moment-thanks-to-hollywood-celeb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheerleading fever sweeps Melbourne in record-breaking fan dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 1400 cheerleading fans &ndash; young and old &ndash; gathered in Fed Square on Sunday afternoon in the lead-up to the NFL&rsquo;s first match on Australian soil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cheerleading-fever-sweeps-melbourne-in-record-breaking-fan-dance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cheerleading-fever-sweeps-melbourne-in-record-breaking-fan-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age's Schools that Excel series 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The series celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE and VET results over a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ages-schools-that-excel-series-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ages-schools-that-excel-series-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very, very extreme’: Public warned not to approach man suspected of triple axe attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are continuing to hunt for Peter O&rsquo;Ryan after he seriously injured three family members in the small Gippsland town of Tyers on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/very-very-extreme-public-warned-not-to-approach-man-suspected-of-triple-axe-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/very-very-extreme-public-warned-not-to-approach-man-suspected-of-triple-axe-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public warned not to approach man suspected of triple axe attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are continuing to hunt for Peter O&rsquo;Ryan after two men were critically injured, and a woman seriously hurt in an attack in the small Gippsland town of Tyers on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-warned-not-to-approach-man-suspected-of-triple-axe-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-warned-not-to-approach-man-suspected-of-triple-axe-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How backyard mozzie traps curbed the spread of a flesh-eating disease in Melbourne suburbia]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the state heads into the warmer weather and the riskiest months for transmission, a landmark study could change how we halt the spread of Buruli ulcer outbreaks in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-backyard-mozzie-traps-curbed-the-spread-of-a-flesh-eating-disease-in-melbourne-suburbia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-backyard-mozzie-traps-curbed-the-spread-of-a-flesh-eating-disease-in-melbourne-suburbia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guiding teenagers on the path to adulthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the recent debate on how best to teach our children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/guiding-teenagers-on-the-path-to-adulthood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/guiding-teenagers-on-the-path-to-adulthood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, September 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-september-5-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-september-5-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I worry about the children’: Inner-city police stations will close to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stations in four inner Melbourne suburbs will no longer have police officers on the front desk from next month &ndash; leaving many residents concerned about community safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-worry-about-the-children-inner-city-police-stations-will-close-to-public/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-worry-about-the-children-inner-city-police-stations-will-close-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I worry about the children’: Four inner-city police stations will close to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inner-Melbourne stations will no longer have police officers on the front desk from next month &ndash; leaving many residents concerned about community safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-worry-about-the-children-four-inner-city-police-stations-will-close-to-public/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-worry-about-the-children-four-inner-city-police-stations-will-close-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Nations slams plan to demolish Melbourne public housing towers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UN report says the government&rsquo;s decision is likely to amplify Victoria&rsquo;s housing crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/united-nations-slams-plan-to-demolish-melbourne-public-housing-towers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/united-nations-slams-plan-to-demolish-melbourne-public-housing-towers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Nations slams Andrews plan to demolish public housing towers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UN report says the government&rsquo;s decision is likely to amplify Victoria&rsquo;s housing crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/united-nations-slams-andrews-plan-to-demolish-public-housing-towers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/united-nations-slams-andrews-plan-to-demolish-public-housing-towers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two children hurt when thrown from jumping castle lifted into air by wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said a large group of children were playing on the jumping castle when it was lifted off the ground near Geelong on Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-children-hurt-when-thrown-from-jumping-castle-lifted-into-air-by-wind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-children-hurt-when-thrown-from-jumping-castle-lifted-into-air-by-wind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘NIMBYism at its most dangerous’: Life-saving medicine site axed after mayor intervenes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A life-saving medical dispenser was earmarked to be installed on Victoria Street in Richmond &ndash; until the mayor sent a letter to the health minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nimbyism-at-its-most-dangerous-life-saving-medicine-site-axed-after-mayor-intervenes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nimbyism-at-its-most-dangerous-life-saving-medicine-site-axed-after-mayor-intervenes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A real kick in the teeth’: Dozens of tram stops have been upgraded, but wheelchair users still can’t board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tram stops across two routes have are being upgraded to accommodate new tram models. Advocates say it was a missed opportunity to also build much needed accessibility improvements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-real-kick-in-the-teeth-dozens-of-tram-stops-have-been-upgraded-but-wheelchair-users-still-cant-board/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-real-kick-in-the-teeth-dozens-of-tram-stops-have-been-upgraded-but-wheelchair-users-still-cant-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands in cash: CFMEU administrator takes aim at Setka slush fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union has asked John Setka and another former top official to explain a number of transactions in a multimillion-dollar fund they are holding hostage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hundreds-of-thousands-in-cash-cfmeu-administrator-takes-aim-at-setka-slush-fund/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hundreds-of-thousands-in-cash-cfmeu-administrator-takes-aim-at-setka-slush-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big tech’s power demands require true accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[When residents stopped high-voltage concrete poles in their tracks, they exposed a multi-tiered regulatory vacuum &ndash; and raised an urgent question about who holds the power in our rush towards building data centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/big-techs-power-demands-require-true-accountability/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/big-techs-power-demands-require-true-accountability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM, it’s time for real action on gas, coal and oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers take the prime minister to task over the government&rsquo;s approach to climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pm-its-time-for-real-action-on-gas-coal-and-oil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pm-its-time-for-real-action-on-gas-coal-and-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why staying out of hospital is the best prescription for patients like Joan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of older Victorians are avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions through a new initiative that embeds geriatricians in emergency departments, diverting patients to more suitable care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-staying-out-of-hospital-is-the-best-prescription-for-patients-like-joan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-staying-out-of-hospital-is-the-best-prescription-for-patients-like-joan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital ‘bed block’ fix: How emergency departments are keeping older Victorians at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of older Victorians are avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions through a new initiative that embeds geriatricians in emergency departments, diverting patients to more suitable care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hospital-bed-block-fix-how-emergency-departments-are-keeping-older-victorians-at-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hospital-bed-block-fix-how-emergency-departments-are-keeping-older-victorians-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilty plea for paedophile connected to alleged childcare rapist Joshua Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Green&rsquo;s offending was discovered as detectives were investigating alleged childcare rapist Joshua Brown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/guilty-plea-for-paedophile-connected-to-alleged-childcare-rapist-joshua-brown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/guilty-plea-for-paedophile-connected-to-alleged-childcare-rapist-joshua-brown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-judge pleads guilty after child abuse material displayed in lecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Boulton, a former deputy president of the Fair Work Commission, has admitted to possessing child abuse material after it was mistakenly displayed during a Monash University lecture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-judge-pleads-guilty-after-child-abuse-material-displayed-in-lecture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-judge-pleads-guilty-after-child-abuse-material-displayed-in-lecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footy blockbuster’s vital role in mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[New documents show the mushroom murderer claims a number of potential irregularities occurred during the jury&rsquo;s seven-day sequestration at a popular Gippsland hotel while they were deciding her fate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footy-blockbusters-vital-role-in-mushroom-killer-erin-pattersons-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footy-blockbusters-vital-role-in-mushroom-killer-erin-pattersons-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This council wants more homes built in their area but fears ‘fast-track’ plans will jeopardise that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen Eira Mayor Simone Zmood fears plans for 3000 apartments and townhouses on a site dubbed the East Village will be slashed by up to one-third.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-council-wants-more-homes-built-in-their-area-but-fears-fast-track-plans-will-jeopardise-that/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-council-wants-more-homes-built-in-their-area-but-fears-fast-track-plans-will-jeopardise-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for enslaving, assaulting vulnerable woman in Melbourne home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 47-year-old Melbourne man who kept a vulnerable woman as a slave for nine months has been jailed for the &ldquo;callous and cruel&rdquo; offending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-jailed-for-enslaving-assaulting-vulnerable-woman-in-melbourne-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-jailed-for-enslaving-assaulting-vulnerable-woman-in-melbourne-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Andrews-era public servant shown the door after IBAC report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Ben Carroll has continued his clean out of the public service, with the secretary of the Department of Education vacating his position following criticism of his role in a backroom pay deal for firefighters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/third-andrews-era-public-servant-shown-the-door-after-ibac-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/third-andrews-era-public-servant-shown-the-door-after-ibac-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What role does education play in a smarter, more successful Melbourne? Tell us your thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of education and innovation will be canvassed at the upcoming Melbourne Assembly. Join the conversation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-role-does-education-play-in-a-smarter-more-successful-melbourne-tell-us-your-thoughts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-role-does-education-play-in-a-smarter-more-successful-melbourne-tell-us-your-thoughts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFMEU delegate charged as police seize steroids, drugs in dawn raids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday&rsquo;s early morning raid is part of a wider investigation into alleged drug trafficking on Victorian construction sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-delegate-charged-as-police-seize-steroids-drugs-in-dawn-raids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-delegate-charged-as-police-seize-steroids-drugs-in-dawn-raids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Melbourne’s shortest highway? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-melbournes-shortest-highway-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-melbournes-shortest-highway-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real drama of Melbourne: A court warrant and a Housewives casting secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Real Housewives of Melbourne star has had a warrant issued against her after failing to turn up to a court date.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-real-drama-of-melbourne-a-court-warrant-and-a-housewives-casting-secret/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-real-drama-of-melbourne-a-court-warrant-and-a-housewives-casting-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Over the line’: The leaked memo linked to Melbourne school’s $23m disability funding scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers at a Melbourne independent school were pressured to get students &ldquo;over the line&rdquo; into the highest disability bracket to secure lucrative federal funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/over-the-line-the-leaked-memo-linked-to-melbourne-schools-23m-disability-funding-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/over-the-line-the-leaked-memo-linked-to-melbourne-schools-23m-disability-funding-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaked email reveals teachers urged to get children ‘over the line’ for more disability dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers at a Melbourne independent school were pressured to get students &ldquo;over the line&rdquo; into the highest disability bracket to secure lucrative federal funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/leaked-email-reveals-teachers-urged-to-get-children-over-the-line-for-more-disability-dollars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/leaked-email-reveals-teachers-urged-to-get-children-over-the-line-for-more-disability-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Corrosive’: Ex-V/Line boss jailed over corrupt contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The masterminds behind a major corruption scandal involving Victoria rail cleaning contracts have been jailed for their &ldquo;corrosive&rdquo; betrayal of public trust.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/corrosive-ex-vline-boss-jailed-over-corrupt-contracts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/corrosive-ex-vline-boss-jailed-over-corrupt-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools need to tackle the vile manosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the question on how to steer boys away from toxic online material.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/schools-need-to-tackle-the-vile-manosphere/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/schools-need-to-tackle-the-vile-manosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I realised that he’d been running a Ponzi scheme’: Business partner’s shock discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shane Maguire has given evidence at public examinations into the collapse of the law firm he shared with John Adams.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-realised-that-hed-been-running-a-ponzi-scheme-business-partners-shock-discovery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-realised-that-hed-been-running-a-ponzi-scheme-business-partners-shock-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh charges for defiant Setka, former bikie accused of ‘faking’ his way to $424,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former union chief allegedly breached court orders, while documents also reveal sacked-CFMEU delegate Tyrone Bell allegedly faked qualifications to act as a safety adviser for a major construction company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fresh-charges-for-defiant-setka-former-bikie-accused-of-faking-his-way-to-424000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fresh-charges-for-defiant-setka-former-bikie-accused-of-faking-his-way-to-424000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fireball, then screams of agony: Suspected arsonist engulfed in flames, abandoned on pavement]]></title><description><![CDATA[CTTV footage shows a man enveloped in flames after a Melton tobacco shop was firebombed early on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fireball-then-screams-of-agony-suspected-arsonist-engulfed-in-flames-abandoned-on-pavement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fireball-then-screams-of-agony-suspected-arsonist-engulfed-in-flames-abandoned-on-pavement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The night Hawthorn refused to die]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AFL had a $6 million bribe, a new jumper, and a plan for Melbourne to swallow the Hawks. They didn&rsquo;t count on people power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-night-hawthorn-refused-to-die/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-night-hawthorn-refused-to-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This council wants more homes built in their area but fears ‘fast-track’ plans will slash supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen Eira mayor Simone Zmood fears plans for 3000 apartments and townhouses on a site dubbed the East Village will be slashed by up to one third.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-council-wants-more-homes-built-in-their-area-but-fears-fast-track-plans-will-slash-supply/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-council-wants-more-homes-built-in-their-area-but-fears-fast-track-plans-will-slash-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The five-year fight to bring Franco Cozzo back to Brunswick – and his parting advice to his daughters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Megalo, megalo, megalo. The next generation of a famous furniture dynasty is unlocking the doors to 466 Sydney Road to fulfil a promise to their late father.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-five-year-fight-to-bring-franco-cozzo-back-to-brunswick-and-his-parting-advice-to-his-daughters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-five-year-fight-to-bring-franco-cozzo-back-to-brunswick-and-his-parting-advice-to-his-daughters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve lost our darling girl’: Toddler dies after rare infection linked to petting farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-year-old, who was among two toddlers who contracted a deadly infection from a petting farm, has died following a lengthy stay in hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/weve-lost-our-darling-girl-toddler-dies-after-rare-infection-linked-to-petting-farm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/weve-lost-our-darling-girl-toddler-dies-after-rare-infection-linked-to-petting-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little girl cuddled and petted animals at a farm. Seven weeks later, she was dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-year-old was among two toddlers who contracted a deadly infection from a Victorian petting farm, and died after a lengthy stay in hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-little-girl-cuddled-and-petted-animals-at-a-farm-seven-weeks-later-she-was-dead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-little-girl-cuddled-and-petted-animals-at-a-farm-seven-weeks-later-she-was-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged police paedophile secretly accessed porn, childcare websites, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-standing Victoria Police member is accused of sexually abusing a toddler and storing more than 8000 child abuse files.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-police-paedophile-secretly-accessed-porn-childcare-websites-court-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-police-paedophile-secretly-accessed-porn-childcare-websites-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fireball, then screams of agony: Suspected arsonist engulfed in flames after botched tobacco shop attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[CTTV footage shows a man enveloped in flames after a Melton tobacco shop was firebombed early on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fireball-then-screams-of-agony-suspected-arsonist-engulfed-in-flames-after-botched-tobacco-shop-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fireball-then-screams-of-agony-suspected-arsonist-engulfed-in-flames-after-botched-tobacco-shop-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fireball, then screams of agony: Suspected arsonist fights for life after botched tobacco shop attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[CTTV footage shows a man engulfed in flames after a Melton tobacco shop was firebombed early on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fireball-then-screams-of-agony-suspected-arsonist-fights-for-life-after-botched-tobacco-shop-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fireball-then-screams-of-agony-suspected-arsonist-fights-for-life-after-botched-tobacco-shop-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your preferences, made simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;re in year 12, with a lot on your plate: classes, assignments, tests. End-of-year exams are looming. You&rsquo;re also considering what comes next &ndash; maybe further study at uni or TAFE next year. There&rsquo;s a lot to think about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/your-preferences-made-simple/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/your-preferences-made-simple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choose a uni that helps you make an impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even while you&rsquo;re focused on deciding what course you&rsquo;ll study next year, plenty of people will already be asking you: &ldquo;What do you want to do after uni?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/choose-a-uni-that-helps-you-make-an-impact/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/choose-a-uni-that-helps-you-make-an-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gruesome tactic locals have resorted to as influencers flock to scenic hilltop lookout]]></title><description><![CDATA[A narrow dirt road in a central Victorian farming town is covered in litter and human waste after being overrun by visitors, forcing locals to employ a grim deterrent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-gruesome-tactic-locals-have-resorted-to-as-influencers-flock-to-scenic-hilltop-lookout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-gruesome-tactic-locals-have-resorted-to-as-influencers-flock-to-scenic-hilltop-lookout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘viral magic tree’ brought unwanted fame. Locals are fighting back with a gruesome tactic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A narrow dirt road in a central Victorian farming town is covered in litter and human waste after being overrun by visitors, forcing locals to employ a grim deterrent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-viral-magic-tree-brought-unwanted-fame-locals-are-fighting-back-with-a-gruesome-tactic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-viral-magic-tree-brought-unwanted-fame-locals-are-fighting-back-with-a-gruesome-tactic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sayers’ lewd photo defamation showdown shapes up for next courtroom chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next instalment of the high-stakes defamation case returns to court on Friday. Cate Sayers is expected to be the courtroom &ndash; but where will her ex-husband be?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-lewd-photo-defamation-showdown-shapes-up-for-next-courtroom-chapter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-lewd-photo-defamation-showdown-shapes-up-for-next-courtroom-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Concrete monoliths’: Residents push back against data centre power poles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jemena wants to replace smaller wooden power poles with five-storey concrete poles in Melbourne&rsquo;s west. It&rsquo;s not going well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/concrete-monoliths-residents-push-back-against-data-centre-power-poles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/concrete-monoliths-residents-push-back-against-data-centre-power-poles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15-metre power poles started to pop up in inner Melbourne. Now the rollout has come to a sudden halt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jemena wants to replace smaller wooden power poles with five-storey concrete poles in Melbourne&rsquo;s west. It&rsquo;s not going well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/15-metre-power-poles-started-to-pop-up-in-inner-melbourne-now-the-rollout-has-come-to-a-sudden-halt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/15-metre-power-poles-started-to-pop-up-in-inner-melbourne-now-the-rollout-has-come-to-a-sudden-halt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15-metre high power poles started to pop up in inner Melbourne. Now the rollout has come to a sudden halt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jemena wants to replace smaller wooden power poles with five-storey concrete poles in Melbourne&rsquo;s west. It&rsquo;s not going well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/15-metre-high-power-poles-started-to-pop-up-in-inner-melbourne-now-the-rollout-has-come-to-a-sudden-halt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/15-metre-high-power-poles-started-to-pop-up-in-inner-melbourne-now-the-rollout-has-come-to-a-sudden-halt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VCE Guide 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert tips to help you do your best in this year&rsquo;s exams, plus meet the students doing Year 12 differently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vce-guide-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vce-guide-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The simple question that set Isabella on a new path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years&rsquo; ago, Isabella Mavrogiannis didn&rsquo;t know a thing about carpentry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-simple-question-that-set-isabella-on-a-new-path/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-simple-question-that-set-isabella-on-a-new-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school friends the perfect study pairing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study pals Dinith and Clarence drove each other to achieve perfect ATARs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/primary-school-friends-the-perfect-study-pairing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/primary-school-friends-the-perfect-study-pairing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goals and determination driving Steph to succeed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moving from a bricks-and-mortar school to Virtual Schools Victoria was a game-changer for Steph Woods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/goals-and-determination-driving-steph-to-succeed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/goals-and-determination-driving-steph-to-succeed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From singing on TV to the VCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ananya Hariharan&rsquo;s first singing lesson as a six-year-old was sparked by being told off in class.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-singing-on-tv-to-the-vce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-singing-on-tv-to-the-vce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flexible futures shift focus off ATAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interest in vocational and applied learning is growing alongside traditional studies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flexible-futures-shift-focus-off-atar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flexible-futures-shift-focus-off-atar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On climate, governments need to draw a line in the sand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The devastation in Nepal should be a wake-up call to governments on climate change, say readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-climate-governments-need-to-draw-a-line-in-the-sand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-climate-governments-need-to-draw-a-line-in-the-sand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Victoria’s perfect ATAR achievers all had in common]]></title><description><![CDATA[STEM subjects were popular among Victoria&rsquo;s high achievers &ndash; but there were some surprising choices, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-victorias-perfect-atar-achievers-all-had-in-common/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-victorias-perfect-atar-achievers-all-had-in-common/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Victoria’s 43 perfect ATAR achievers all had in common]]></title><description><![CDATA[STEM subjects were popular among Victoria&rsquo;s high achievers &ndash; but there were some surprising choices, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-victorias-43-perfect-atar-achievers-all-had-in-common/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-victorias-43-perfect-atar-achievers-all-had-in-common/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest mistake VCE students make when choosing their subjects]]></title><description><![CDATA[STEM subjects were popular among Victoria&rsquo;s high achievers &ndash; but there were some surprising choices, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-biggest-mistake-vce-students-make-when-choosing-their-subjects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-biggest-mistake-vce-students-make-when-choosing-their-subjects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forty-three students got perfect ATARs. Maths was their secret weapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[STEM subjects were popular among Victoria&rsquo;s high achievers &ndash; but there were some surprising choices, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forty-three-students-got-perfect-atars-maths-was-their-secret-weapon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forty-three-students-got-perfect-atars-maths-was-their-secret-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cleaning baron, a sacked CFMEU boss and a curious piece of paperwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Keilor property raided by federal police on Wednesday has a highly unusual history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-cleaning-baron-a-sacked-cfmeu-boss-and-a-curious-piece-of-paperwork/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-cleaning-baron-a-sacked-cfmeu-boss-and-a-curious-piece-of-paperwork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotch College students and staff left reeling by anti-abortion activist’s lecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotch principal Scott Marsh acknowledged families should have received more information in advance of the presentation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/scotch-college-students-and-staff-left-reeling-by-anti-abortion-activists-lecture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/scotch-college-students-and-staff-left-reeling-by-anti-abortion-activists-lecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He infamously left jail in a Rolls-Royce. Now a key player in Melbourne’s tobacco wars is back behind bars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majid Alibadi was infamously picked up by a Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini after being released on bail. He&rsquo;s now become the first of Kaz Hamad&rsquo;s top-ranked lieutenants to be sentenced to prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-infamously-left-jail-in-a-rolls-royce-now-a-key-player-in-melbournes-tobacco-wars-is-back-behind-bars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-infamously-left-jail-in-a-rolls-royce-now-a-key-player-in-melbournes-tobacco-wars-is-back-behind-bars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First lieutenant of tobacco wars syndicate The Commission goes to jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majid Alibadi was infamously picked up by a Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini after being released on bail. He&rsquo;s now become the first of Kaz Hamad&rsquo;s top-ranked lieutenants to be sentenced to prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-lieutenant-of-tobacco-wars-syndicate-the-commission-goes-to-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-lieutenant-of-tobacco-wars-syndicate-the-commission-goes-to-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 100 year-old map that shows what Melbourne commuters are missing out on]]></title><description><![CDATA[See where a chief tramways engineer recommended the network should run, and why advocates support extending light rail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-100-year-old-map-that-shows-what-melbourne-commuters-are-missing-out-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-100-year-old-map-that-shows-what-melbourne-commuters-are-missing-out-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 1923 map to extend Melbourne’s tram network could still prove a transport solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[See where a chief tramways engineer recommended the network should run, and why advocates support extending light rail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-1923-map-to-extend-melbournes-tram-network-could-still-prove-a-transport-solution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-1923-map-to-extend-melbournes-tram-network-could-still-prove-a-transport-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former CFMEU boss raided in alleged multimillion-dollar bribe probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Keilor property was searched by federal police as they investigate the sacked former top official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-cfmeu-boss-raided-in-alleged-multimillion-dollar-bribe-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-cfmeu-boss-raided-in-alleged-multimillion-dollar-bribe-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rome is about to fall in Victoria. The state has seen this before]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has dragged the chain on issue after issue &ndash; home invasions, tobacco store firebombings, bail for youth offenders, the degradation of retail strips and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rome-is-about-to-fall-in-victoria-the-state-has-seen-this-before/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rome-is-about-to-fall-in-victoria-the-state-has-seen-this-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor is set to crash. With it will go an entire Victorian era]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has dragged the chain on issue after issue &ndash; home invasions, tobacco store firebombings, bail for youth offenders, the degradation of retail strips and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-is-set-to-crash-with-it-will-go-an-entire-victorian-era/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-is-set-to-crash-with-it-will-go-an-entire-victorian-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction begins on 57-storey skyscraper overlooking State Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tower that will transform one of the CBD&rsquo;s best-known intersections was granted approval without public consultation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/construction-begins-on-57-storey-skyscraper-overlooking-state-library/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/construction-begins-on-57-storey-skyscraper-overlooking-state-library/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A desperation deal at Donnini’s meant a decade of paying Mick Gatto]]></title><description><![CDATA[This construction company boss says he did not know how else to get around the union gatekeepers threatening the survival of his business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-desperation-deal-at-donninis-meant-a-decade-of-paying-mick-gatto/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-desperation-deal-at-donninis-meant-a-decade-of-paying-mick-gatto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[57-storey tower to overshadow one of Melbourne’s most historic buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tower that will transform one of the CBD&rsquo;s best-known intersections was granted approval without public consultation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/57-storey-tower-to-overshadow-one-of-melbournes-most-historic-buildings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/57-storey-tower-to-overshadow-one-of-melbournes-most-historic-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation is not conservative, it’s reckless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are not impressed by One Nation&rsquo;s publicity &ldquo;net zero&rdquo; stunt days after the Nepal tragedy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-is-not-conservative-its-reckless/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-is-not-conservative-its-reckless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potholes aren’t just a road hazard – they’re a test of basic governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tackling the state of Victoria&rsquo;s roads will be a measure of a party&rsquo;s commitment to voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/potholes-arent-just-a-road-hazard-theyre-a-test-of-basic-governance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/potholes-arent-just-a-road-hazard-theyre-a-test-of-basic-governance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent school over-claimed $23 million in disability funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fast-growing independent school must repay tens of millions after a federal government audit of disability payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/independent-school-over-claimed-23-million-in-disability-funds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/independent-school-over-claimed-23-million-in-disability-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Melbourne school classified 90% of students as having ‘extensive’ needs. Now it could face a $23m bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fast-growing independent school must repay tens of millions after a federal government audit of disability payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-melbourne-school-classified-90-of-students-as-having-extensive-needs-now-it-could-face-a-23m-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-melbourne-school-classified-90-of-students-as-having-extensive-needs-now-it-could-face-a-23m-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Justice is being served’: Heartbroken family breaks down as teen killer learns his fate for Melton murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury took just two hours to find a teenager guilty of the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Oscar Hamilton at a Melton shopping centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/justice-is-being-served-heartbroken-family-breaks-down-as-teen-killer-learns-his-fate-for-melton-murder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/justice-is-being-served-heartbroken-family-breaks-down-as-teen-killer-learns-his-fate-for-melton-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury rejects ‘heat of the moment’ claim to convict teen of Oscar Hamilton’s murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury took just two hours to find a teenager guilty of the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Oscar Hamilton at a Melton shopping centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jury-rejects-heat-of-the-moment-claim-to-convict-teen-of-oscar-hamiltons-murder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jury-rejects-heat-of-the-moment-claim-to-convict-teen-of-oscar-hamiltons-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson hosted a $2000-a-plate lunch at Vue de monde. The guest list raised eyebrows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lunch attendees dug deep for the $2000-a-plate nosh-up at Vue de monde on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pauline-hanson-hosted-a-2000-a-plate-lunch-at-vue-de-monde-the-guest-list-raised-eyebrows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pauline-hanson-hosted-a-2000-a-plate-lunch-at-vue-de-monde-the-guest-list-raised-eyebrows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Pauline Hanson’s high-altitude Melbourne fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lunch attendees dug deep for the $2000-a-plate nosh-up at Vue de monde on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-pauline-hansons-high-altitude-melbourne-fundraiser/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-pauline-hansons-high-altitude-melbourne-fundraiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Sandringham schoolboys expelled over misogyny, threats to female staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Action against the year 12 boys came as the school&rsquo;s principal issued a campus-wide warning of multiple incidents of male students disrespecting women and girls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/senior-sandringham-schoolboys-expelled-over-misogyny-threats-to-female-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/senior-sandringham-schoolboys-expelled-over-misogyny-threats-to-female-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandringham College expels year 12 boys after misogynistic behaviour, threats to female staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Action against the year 12 boys came as the school&rsquo;s principal issued a campus-wide warning of multiple incidents of male students disrespecting women and girls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sandringham-college-expels-year-12-boys-after-misogynistic-behaviour-threats-to-female-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sandringham-college-expels-year-12-boys-after-misogynistic-behaviour-threats-to-female-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne records its warmest winter on record, as bushfire season looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne has officially recorded the warmest winter since records began in 1855.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-records-its-warmest-winter-on-record-as-bushfire-season-looms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-records-its-warmest-winter-on-record-as-bushfire-season-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next big change coming for pregnant Michelle Payne]]></title><description><![CDATA[An &ldquo;excited and scared&rdquo; Michelle Payne is five months pregnant, and another major change could be on the horizon for her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-next-big-change-coming-for-pregnant-michelle-payne/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-next-big-change-coming-for-pregnant-michelle-payne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courtney alleges she was raped by a classmate when she was six years old. Now she’s taking action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of concerning child-on-child incidents of a sexual nature have been reported by state primary and secondary schools in recent years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/courtney-alleges-she-was-raped-by-a-classmate-when-she-was-six-years-old-now-shes-taking-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/courtney-alleges-she-was-raped-by-a-classmate-when-she-was-six-years-old-now-shes-taking-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell faced two years of hell after saving his neighbour. Now, he’s received a bravery award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russell Harrison saved his neighbour from being strangled, then himself nearly died in a struggle with a burglar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/russell-faced-two-years-of-hell-after-saving-his-neighbour-now-hes-received-a-bravery-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/russell-faced-two-years-of-hell-after-saving-his-neighbour-now-hes-received-a-bravery-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Blood-curdling screams’ in a suburban street sparked veteran’s deadly struggle to save a life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russell Harrison saved his neighbour from being strangled, then himself nearly died in a struggle with a burglar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/blood-curdling-screams-in-a-suburban-street-sparked-veterans-deadly-struggle-to-save-a-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/blood-curdling-screams-in-a-suburban-street-sparked-veterans-deadly-struggle-to-save-a-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids inherit the planet, let them vote at 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are perplexed how One Nation won a WA byelection last weekend, and one writes that given its supporters are more likely to be over 55, whether it&rsquo;s time to consider voting rights for 16-year-olds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kids-inherit-the-planet-let-them-vote-at-16/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kids-inherit-the-planet-let-them-vote-at-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In limbo, ‘in pieces’: State of Andrews statue revealed as Carroll confesses $60,000 spent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The divisive statue of Daniel Andrews may have been cancelled, but the state government had already forked out $60,000 to immortalise the former premier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-limbo-in-pieces-state-of-andrews-statue-revealed-as-carroll-confesses-60000-spent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-limbo-in-pieces-state-of-andrews-statue-revealed-as-carroll-confesses-60000-spent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best argument I ever lost with my wife brought us to my suburb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond its history of murder mystery and revolutionary bathing trends is a peaceful place that&rsquo;s happy for its neighbours to get more attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-best-argument-i-ever-lost-with-my-wife-brought-us-to-my-suburb/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-best-argument-i-ever-lost-with-my-wife-brought-us-to-my-suburb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb wasn’t my idea. It was the best argument I ever lost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond its history of murder mystery and revolutionary bathing trends is a peaceful place that&rsquo;s happy for its neighbours to get more attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-wasnt-my-idea-it-was-the-best-argument-i-ever-lost/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-wasnt-my-idea-it-was-the-best-argument-i-ever-lost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought my suburb was too far from the city. It’s the best argument I ever lost with my wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond its history of murder mystery and revolutionary bathing trends is a peaceful place that&rsquo;s happy for its neighbours to get more attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-thought-my-suburb-was-too-far-from-the-city-its-the-best-argument-i-ever-lost-with-my-wife/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-thought-my-suburb-was-too-far-from-the-city-its-the-best-argument-i-ever-lost-with-my-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government has abandoned Oscar Jenkins in Russian prison: Australian interviewer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Melbourne teacher-turned-soldier Oscar Jenkins has given his first interview from prison since being captured by Russian forces and jailed for 13 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/government-has-abandoned-oscar-jenkins-in-russian-prison-australian-interviewer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/government-has-abandoned-oscar-jenkins-in-russian-prison-australian-interviewer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These luxury Brunswick homes were already approved. Now they’re in a flood zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-sold developments around the city are facing fresh assessments by Melbourne Water after sweeping changes to flood mapping pushed the properties into flood zones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-luxury-brunswick-homes-were-already-approved-now-theyre-in-a-flood-zone-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-luxury-brunswick-homes-were-already-approved-now-theyre-in-a-flood-zone-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These luxury Brunswick homes were already approved. Now they’re in a flood zone.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-sold developments around the city are facing fresh assessments by Melbourne Water after sweeping changes to flood mapping pushed the properties into flood zones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-luxury-brunswick-homes-were-already-approved-now-theyre-in-a-flood-zone/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-luxury-brunswick-homes-were-already-approved-now-theyre-in-a-flood-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Jenkins gives first interview from Russian prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former teacher from Melbourne turned soldier Oscar Jenkins has given his first interview from prison since being captured by Russian forces and jailed for 13 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/oscar-jenkins-gives-first-interview-from-russian-prison/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/oscar-jenkins-gives-first-interview-from-russian-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting prisoners to work: The radical plan to fix Victoria’s pothole crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has revealed its plans to improve the state&rsquo;s roads including the use of minimum-security prisoners to free up road workers to fix more potholes, but the opposition isn&rsquo;t convinced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/putting-prisoners-to-work-the-radical-plan-to-fix-victorias-pothole-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/putting-prisoners-to-work-the-radical-plan-to-fix-victorias-pothole-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prisoners to work on roads, maintenance brought ‘in-house’ in pothole plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has revealed its plans to improve the state&rsquo;s roads including the use of minimum-security prisoners to free up road workers to fix more potholes, but the opposition isn&rsquo;t convinced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prisoners-to-work-on-roads-maintenance-brought-in-house-in-pothole-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prisoners-to-work-on-roads-maintenance-brought-in-house-in-pothole-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If these walls could talk: AFL legend Ron Barassi’s St Kilda home on the market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The historic home is being sold three years after the footy great&rsquo;s death, with his family saying it is &ldquo;time to pass the torch&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-these-walls-could-talk-afl-legend-ron-barassis-st-kilda-home-on-the-market/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-these-walls-could-talk-afl-legend-ron-barassis-st-kilda-home-on-the-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erin Patterson, the jury hotel and the curious case of the missing CCTV]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deleted video from the hotel has become a central issue in the convicted killer&rsquo;s court appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/erin-patterson-the-jury-hotel-and-the-curious-case-of-the-missing-cctv/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/erin-patterson-the-jury-hotel-and-the-curious-case-of-the-missing-cctv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation win hastens our Trumpification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say the recent One Nation at a West Australian byelection is a signal for the Albanese government to act fast if it wants to win the next federal election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-win-hastens-our-trumpification/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-win-hastens-our-trumpification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic schools warn of fee hikes as teachers negotiate pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic schools have written to parents and employees warning of subject cuts and fee hikes due to the increased cost of wages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catholic-schools-warn-of-fee-hikes-as-teachers-negotiate-pay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catholic-schools-warn-of-fee-hikes-as-teachers-negotiate-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel like I’m the police’: The trials and tribulations of raising teenagers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Screens and social media have upended how our kids grow up, and how we raise them. They make parenting an often bewildering experience, even if the fundamentals haven&rsquo;t changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-feel-like-im-the-police-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-raising-teenagers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-feel-like-im-the-police-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-raising-teenagers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sayers fails to settle defamation stoush as court battle with ex-wife looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The businessman&rsquo;s efforts to resolve the defamation fight over his handling of an explicit photograph scandal have been rejected, with the divorced couple set to meet in court this Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-fails-to-settle-defamation-stoush-as-court-battle-with-ex-wife-looms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-fails-to-settle-defamation-stoush-as-court-battle-with-ex-wife-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He survived being hit by a tram. Now he plans to run a marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramedics&rsquo; fast actions saved Ben Turner&rsquo;s life after he was hit by a tram and stopped breathing in South Melbourne in 2005.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-survived-being-hit-by-a-tram-now-he-plans-to-run-a-marathon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-survived-being-hit-by-a-tram-now-he-plans-to-run-a-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to join all the public transport fare evasion, but just can’t deal with the stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[While inspectors are doing their job, fines are disproportionate for the harm caused. Fines have jumped to $314, which is a hefty price to pay for an honest mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-want-to-join-all-the-public-transport-fare-evasion-but-just-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-want-to-join-all-the-public-transport-fare-evasion-but-just-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fare evasion is everywhere. I want to join in but just can’t deal with the stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[While inspectors are doing their job, fines are disproportionate for the harm caused. Fines have jumped to $314, which is a hefty price to pay for an honest mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fare-evasion-is-everywhere-i-want-to-join-in-but-just-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fare-evasion-is-everywhere-i-want-to-join-in-but-just-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fare evasion is everywhere. I want to join in but can’t deal with the stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the ticket inspectors board the fare evaders go running. But fines have jumped to $314, which is a hefty price to pay for an honest mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fare-evasion-is-everywhere-i-want-to-join-in-but-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fare-evasion-is-everywhere-i-want-to-join-in-but-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fare evasion is everywhere. I want to join but just can’t deal with the stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[While inspectors are doing their job, fines are disproportionate for the harm caused. Fines have jumped to $314, which is a hefty price to pay for an honest mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fare-evasion-is-everywhere-i-want-to-join-but-just-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fare-evasion-is-everywhere-i-want-to-join-but-just-cant-deal-with-the-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopeful signs on AI regulation and social media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react to the challenges of AI and social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hopeful-signs-on-ai-regulation-and-social-media/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hopeful-signs-on-ai-regulation-and-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, August 29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence, nostalgia and the unravelling of Melbourne’s first pedestrian mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Hall has personal experience of violence in Footscray&rsquo;s Nicholson Street. A walk with the MP reveals her proposed solution has caused division in the suburb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/violence-nostalgia-and-the-unravelling-of-melbournes-first-pedestrian-mall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/violence-nostalgia-and-the-unravelling-of-melbournes-first-pedestrian-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four men ejected from MCG after fight during wildcard AFL game]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men, three aged in their 20s and one aged 39, were booted from the MCG for a fight which required security and police officers to break up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/four-men-ejected-from-mcg-after-fight-during-wildcard-afl-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/four-men-ejected-from-mcg-after-fight-during-wildcard-afl-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten years of planning ditched as Arden is put on fast track to a sky-high future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Carroll government has abandoned its mid-rise vision for the Arden station precinct at the first hurdle, giving a fast-track tick to three tall towers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ten-years-of-planning-ditched-as-arden-is-put-on-fast-track-to-a-sky-high-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ten-years-of-planning-ditched-as-arden-is-put-on-fast-track-to-a-sky-high-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret transport levy is a chilling deception]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s approach to open government that the &ldquo;rail improvement charge&rdquo; revealed could be just the tip of the iceberg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secret-transport-levy-is-a-chilling-deception/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secret-transport-levy-is-a-chilling-deception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning solution is in the state’s regions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the concept of decentralisation as an answer to Victoria&rsquo;s growth problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/planning-solution-is-in-the-states-regions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/planning-solution-is-in-the-states-regions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerryn witnessed an eight-year-old die. Then she found the system meant to help her made things worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[In evidence to a parliamentary inquiry aimed at improving the Transport Accident Commission, Kerryn Airs said the TAC compounded her suffering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kerryn-witnessed-an-eight-year-old-die-then-she-found-the-system-meant-to-help-her-made-things-worse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kerryn-witnessed-an-eight-year-old-die-then-she-found-the-system-meant-to-help-her-made-things-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky Winmar granted bail to appeal six-month jail sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former AFL player has been freed on bail so he can appeal the jail term he was handed for a violent and unprovoked attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nicky-winmar-granted-bail-to-appeal-six-month-jail-sentence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nicky-winmar-granted-bail-to-appeal-six-month-jail-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed over violent assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 60-year-old was sentenced on Friday after attacking a woman in northern Victoria last year. He is expected to apply for bail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-afl-star-nicky-winmar-jailed-over-violent-assault/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-afl-star-nicky-winmar-jailed-over-violent-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I could hear him screaming in horror’: Mother details horrific random daylight attack on her son]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman allegedly stabbed with scissors while protecting her son has called for a wider discussion about violent crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-could-hear-him-screaming-in-horror-mother-details-horrific-random-daylight-attack-on-her-son/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-could-hear-him-screaming-in-horror-mother-details-horrific-random-daylight-attack-on-her-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backstreet battle over inner-city beer garden escalates to Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The business has been using two public laneways as part of its outdoor seating area for five decades. Now the council is pushing to reinstate its access.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/backstreet-battle-over-inner-city-beer-garden-escalates-to-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/backstreet-battle-over-inner-city-beer-garden-escalates-to-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen Victoria’s marble limbs and King George’s missing head part of $1m statue repair bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rising cost of restoring Melbourne&rsquo;s damaged colonial monuments continues to rise despite extra security arrangements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/queen-victorias-marble-limbs-and-king-georges-missing-head-part-of-1m-statue-repair-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/queen-victorias-marble-limbs-and-king-georges-missing-head-part-of-1m-statue-repair-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who founded the law firm Maurice Blackburn? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-founded-the-law-firm-maurice-blackburn-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-founded-the-law-firm-maurice-blackburn-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swanky celebrity club Soho House keeps Melbourne in its sights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under-the-radar dinners and word the search for a Melbourne base is continuing show the private members&rsquo; club has not given up on the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/swanky-celebrity-club-soho-house-keeps-melbourne-in-its-sights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/swanky-celebrity-club-soho-house-keeps-melbourne-in-its-sights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatal overdoses are soaring in this regional centre. A coroner says it needs a safe injecting room]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronial finding into the death of a 33-year-old woman has reignited the injecting room debate, as Geelong is on track to overtake the City of Melbourne as Victoria&rsquo;s fatal overdose hotspot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fatal-overdoses-are-soaring-in-this-regional-centre-a-coroner-says-it-needs-a-safe-injecting-room/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fatal-overdoses-are-soaring-in-this-regional-centre-a-coroner-says-it-needs-a-safe-injecting-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A levy on transport costs the public needed to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the disclosure of a secret levy to fund infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-levy-on-transport-costs-the-public-needed-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-levy-on-transport-costs-the-public-needed-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motherhood deradicalised ISIS bride, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for one of the ISIS brides say she initially believed in the terror group&rsquo;s ideology, but after the birth of her daughter, everything changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/motherhood-deradicalised-isis-bride-court-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/motherhood-deradicalised-isis-bride-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police officer filed false paperwork to try to land an innocent man in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former policeman Thomas Horsburgh falsified the prosecution of an innocent man. But he won&rsquo;t go to jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-officer-filed-false-paperwork-to-try-to-land-an-innocent-man-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-officer-filed-false-paperwork-to-try-to-land-an-innocent-man-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How ‘DinkDonk’ brought down Australia’s self-proclaimed Wolf of Wall Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fallen finance chief Stavro D&rsquo;Amore agreed to help a Sydney-based drug trafficker launder $75 million, picking up cash in sports bags and claiming it was the funds of abalone fishing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-dinkdonk-brought-down-australias-self-proclaimed-wolf-of-wall-street/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-dinkdonk-brought-down-australias-self-proclaimed-wolf-of-wall-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This transport hub could hold the key to Melbourne’s megacity future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use the interactive map to see how many more people could live in your suburb by 2101 as we explore the idea of redirecting the booming population to urban transport hubs and regional towns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-transport-hub-could-hold-the-key-to-melbournes-megacity-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-transport-hub-could-hold-the-key-to-melbournes-megacity-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a ‘halo of satellite cities’ could absorb half of Victoria’s swelling population]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use the interactive map to see how many more people could live in your suburb by 2101 as we explore the idea of redirecting the booming population to urban transport hubs and regional towns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-halo-of-satellite-cities-could-absorb-half-of-victorias-swelling-population/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-halo-of-satellite-cities-could-absorb-half-of-victorias-swelling-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The freebies being claimed by Victorian politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s politicians are flushed with freebies and partial to singer Ed Sheeran if the latest register of interests is anything to go by.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-freebies-being-claimed-by-victorian-politicians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-freebies-being-claimed-by-victorian-politicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free tickets, big stars: Ed Sheeran, F1 and footy among freebies for top pollies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s politicians are flushed with freebies and partial to UK singer Ed Sheeran if the latest register of interests, tabled on Wednesday, is anything to go by.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-tickets-big-stars-ed-sheeran-f1-and-footy-among-freebies-for-top-pollies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-tickets-big-stars-ed-sheeran-f1-and-footy-among-freebies-for-top-pollies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, humanitarian, loved by all]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of Dolly Parton has elicited a strong response from readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dolly-parton-singer-songwriter-humanitarian-loved-by-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dolly-parton-singer-songwriter-humanitarian-loved-by-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police probe link between Fadi Haddara shooting and Tassie tobacco operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been seriously injured in a shooting outside a Heidelberg West property in the latest of three incidents associated with the Haddara crime network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-probe-link-between-fadi-haddara-shooting-and-tassie-tobacco-operation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-probe-link-between-fadi-haddara-shooting-and-tassie-tobacco-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-year-old victim of random attack was visiting Melbourne for cancer treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boy, who was allegedly punched in the head in a random attack outside police headquarters, is receiving treatment for brain cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/10-year-old-victim-of-random-attack-was-visiting-melbourne-for-cancer-treatment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/10-year-old-victim-of-random-attack-was-visiting-melbourne-for-cancer-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prestigious Kooyong Tennis Club underpaid staff for five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exclusive club is under investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman for failing to pay its kitchen staff what they were owed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prestigious-kooyong-tennis-club-underpaid-staff-for-five-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prestigious-kooyong-tennis-club-underpaid-staff-for-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elite tennis club that costs members $1900 a year underpaid staff for five year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exclusive club is under investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman for failing to pay its kitchen staff what they were owed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elite-tennis-club-that-costs-members-1900-a-year-underpaid-staff-for-five-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elite-tennis-club-that-costs-members-1900-a-year-underpaid-staff-for-five-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No need to hide it’: Accused CBD stabber launches tirade from custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Sowood, 27, said he &ldquo;kept his humanity&rdquo; when he allegedly stabbed a mother and 10-year-old boy in Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-need-to-hide-it-accused-cbd-stabber-launches-tirade-from-custody/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-need-to-hide-it-accused-cbd-stabber-launches-tirade-from-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First teen sentenced under ‘adult time’ laws walks free]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager who committed a &ldquo;brazen and violent&rdquo; carjacking after Victoria&rsquo;s new &ldquo;adult time for violent crime&rdquo; laws took effect will not spend any time in jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-teen-sentenced-under-adult-time-laws-walks-free/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-teen-sentenced-under-adult-time-laws-walks-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police probe link between Fadi Haddara shooting and Tasmanian tobacco operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been seriously injured in a shooting outside a Heidelberg West property in the latest of three incidents associated with the Haddara crime network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-probe-link-between-fadi-haddara-shooting-and-tasmanian-tobacco-operation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-probe-link-between-fadi-haddara-shooting-and-tasmanian-tobacco-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrests to come for those who helped ‘alleged paedophile’ Dezi Freeman: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush says the original investigation that took police to Dezi Freeman&rsquo;s remote hideaway in the state&rsquo;s high country remains active.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/arrests-to-come-for-those-who-helped-alleged-paedophile-dezi-freeman-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/arrests-to-come-for-those-who-helped-alleged-paedophile-dezi-freeman-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after mum stabbed, boy punched in random CBD attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 27-year-old man will face court on Wednesday after allegedly punching a child and stabbing a woman outside police headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-after-mum-stabbed-boy-punched-in-random-cbd-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-after-mum-stabbed-boy-punched-in-random-cbd-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental watchdog challenges giant data centre project over noise fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EPA has intervened on a data centre plan for the first time amid the state&rsquo;s controversial tech infrastructure boom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/environmental-watchdog-challenges-giant-data-centre-project-over-noise-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/environmental-watchdog-challenges-giant-data-centre-project-over-noise-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No excuses. Review of youth mental health services is needed now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state of mental health services for young people, as reported by The Age, requires action. We owe our young people the belief that hope lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-excuses-review-of-youth-mental-health-services-is-needed-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-excuses-review-of-youth-mental-health-services-is-needed-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Batman socks, a dog fountain, a cafe corner: Quiet tributes for two fallen officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police officers who walked into Dezi Freeman&rsquo;s ambush a year ago today say they didn&rsquo;t know what they were walking into. But they had two of their best with them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/batman-socks-a-dog-fountain-a-cafe-corner-quiet-tributes-for-two-fallen-officers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/batman-socks-a-dog-fountain-a-cafe-corner-quiet-tributes-for-two-fallen-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRL changes could leave us worse off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that Premier Ben Carroll&rsquo;s cost-cutting on the SRL is not necessarily a good idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/srl-changes-could-leave-us-worse-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/srl-changes-could-leave-us-worse-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM on track for awkward run-in with Kylie after podcast quip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia discovered last month that Anthony Albanese would &ldquo;shag&rdquo; pop icon Kylie Minogue in a game of &ldquo;shag, marry, date&rdquo;. Now the pair could potentially cross paths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pm-on-track-for-awkward-run-in-with-kylie-after-podcast-quip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pm-on-track-for-awkward-run-in-with-kylie-after-podcast-quip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM faces tough crowd as corporate bosses assemble for Business Council dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business leaders, politicians and bureaucrats rubbed shoulders at the biggest business dinner of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pm-faces-tough-crowd-as-corporate-bosses-assemble-for-business-council-dinner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pm-faces-tough-crowd-as-corporate-bosses-assemble-for-business-council-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese faces tough crowd as corporate bosses assemble for Business Council dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business leaders, politicians and bureaucrats rubbed shoulders at the biggest business dinner of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-faces-tough-crowd-as-corporate-bosses-assemble-for-business-council-dinner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-faces-tough-crowd-as-corporate-bosses-assemble-for-business-council-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police cleared of manslaughter over man’s traffic arrest death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A magistrate found an unfortunate, tragic chain of events led to the death of builder Luke Briggs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-cleared-of-manslaughter-over-mans-traffic-arrest-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-cleared-of-manslaughter-over-mans-traffic-arrest-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are nowhere near that goal’: Teen deaths expose mental health system failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The royal commission into mental health made many recommendations. Advocates say 2000 days on, the system isn&rsquo;t working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-nowhere-near-that-goal-teen-deaths-expose-mental-health-system-failures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-nowhere-near-that-goal-teen-deaths-expose-mental-health-system-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother stabbed, 10-year-old son punched in random attack outside police HQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a 10-year-old boy and repeatedly stabbing his mother with a pair of scissors in Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-stabbed-10-year-old-son-punched-in-random-attack-outside-police-hq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-stabbed-10-year-old-son-punched-in-random-attack-outside-police-hq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Who will staff them?’ Dentists slam Labor’s promise of free dental care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s dental industry has attacked a plan to establish 10 free public dental clinics, warning it is a political ploy that could increase years-long waiting lists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-will-staff-them-dentists-slam-labors-promise-of-free-dental-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-will-staff-them-dentists-slam-labors-promise-of-free-dental-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy, 10, assaulted and woman stabbed in Melbourne’s CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after he was attacked by a man with a pair of scissors in Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-10-assaulted-and-woman-stabbed-in-melbournes-cbd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-10-assaulted-and-woman-stabbed-in-melbournes-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ralph Carr sobs as he is sentenced to six years on rape, sex assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Court Judge Frank Gucciardo handed down his sentence for the former talent manager on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ralph-carr-sobs-as-he-is-sentenced-to-six-years-on-rape-sex-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ralph-carr-sobs-as-he-is-sentenced-to-six-years-on-rape-sex-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of man discovered on street corner in Brighton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man after his body was discovered on the street on Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-of-man-discovered-on-street-corner-in-brighton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-of-man-discovered-on-street-corner-in-brighton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of dead man found on Brighton street corner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man after he was discovered dead on the street on Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-of-dead-man-found-on-brighton-street-corner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-of-dead-man-found-on-brighton-street-corner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ralph Carr to learn his fate on rape, sex assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Court Judge Frank Gucciardo will hand down his sentence for the former talent manager on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ralph-carr-to-learn-his-fate-on-rape-sex-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ralph-carr-to-learn-his-fate-on-rape-sex-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These suburbs may never be the same as Melbourne’s population soars to 10 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[We asked planners what Melbourne would look like if it went up or out by 2101. Explore the interactive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-suburbs-may-never-be-the-same-as-melbournes-population-soars-to-10-million/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-suburbs-may-never-be-the-same-as-melbournes-population-soars-to-10-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese swaps swag at Garma for a taste of Tassie]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM and his wife, Jodie Haydon, recently took a holiday in Tasmania, where they visited a luxury retreat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anthony-albanese-swaps-swag-at-garma-for-a-taste-of-tassie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anthony-albanese-swaps-swag-at-garma-for-a-taste-of-tassie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese swaps his swag at Garma for a luxury Tasmanian retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took the luxury option for a mini-break with his wife, Jodie Haydon, slipping away to remote Tasmania last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-swaps-his-swag-at-garma-for-a-luxury-tasmanian-retreat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-swaps-his-swag-at-garma-for-a-luxury-tasmanian-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing improves when city growth is unfettered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the notion that Melbourne will become a megacity of more than 10 million people by the turn of the century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nothing-improves-when-city-growth-is-unfettered/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nothing-improves-when-city-growth-is-unfettered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFMEU headquarters raided in secret-commissions probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives from Victoria Police&rsquo;s corruption-busing Taskforce Hawk executed warrants at six addresses and arrested five officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-headquarters-raided-in-secret-commissions-probe-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-headquarters-raided-in-secret-commissions-probe-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths of 10 young people put eastern suburbs mental health services on alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/deaths-of-10-young-people-put-eastern-suburbs-mental-health-services-on-alert/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/deaths-of-10-young-people-put-eastern-suburbs-mental-health-services-on-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb drips with money. Its open-minded outlook may surprise you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind the displays of filthy lucre, there&rsquo;s an energy and a kindness here, as well as a dedication to the arts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-drips-with-money-its-open-minded-outlook-may-surprise-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-drips-with-money-its-open-minded-outlook-may-surprise-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yarra mayor Stephen Jolly said he feared being ‘knifed’ before allegedly punching protester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jolly will have to wait until next month to learn his fate after pleading not guilty to punching a protester in the face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/yarra-mayor-stephen-jolly-said-he-feared-being-knifed-before-allegedly-punching-protester/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/yarra-mayor-stephen-jolly-said-he-feared-being-knifed-before-allegedly-punching-protester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dead after car ploughs through outdoor seating at cafe]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-dead-after-car-ploughs-through-outdoor-seating-at-cafe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-dead-after-car-ploughs-through-outdoor-seating-at-cafe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dead after car ploughs through cafe outdoor seating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a woman was killed when a car crashed into a cafe at a shopping centre in Wantirna South this afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-dead-after-car-ploughs-through-cafe-outdoor-seating/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-dead-after-car-ploughs-through-cafe-outdoor-seating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Mayor says one in three graffiti reports ‘antisemitic’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Reece tells the Royal Commission into Antisemitism that he would like federal funding to deal with graffiti that &ldquo;could be described as antisemitic&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lord-mayor-says-one-in-three-graffiti-reports-antisemitic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lord-mayor-says-one-in-three-graffiti-reports-antisemitic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of reported graffiti linked to antisemitism, says lord mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Reece has told the royal commission into antisemitism that he would like federal funding to deal with graffiti.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-third-of-reported-graffiti-linked-to-antisemitism-says-lord-mayor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-third-of-reported-graffiti-linked-to-antisemitism-says-lord-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data reveals Melbourne’s most dangerous train stations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The architect of Victoria Police&rsquo;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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/data-reveals-melbournes-most-dangerous-train-stations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/data-reveals-melbournes-most-dangerous-train-stations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime rates up at suburban stations as police pull security officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The architect of Victoria Police&rsquo;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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crime-rates-up-at-suburban-stations-as-police-pull-security-officers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crime-rates-up-at-suburban-stations-as-police-pull-security-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFMEU headquarters raided in secret commissions probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives from Victoria Police&rsquo;s corruption-busing Taskforce Hawk executed warrants at six addresses and arrested five people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-headquarters-raided-in-secret-commissions-probe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-headquarters-raided-in-secret-commissions-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jetting from Toorak to the cliffs of Santorini: The wedding uniting a Melbourne property dynasty and a YouTube giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draped in custom J&rsquo;Aton couture and surrounded by hundreds of white roses, a Melbourne heiress wed a US YouTube star at a five-star resort in Santorini.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jetting-from-toorak-to-the-cliffs-of-santorini-the-wedding-uniting-a-melbourne-property-dynasty-and-a-youtube-giant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jetting-from-toorak-to-the-cliffs-of-santorini-the-wedding-uniting-a-melbourne-property-dynasty-and-a-youtube-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTube star weds Melbourne heiress at glamorous Santorini resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draped in custom J&rsquo;Aton couture and surrounded by hundreds of white roses, a Melbourne heiress wed a US YouTube star at a five-star resort in Santorini.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/youtube-star-weds-melbourne-heiress-at-glamorous-santorini-resort/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/youtube-star-weds-melbourne-heiress-at-glamorous-santorini-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers can rarely work from home, except at this school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly half of teachers at a Melbourne public school are regularly working from home in a bid to prevent burnout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-can-rarely-work-from-home-except-at-this-school/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-can-rarely-work-from-home-except-at-this-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor pledges to halt Melbourne’s urban sprawl, but planners ask if we’re heading to a megacity mess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny draws a policy battleline about our city&rsquo;s future shape, as we investigate how and where to house Melbourne&rsquo;s booming population by 2101.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-pledges-to-halt-melbournes-urban-sprawl-but-planners-ask-if-were-heading-to-a-megacity-mess/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-pledges-to-halt-melbournes-urban-sprawl-but-planners-ask-if-were-heading-to-a-megacity-mess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swans crisis deepens as fresh allegations of ‘multiple sexual assaults’ emerge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for one of three women involved in the case say their client alleges she was the victim of &ldquo;multiple sexual assaults&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/swans-crisis-deepens-as-fresh-allegations-of-multiple-sexual-assaults-emerge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/swans-crisis-deepens-as-fresh-allegations-of-multiple-sexual-assaults-emerge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TABs birthed a monster, pokies and casinos fed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree that online gambling advertising - if not gambling itself - is a scourge, but politicians aren&rsquo;t listening to voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tabs-birthed-a-monster-pokies-and-casinos-fed-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tabs-birthed-a-monster-pokies-and-casinos-fed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demons accused of wage theft and probity breaches by former CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former chief executive of the Melbourne Football Club has claimed he was dismissed after raising concerns about widespread underpayment of administrative staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demons-accused-of-wage-theft-and-probity-breaches-by-former-ceo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demons-accused-of-wage-theft-and-probity-breaches-by-former-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After four decades, Sascha and Kate are still singing each other’s praises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sascha Davis and Kate Howard are still close friends, having met in the 1980s in the Australian Children&rsquo;s Choir, which is celebrating a major anniversary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-four-decades-sascha-and-kate-are-still-singing-each-others-praises/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-four-decades-sascha-and-kate-are-still-singing-each-others-praises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb gentrified decades ago. Now the people who live here are afraid to walk the streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woundedness here in the west hurts and not because I&rsquo;m squeamish. This is not about hatred, blame or judgment. It&rsquo;s about loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-gentrified-decades-ago-now-the-people-who-live-here-are-afraid-to-walk-the-streets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-gentrified-decades-ago-now-the-people-who-live-here-are-afraid-to-walk-the-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb gentrified decades ago. Now its residents are afraid to walk the streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woundedness here in the west hurts and not because I&rsquo;m squeamish. This is not about hatred, blame or judgment. It&rsquo;s about loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-gentrified-decades-ago-now-its-residents-are-afraid-to-walk-the-streets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-gentrified-decades-ago-now-its-residents-are-afraid-to-walk-the-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I cried in front of everybody’: How a Magpie’s quiet act of kindness stunned a Melbourne mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Mel Schneider and her family, spontaneous trips are rare, until an unexpected gesture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-cried-in-front-of-everybody-how-a-magpies-quiet-act-of-kindness-stunned-a-melbourne-mother/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-cried-in-front-of-everybody-how-a-magpies-quiet-act-of-kindness-stunned-a-melbourne-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul McManus was killed five years ago. His family is still waiting for justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[A backlog of court cases has meant the driver allegedly responsible for the Melbourne man&rsquo;s death is yet to face trial. The delay has left a Victorian family in limbo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paul-mcmanus-was-killed-five-years-ago-his-family-is-still-waiting-for-justice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paul-mcmanus-was-killed-five-years-ago-his-family-is-still-waiting-for-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Postcode lottery’: Royal Melbourne locks out suburban and regional patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Melbourne Hospital has rolled out controversial changes that will restrict access to its specialist clinics to residents of three inner-city areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/postcode-lottery-royal-melbourne-locks-out-suburban-and-regional-patients/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/postcode-lottery-royal-melbourne-locks-out-suburban-and-regional-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The national scandal that is gambling law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react to the positions of the federal government and Coalition on gambling ads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-national-scandal-that-is-gambling-law/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-national-scandal-that-is-gambling-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone knew water was leaking on this road. But no one did a thing until someone died]]></title><description><![CDATA[After an eight-year wait, Bina Rajthala was devastated to learn about the &ldquo;missed opportunities&rdquo; that may have prevented her husband&rsquo;s death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everyone-knew-water-was-leaking-on-this-road-but-no-one-did-a-thing-until-someone-died/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everyone-knew-water-was-leaking-on-this-road-but-no-one-did-a-thing-until-someone-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No culture is perfect’: Swans launch a review into late-night party that rocked the club]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-culture-is-perfect-swans-launch-a-review-into-late-night-party-that-rocked-the-club/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-culture-is-perfect-swans-launch-a-review-into-late-night-party-that-rocked-the-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of three found dead in her home in Melbourne’s east]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-of-three-found-dead-in-her-home-in-melbournes-east/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-of-three-found-dead-in-her-home-in-melbournes-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after mother of three found near death in her home in Melbourne’s east]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 45-year-old man known to Irish woman Annmarie O&rsquo;Reilly has been charged with her alleged murder a day after she was found unresponsive in her Ferntree Gully home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-after-mother-of-three-found-near-death-in-her-home-in-melbournes-east/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-after-mother-of-three-found-near-death-in-her-home-in-melbournes-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swans launch a review of how Bloods culture crumbled in late-night party]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/swans-launch-a-review-of-how-bloods-culture-crumbled-in-late-night-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/swans-launch-a-review-of-how-bloods-culture-crumbled-in-late-night-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People like me don’t have babies’: Inside the clinic helping addicted expectant mums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elvira Tsecoutanis was in the grip of a heroin addiction when she found out she was pregnant with her first child. &ldquo;I thought I shouldn&rsquo;t be a mum,&rdquo; she says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-like-me-dont-have-babies-inside-the-clinic-helping-addicted-expectant-mums/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-like-me-dont-have-babies-inside-the-clinic-helping-addicted-expectant-mums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, August 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged sexual assault victim from Swans late-night party plans civil action]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Slater and Gordon lawyer says he is investigating a potential civil claim on behalf of the woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-sexual-assault-victim-from-swans-late-night-party-plans-civil-action/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-sexual-assault-victim-from-swans-late-night-party-plans-civil-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Sayers and new girlfriend step out among powerbrokers at Million Dollar Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Sayers has been hard to spot on the social scene radar since his lewd photo drama and legal action, but was full of laughs at a charity lunch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luke-sayers-and-new-girlfriend-step-out-among-powerbrokers-at-million-dollar-lunch/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luke-sayers-and-new-girlfriend-step-out-among-powerbrokers-at-million-dollar-lunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man injured in drive-by shooting at well-known Haddara hangout]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shooting comes five days after gangland boss Fadi Haddara was ambushed outside his Altona North home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-injured-in-drive-by-shooting-at-well-known-haddara-hangout/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-injured-in-drive-by-shooting-at-well-known-haddara-hangout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man injured in drive-by shooting at well-known crime hangout]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shooting comes five days after gangland boss Fadi Haddara was ambushed outside his Altona North home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-injured-in-drive-by-shooting-at-well-known-crime-hangout/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-injured-in-drive-by-shooting-at-well-known-crime-hangout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Incredibly traumatic experience’: Woman plans legal action after Swans late-night party]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Slater and Gordon lawyer said on Saturday morning that he was investigating a potential civil claim on behalf of the woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/incredibly-traumatic-experience-woman-plans-legal-action-after-swans-late-night-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/incredibly-traumatic-experience-woman-plans-legal-action-after-swans-late-night-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally, the royal commission Victoria desperately needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move is vital to establishing how corruption on Big Build sites was allowed to happen, and who in positions of authority knew and when.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/finally-the-royal-commission-victoria-desperately-needs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/finally-the-royal-commission-victoria-desperately-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age crime reporter John Silvester named Australia’s most outstanding columnist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne crime reporter for The Age for more than 30 years, Silvester was recognised at the prestigious Kennedy Swards for his popular Naked City column.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/age-crime-reporter-john-silvester-named-australias-most-outstanding-columnist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/age-crime-reporter-john-silvester-named-australias-most-outstanding-columnist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Altona North rocked by second shooting in a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The drive-by shooting of a man comes five days after gangland boss Fadi Haddara was ambushed outside his Altona North home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/altona-north-rocked-by-second-shooting-in-a-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/altona-north-rocked-by-second-shooting-in-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On some issues, the public is on the right side of history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the recent decisions of the federal and Victorian governments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-some-issues-the-public-is-on-the-right-side-of-history/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-some-issues-the-public-is-on-the-right-side-of-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They need a Blue Light disco’: How a Victorian institution is helping kids today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Light Victoria has changed a lot since the heyday of its famous disco &ndash; but it is still playing an important role in the lives of young people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-need-a-blue-light-disco-how-a-victorian-institution-is-helping-kids-today/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-need-a-blue-light-disco-how-a-victorian-institution-is-helping-kids-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes a happier, healthier Melbourne? Tell us what you think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suburb design, home building standards and the walkability of our city will be themes at the upcoming Melbourne Assembly. We want to hear your ideas about our city&rsquo;s future, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-makes-a-happier-healthier-melbourne-tell-us-what-you-think/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-makes-a-happier-healthier-melbourne-tell-us-what-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of Cats star denies he was threatened over debt to Hells Angels as video emerges showing him barking like a dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Bruhn, the father of Cats player Tanner Bruhn, is shown in a video kneeling in a park in his underpants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/father-of-cats-star-denies-he-was-threatened-over-debt-to-hells-angels-as-video-emerges-showing-him-barking-like-a-dog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/father-of-cats-star-denies-he-was-threatened-over-debt-to-hells-angels-as-video-emerges-showing-him-barking-like-a-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s fastest-growing region gets a new suburb – and open space equal to five MCGs]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the state government moves to keep pace with the fastest-growing region in Australia, locals fear infrastructure isn&rsquo;t keeping up, and they have demands ahead of the November election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australias-fastest-growing-region-gets-a-new-suburb-and-open-space-equal-to-five-mcgs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australias-fastest-growing-region-gets-a-new-suburb-and-open-space-equal-to-five-mcgs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new suburb will be unlocked in Melbourne’s west. For Sarah, it’s too late]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the state government moves to keep pace with the fastest-growing region in Australia, locals fear infrastructure isn&rsquo;t keeping up, and they have demands ahead of the November election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-new-suburb-will-be-unlocked-in-melbournes-west-for-sarah-its-too-late/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-new-suburb-will-be-unlocked-in-melbournes-west-for-sarah-its-too-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBA and News Corp close ranks around new friends Matt Comyn and Laura Jayes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Media minders are usually pretty quick to pour cold water on reporting they consider inaccurate or misleading. So the silence from both companies on Thursday was intriguing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cba-and-news-corp-close-ranks-around-new-friends-matt-comyn-and-laura-jayes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cba-and-news-corp-close-ranks-around-new-friends-matt-comyn-and-laura-jayes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When will accountability and international law mean something?]]></title><description><![CDATA[readers react at the findings of Israel&rsquo;s inquiry into the death of Australian Zomi Frankcom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-will-accountability-and-international-law-mean-something/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-will-accountability-and-international-law-mean-something/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of Geelong footballer Tanner Bruhn threatened at gun point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Bruhn, father of Geelong footballer Tanner Bruhn threatened at gun point by OMCG member over alleged debts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/father-of-geelong-footballer-tanner-bruhn-threatened-at-gun-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/father-of-geelong-footballer-tanner-bruhn-threatened-at-gun-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy arrested over alleged attempted sexual assault in Kooyong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy over an alleged sexual assault attempt on two women who were walking their dogs in Kooyong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-arrested-over-alleged-attempted-sexual-assault-in-kooyong/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-arrested-over-alleged-attempted-sexual-assault-in-kooyong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick McKenzie says the royal commission is two years too late]]></title><description><![CDATA[After reporting on corruption within Victoria's Big Build program and the CFMEU, journalist Nick McKenzie says the royal commission is welcome, although very late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nick-mckenzie-says-the-royal-commission-is-two-years-too-late/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nick-mckenzie-says-the-royal-commission-is-two-years-too-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah McGuire’s killer found not guilty of raping student two months before murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lachlan Young is already serving a jail term of at least 22 years, but was today acquitted of rape after a trial conducted without the jury hearing of his murderous past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hannah-mcguires-killer-found-not-guilty-of-raping-student-two-months-before-murder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hannah-mcguires-killer-found-not-guilty-of-raping-student-two-months-before-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick McKenzie says the Royal Commission is coming late in the piece]]></title><description><![CDATA[After reporting on corruption within Victoria's big build program and the CFMEU, journalist Nick McKenzie says the Royal Commission is welcome, although very late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nick-mckenzie-says-the-royal-commission-is-coming-late-in-the-piece/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nick-mckenzie-says-the-royal-commission-is-coming-late-in-the-piece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock, tears as ‘calculated’ neighbour killer jailed for eight years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who suffocated her 85-year-old neighbour before dumping her body in the Maribyrnong River and stealing her bank cards has been jailed for eight years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shock-tears-as-calculated-neighbour-killer-jailed-for-eight-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shock-tears-as-calculated-neighbour-killer-jailed-for-eight-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grave fears for man who vanished after violent confrontation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police fear a man has died after being shot during an argument, loaded into the back of a ute and not seen again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grave-fears-for-man-who-vanished-after-violent-confrontation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grave-fears-for-man-who-vanished-after-violent-confrontation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mushroom-foraging claim at the heart of Erin Patterson’s appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wild mushroom foraging, Facebook posts and a story about a fake cat have all featured in Erin Patterson&rsquo;s bid to overturn her murder convictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-mushroom-foraging-claim-at-the-heart-of-erin-pattersons-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-mushroom-foraging-claim-at-the-heart-of-erin-pattersons-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnt clothes found in Melbourne’s north as police hunt for missing shooting victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are scouring Melbourne&rsquo;s north for an injured man who vanished after he was allegedly shot during an argument and loaded into the back of a ute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burnt-clothes-found-in-melbournes-north-as-police-hunt-for-missing-shooting-victim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burnt-clothes-found-in-melbournes-north-as-police-hunt-for-missing-shooting-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bursting at the seams’: The schools that can’t keep up with student growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in Melbourne&rsquo;s growth corridors are the fastest-growing private educators in Victoria. Search to see the enrolment changes of Victoria&rsquo;s independent schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bursting-at-the-seams-the-schools-that-cant-keep-up-with-student-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bursting-at-the-seams-the-schools-that-cant-keep-up-with-student-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres hoover up water, electricity and sparkies, which could slow home building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data centre sector is recruiting electricians from small businesses to help build infrastructure for the AI industry. Contractors have warnedit could upend housing and energy projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/data-centres-hoover-up-water-electricity-and-sparkies-which-could-slow-home-building-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/data-centres-hoover-up-water-electricity-and-sparkies-which-could-slow-home-building-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres hoover up water, electricity – and sparkies, which could slow home building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data centre sector is recruiting electricians from small businesses to help build infrastructure for the AI industry, which contractors warn could upend housing and energy projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/data-centres-hoover-up-water-electricity-and-sparkies-which-could-slow-home-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/data-centres-hoover-up-water-electricity-and-sparkies-which-could-slow-home-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-bikie boss under investigation over alleged inducements to CFMEU officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Taskforce Hawk probe into former Mongol Tyrone Bell is the first &ldquo;secret commissions&rdquo; investigation undertaken by the police taskforce combating wrongdoing in the building industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-bikie-boss-under-investigation-over-alleged-inducements-to-cfmeu-officials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-bikie-boss-under-investigation-over-alleged-inducements-to-cfmeu-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Comyn offloads $8.4m worth of CBA shares amid separation from his wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn offloaded more than $8 million in shares just days before news of his marriage breakdown became public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/matt-comyn-offloads-84m-worth-of-cba-shares-amid-separation-from-his-wife/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/matt-comyn-offloads-84m-worth-of-cba-shares-amid-separation-from-his-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘catastrophic failure’ that could win mushroom murderer Erin Patterson a retrial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patterson&rsquo;s defence team has outlined to appeal judges what it says are seven reasons she failed to get a fair trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-catastrophic-failure-that-could-win-mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-a-retrial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-catastrophic-failure-that-could-win-mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-a-retrial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFL needs to use its power to effect change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the words and actions of the past few days from the Sydney Swans and the AFL.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-needs-to-use-its-power-to-effect-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-needs-to-use-its-power-to-effect-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A portrait in music’: Elite violinist pays tribute to his beloved teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having conquered the world stage, Australian violinist Patrick Savage is celebrating his mentor Donald Scotts in a new album and concerts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-portrait-in-music-elite-violinist-pays-tribute-to-his-beloved-teacher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-portrait-in-music-elite-violinist-pays-tribute-to-his-beloved-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isaac Heeney revealed as player at centre of sexual assault investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Swans senior player is the focus of the police probe after a woman attended a city police station on Tuesday to officially file her complaint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isaac-heeney-revealed-as-player-at-centre-of-sexual-assault-investigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isaac-heeney-revealed-as-player-at-centre-of-sexual-assault-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As it happened: Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdict for mushroom murders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our coverage of a Court of Appeal hearing as Erin Patterson challenges her conviction while the DPP appeals her sentence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-it-happened-erin-patterson-appeals-guilty-verdict-for-mushroom-murders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-it-happened-erin-patterson-appeals-guilty-verdict-for-mushroom-murders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction boss accused of plotting standover in secret sushi shop meeting with bikies]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the suspected meeting, the bikies allegedly confronted a CFMEU activist, threatening to burn down his house and murder his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/construction-boss-accused-of-plotting-standover-in-secret-sushi-shop-meeting-with-bikies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/construction-boss-accused-of-plotting-standover-in-secret-sushi-shop-meeting-with-bikies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne High School principal quits one year into second tenure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Mordini, who has served as principal of Melbourne High School for a number of years, has resigned from the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-school-principal-quits-one-year-into-second-tenure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-school-principal-quits-one-year-into-second-tenure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comanchero bikie gang accused of plotting building industry empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comanchero-linked firms have secured CFMEU-backed enterprise bargaining agreements as recently as last month, according to evidence aired at Queensland&rsquo;s inquiry into the construction union.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/comanchero-bikie-gang-accused-of-plotting-building-industry-empire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/comanchero-bikie-gang-accused-of-plotting-building-industry-empire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman at centre of Swans sexual assault probe speaks to police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman attended a city police station on Tuesday to officially file her complaint, detailing what she says happened at the Pullman hotel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-at-centre-of-swans-sexual-assault-probe-speaks-to-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-at-centre-of-swans-sexual-assault-probe-speaks-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erin Patterson appeal LIVE: Mushroom killer seeks to challenge guilty verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live coverage as Erin Patterson challenges her conviction whilst the DPP appeals her sentence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/erin-patterson-appeal-live-mushroom-killer-seeks-to-challenge-guilty-verdict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/erin-patterson-appeal-live-mushroom-killer-seeks-to-challenge-guilty-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This school has a pool, tennis courts, soccer and cricket pitches. Now it wants the nearby public park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Grammar School wants to take a lease on public parkland across the road from the exclusive all-boys private school in a deal it says would upgrade the facilities.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-school-has-a-pool-tennis-courts-soccer-and-cricket-pitches-now-it-wants-the-nearby-public-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-school-has-a-pool-tennis-courts-soccer-and-cricket-pitches-now-it-wants-the-nearby-public-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sayers court stoush collides with footy finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest round in former Carlton director Luke Sayers&rsquo; lewd pic legal saga returns to court next month, just as the AFL finals kick off.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-court-stoush-collides-with-footy-finals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-court-stoush-collides-with-footy-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne High School principal quits for new role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Mordini, who has served as principal of Melbourne High School for a number of years, has resigned from the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-school-principal-quits-for-new-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-school-principal-quits-for-new-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canberra, you have a (gambling) problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers says both federal Labor and LNP have wimped out of making a meaningful contribution to reducing the harm online gambling causes,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/canberra-you-have-a-gambling-problem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/canberra-you-have-a-gambling-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFL should consider enacting no-fault stand-down policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The alleged incident involving several Sydney Swans players highlights the need for the AFL to make changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-should-consider-enacting-no-fault-stand-down-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-should-consider-enacting-no-fault-stand-down-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenny was killed 100 metres from home. The driver was fined $2000]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Victoria, a fatal crash can result in a $2000 fine when a driver&rsquo;s conduct falls short of dangerous driving. Grieving families want that gap closed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jenny-was-killed-100-metres-from-home-the-driver-was-fined-2000/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jenny-was-killed-100-metres-from-home-the-driver-was-fined-2000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Burn your house and kill your kids’: Construction giant accused of using bikies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CFMEU activist claims Comanchero bikies threatened him and his family after an incident on a building site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burn-your-house-and-kill-your-kids-construction-giant-accused-of-using-bikies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burn-your-house-and-kill-your-kids-construction-giant-accused-of-using-bikies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ralph Carr vows to fight for his freedom as lawyer rebuked over ‘emotional’ speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers traded legal blows on the second day of convicted rapist Carr&rsquo;s pre-sentence hearing, as his defence counsel claimed the conviction was a gross miscarriage of justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ralph-carr-vows-to-fight-for-his-freedom-as-lawyer-rebuked-over-emotional-speech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ralph-carr-vows-to-fight-for-his-freedom-as-lawyer-rebuked-over-emotional-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit team captured surveilling gang boss’s house hours before attempted murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have released footage of a car that repeatedly drove past the gangland boss&rsquo;s home shortly before he was shot in the neck.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hit-team-captured-surveilling-gang-bosss-house-hours-before-attempted-murder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hit-team-captured-surveilling-gang-bosss-house-hours-before-attempted-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s old, leaking and falling apart. Yet, this humble pool could help determine who governs Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections can be decided on hyper-local issues. In the highly marginal Bass electorate, it is not just potholes, but pools, that will help determine the outcome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-old-leaking-and-falling-apart-yet-this-humble-pool-could-help-determine-who-governs-victoria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-old-leaking-and-falling-apart-yet-this-humble-pool-could-help-determine-who-governs-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCTV of car seen near Fadi Haddara's house before shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police says the white Holden Commodore sedan drove past the crime boss's Altona North house several times on Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-of-car-seen-near-fadi-haddaras-house-before-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-of-car-seen-near-fadi-haddaras-house-before-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not unusual’: Abbott channels Tom Jones at Liberal fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott has been known to bust out a tune over the years, and he was back at it last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-not-unusual-abbott-channels-tom-jones-at-liberal-fundraiser-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-not-unusual-abbott-channels-tom-jones-at-liberal-fundraiser-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[`It’s not unusual’: Abbott channels Tom Jones at Liberal fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott has been known to bust out a tune over the years, and he was back at it last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-not-unusual-abbott-channels-tom-jones-at-liberal-fundraiser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-not-unusual-abbott-channels-tom-jones-at-liberal-fundraiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brighton Beach Bowls Club survived two world wars, but it is unlikely to survive Bayside Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councillors will on Tuesday decide whether to evict the 120-year-old club, which was officially opened by the Victorian premier in 1907.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brighton-beach-bowls-club-survived-two-world-wars-but-it-is-unlikely-to-survive-bayside-council/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brighton-beach-bowls-club-survived-two-world-wars-but-it-is-unlikely-to-survive-bayside-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will Jess Wilson cut debt without cutting services?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that if Victorian Opposition leader Jess Wilson were to become premier in November, her promises might be difficult to keep if she plans to reduce state debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-will-jess-wilson-cut-debt-without-cutting-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-will-jess-wilson-cut-debt-without-cutting-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natalie loved her Darebin community – until she felt its undercurrent of hostility to Jews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natalie James loves her neighbourhood. But her difficulty in getting anti-Israel graffiti removed underscored an undercurrent of hostility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/natalie-loved-her-darebin-community-until-she-felt-its-undercurrent-of-hostility-to-jews/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/natalie-loved-her-darebin-community-until-she-felt-its-undercurrent-of-hostility-to-jews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Middle of nowhere’: fears private primary school would overwhelm farming hamlet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to build a private primary school for more than 300 students have distressed locals in a tiny farming community of 100 people near Geelong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/middle-of-nowhere-fears-private-primary-school-would-overwhelm-farming-hamlet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/middle-of-nowhere-fears-private-primary-school-would-overwhelm-farming-hamlet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my suburb you’ll find a country town, if you survive the roundabout]]></title><description><![CDATA[My tiny suburb is technically only 28 years old, but has landmarks that go back more than 170 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-my-suburb-youll-find-a-country-town-if-you-survive-the-roundabout/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-my-suburb-youll-find-a-country-town-if-you-survive-the-roundabout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He lived like a man with nothing to fear. His shooting has left even the underworld shocked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once a flash and fearsome crime boss, Fadi Haddara had slipped off the radar. Now he has been shot in the driveway of his family home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-lived-like-a-man-with-nothing-to-fear-his-shooting-has-left-even-the-underworld-shocked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-lived-like-a-man-with-nothing-to-fear-his-shooting-has-left-even-the-underworld-shocked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Historic milestone’: Third strike called off as teachers back pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union members have voted to accept the government&rsquo;s latest pay offer and end a year-long stand-off.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/historic-milestone-third-strike-called-off-as-teachers-back-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/historic-milestone-third-strike-called-off-as-teachers-back-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haddara crime boss ‘lying in a pool of blood’ after suspected gangland ambush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fadi Haddara is fighting for life after he was ambushed in his driveway on Sunday evening and shot in the face, stomach and chest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/haddara-crime-boss-lying-in-a-pool-of-blood-after-suspected-gangland-ambush/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/haddara-crime-boss-lying-in-a-pool-of-blood-after-suspected-gangland-ambush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relative found Haddara crime family boss ‘lying in a pool of blood’ after suspected gangland ambush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged former gangland boss Fadi Haddara is fighting for life after he was ambushed in his driveway on Sunday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/relative-found-haddara-crime-family-boss-lying-in-a-pool-of-blood-after-suspected-gangland-ambush/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/relative-found-haddara-crime-family-boss-lying-in-a-pool-of-blood-after-suspected-gangland-ambush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like a living hell’: Rapist Ralph Carr unrecognisable in court appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former talent manager told a psychiatrist his life has been &ldquo;destroyed&rdquo; after he was found guilty of assaulting a woman more than 30 years his junior.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-a-living-hell-rapist-ralph-carr-unrecognisable-in-court-appearance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-a-living-hell-rapist-ralph-carr-unrecognisable-in-court-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Congratulations, well done’: Third strike called off as teachers back pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers, principals and education support staff have voted to accept the government&rsquo;s latest pay offer, ending a year-long standoff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/congratulations-well-done-third-strike-called-off-as-teachers-back-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/congratulations-well-done-third-strike-called-off-as-teachers-back-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Congratulations, well done’: Teachers vote to accept pay deal, call off strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers, principals and education support staff voted to accept the government&rsquo;s latest pay offer in an online ballot that ended today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/congratulations-well-done-teachers-vote-to-accept-pay-deal-call-off-strike/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/congratulations-well-done-teachers-vote-to-accept-pay-deal-call-off-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haddara crime family boss fighting for life after suspected gangland ambush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged former gangland boss Fadi Haddara is fighting for life after he was ambushed in his driveway on Sunday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/haddara-crime-family-boss-fighting-for-life-after-suspected-gangland-ambush/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/haddara-crime-family-boss-fighting-for-life-after-suspected-gangland-ambush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real estate agent sacked over allegations he secretly sold properties to his partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ray White firm dismissed the agent and reported him to Consumer Affairs after a deceased estate was sold for $80,000 under its listed price &ndash; to his partner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/real-estate-agent-sacked-over-allegations-he-secretly-sold-properties-to-his-partner/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/real-estate-agent-sacked-over-allegations-he-secretly-sold-properties-to-his-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne High students to shift into portables after ‘extreme’ safety concerns raised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious South Yarra all-boys public school will move up to 30 demountable classrooms to its hockey field from next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-students-to-shift-into-portables-after-extreme-safety-concerns-raised/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-students-to-shift-into-portables-after-extreme-safety-concerns-raised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haddara crime family boss shot in Altona North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after man was shot in Altona North on Sunday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/haddara-crime-family-boss-shot-in-altona-north/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/haddara-crime-family-boss-shot-in-altona-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private school validates division and prejudice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that private schools reinforce community division and yet, all taxpayers help fund private schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/private-school-validates-division-and-prejudice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/private-school-validates-division-and-prejudice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The knock on the door: 57 years on, a Vietnam War widow tells her story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decades after being evicted from army housing with three young children, Lynne Moore is finally sharing the long-ignored plight of Australia&rsquo;s young war widows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-knock-on-the-door-57-years-on-a-vietnam-war-widow-tells-her-story/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-knock-on-the-door-57-years-on-a-vietnam-war-widow-tells-her-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Race-to-the-bottom employer’: Superannuation cut for hundreds of Victorian public servants]]></title><description><![CDATA[State workers are losing thousands in retirement savings over an administrative change the Tax Office says was entirely voluntary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/race-to-the-bottom-employer-superannuation-cut-for-hundreds-of-victorian-public-servants/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/race-to-the-bottom-employer-superannuation-cut-for-hundreds-of-victorian-public-servants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Melbourne’s population races to 9 million, these young architects have a plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Population growth is fastest on the urban fringes, despite years of policy attempts to densify the inner suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-melbournes-population-races-to-9-million-these-young-architects-have-a-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-melbournes-population-races-to-9-million-these-young-architects-have-a-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a nasty mood festering in this state. Victoria is at war with itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria is experiencing a societal sourness that has made too many people more aggressive, rude, impatient, selfish and sometimes violent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theres-a-nasty-mood-festering-in-this-state-victoria-is-at-war-with-itself/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theres-a-nasty-mood-festering-in-this-state-victoria-is-at-war-with-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents need waste education, not more bin nights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers respond to the state of politics, locally, statewide and nationally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/residents-need-waste-education-not-more-bin-nights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/residents-need-waste-education-not-more-bin-nights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A target of arsonists and gunmen, popular South Yarra nightclub faces financial collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Emerson has been put into administration after a turbulent six months that included two firebombings and a drive-by shooting while patrons partied inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-target-of-arsonists-and-gunmen-popular-south-yarra-nightclub-faces-financial-collapse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-target-of-arsonists-and-gunmen-popular-south-yarra-nightclub-faces-financial-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man lied about paying this woman for sex. He is now going to jail for rape]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This case stands as a reminder that consent is never conditional, negotiable, or diminished by a person&rsquo;s occupation,&rdquo; the victim said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-man-lied-about-paying-this-woman-for-sex-he-is-now-going-to-jail-for-rape/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-man-lied-about-paying-this-woman-for-sex-he-is-now-going-to-jail-for-rape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird flu kills Phillip Island penguin as death toll mounts in Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities have confirmed a penguin has died as the state grapples with the deadly H5 bird flu outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bird-flu-kills-phillip-island-penguin-as-death-toll-mounts-in-victoria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bird-flu-kills-phillip-island-penguin-as-death-toll-mounts-in-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s Victorian leader listed as living outside his electorate]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investigation of the business and property dealings of One Nation&rsquo;s first group of Victorian election candidates has also discovered one is the daughter of a former fraudster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nations-victorian-leader-listed-as-living-outside-his-electorate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nations-victorian-leader-listed-as-living-outside-his-electorate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, August 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Builder of Packer-backed luxury Toorak project put Gatto on the payroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[The payments went to Mick Gatto as the company allegedly sought to smooth problems with the CFMEU.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/builder-of-packer-backed-luxury-toorak-project-put-gatto-on-the-payroll/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/builder-of-packer-backed-luxury-toorak-project-put-gatto-on-the-payroll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strict bail conditions for Setka after being charged for a third time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former construction union boss has faced court over alleged menacing social media posts about a former CFMEU administrator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/strict-bail-conditions-for-setka-after-being-charged-for-a-third-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/strict-bail-conditions-for-setka-after-being-charged-for-a-third-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setka faces court over alleged menacing social media posts about former CFMEU administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former construction union boss has faced court, after he was arrested on Friday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/setka-faces-court-over-alleged-menacing-social-media-posts-about-former-cfmeu-administrator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/setka-faces-court-over-alleged-menacing-social-media-posts-about-former-cfmeu-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students held a lesson in civic participation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react to the nationwide protests by students against One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/students-held-a-lesson-in-civic-participation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/students-held-a-lesson-in-civic-participation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samantha Murphy’s alleged killer released from hospital after incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Stephenson was taken back to the Melbourne Assessment Prison on Friday after undergoing a medical assessment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/samantha-murphys-alleged-killer-released-from-hospital-after-incident/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/samantha-murphys-alleged-killer-released-from-hospital-after-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samantha Murphy’s alleged killer in hospital after incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Stephenson was reportedly taken from the Melbourne Assessment Prison to hospital today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/samantha-murphys-alleged-killer-in-hospital-after-incident/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/samantha-murphys-alleged-killer-in-hospital-after-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope and promises in mental health risk coming to naught]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a royal commission and much lofty language, the state&rsquo;s mental health system is at risk of ending up where it started - in crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hope-and-promises-in-mental-health-risk-coming-to-naught/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hope-and-promises-in-mental-health-risk-coming-to-naught/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It will be a rat race to the bottom’: Councils’ exit from aged care devastates clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[When dementia patient Helen thought she was abandoned, a small act of kindness changed her life. Now her family fears she&rsquo;ll lose access to the very service that helped her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-will-be-a-rat-race-to-the-bottom-councils-exit-from-aged-care-devastates-clients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-will-be-a-rat-race-to-the-bottom-councils-exit-from-aged-care-devastates-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge threat letter included sender’s real name]]></title><description><![CDATA[A threatening letter demanding $100,000 from the Bulldogs coach was written on the back of a hotel bill that included the real name of the person who sent the threat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bulldogs-coach-luke-beveridge-threat-letter-included-senders-real-name/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bulldogs-coach-luke-beveridge-threat-letter-included-senders-real-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1800 Lasagne unlayered: How a cult Melbourne dining room hid a toxic workplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once a beloved lockdown hero praised by top chefs, Melbourne&rsquo;s 1800 Lasagne has been accused by staff of hiding a culture of abuse and financial chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/1800-lasagne-unlayered-how-a-cult-melbourne-dining-room-hid-a-toxic-workplace/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/1800-lasagne-unlayered-how-a-cult-melbourne-dining-room-hid-a-toxic-workplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Setka charged for a third time over alleged threats to CFMEU administrators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former construction union boss is due to face court after he was arrested on Friday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/john-setka-charged-for-a-third-time-over-alleged-threats-to-cfmeu-administrators/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/john-setka-charged-for-a-third-time-over-alleged-threats-to-cfmeu-administrators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is the Native Grassland Circle? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-is-the-native-grassland-circle-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-is-the-native-grassland-circle-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did these frogs get into Brighton? A council is considering spending $40,000 to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did someone steal these frogs and relocate them to a city park?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-did-these-frogs-get-into-brighton-a-council-is-considering-spending-40000-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-did-these-frogs-get-into-brighton-a-council-is-considering-spending-40000-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s melon gaffe not a hanging offence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s podcast appearance, and the state of federal politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-melon-gaffe-not-a-hanging-offence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-melon-gaffe-not-a-hanging-offence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shocking footage shows toddler’s legs trapped in bus doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vision shows the moment a young child is dragged along after his legs became trapped in the bus doors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shocking-footage-shows-toddlers-legs-trapped-in-bus-doors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shocking-footage-shows-toddlers-legs-trapped-in-bus-doors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian researchers blocked at universities taking hardline approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academics say Iranian students are being unfairly prevented from researching fields such as medicine, food science and architecture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/iranian-researchers-blocked-at-universities-taking-hardline-approach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/iranian-researchers-blocked-at-universities-taking-hardline-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I made a mistake’: Charities still waiting for Reece’s promised $9 million for the homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Reece is scrambling to repair his relationship with the Salvation Army and Melbourne City Mission after failing to deliver funding he promised to both charities in his election campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-made-a-mistake-charities-still-waiting-for-reeces-promised-9-million-for-the-homeless/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-made-a-mistake-charities-still-waiting-for-reeces-promised-9-million-for-the-homeless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t want Hanson here’: Kids skip school for One Nation protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s political rivals had encouraged students not to skip their classes, but thousands took to the streets in Melbourne on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-dont-want-hanson-here-kids-skip-school-for-one-nation-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-dont-want-hanson-here-kids-skip-school-for-one-nation-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spike in dangerous bacteria leaves toddlers hospitalised after farm visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria is set to record its highest ever number of infections caused by a dangerous strain of bacteria that has led to two toddlers being hospitalised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/spike-in-dangerous-bacteria-leaves-toddlers-hospitalised-after-farm-visits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/spike-in-dangerous-bacteria-leaves-toddlers-hospitalised-after-farm-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we make booming Melbourne more liveable? Join the conversation on our city’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[How and where will we fit our growing population? Will Melbourne become a megacity? What about affordable housing? The world&rsquo;s best minds canvass these questions and more at Melbourne Assembly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-can-we-make-booming-melbourne-more-liveable-join-the-conversation-on-our-citys-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-can-we-make-booming-melbourne-more-liveable-join-the-conversation-on-our-citys-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gannets diving into the sea in Portland, Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portland, Victoria, hosts Australia&rsquo;s only mainland breeding colony of Australasian Gannets. Footage: Peter Corbett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gannets-diving-into-the-sea-in-portland-victoria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gannets-diving-into-the-sea-in-portland-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punched, strangled, spat on with blood: The reality for mental health workers who say system is more broken than ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[The verdict from workers is in on Victoria&rsquo;s mental health system five years after the royal commission &ndash; and it doesn&rsquo;t make for happy reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/punched-strangled-spat-on-with-blood-the-reality-for-mental-health-workers-who-say-system-is-more-broken-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/punched-strangled-spat-on-with-blood-the-reality-for-mental-health-workers-who-say-system-is-more-broken-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions ‘missing’ and no relief: Workers detail deepening crisis in Victoria’s mental health sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The verdict from workers is in on Victoria&rsquo;s mental health system five years after the royal commission &ndash; and it doesn&rsquo;t make for happy reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/millions-missing-and-no-relief-workers-detail-deepening-crisis-in-victorias-mental-health-sector/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/millions-missing-and-no-relief-workers-detail-deepening-crisis-in-victorias-mental-health-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Family first, integrity, no drugs’: The billionaire will dispute that exposed a secret family succession plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petrol and property baron Nick Andrianakos wanted his will changed before he died, to entrust the family business to his son and to give $8 million to his new lover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-first-integrity-no-drugs-the-billionaire-will-dispute-that-exposed-a-secret-family-succession-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-first-integrity-no-drugs-the-billionaire-will-dispute-that-exposed-a-secret-family-succession-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A billionaire secretly anointed his youngest son as successor. His other children were blindsided]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petrol and property baron Nick Andrianakos wanted his will changed before he died, to entrust the family business to his son and to give $8 million to his new lover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-billionaire-secretly-anointed-his-youngest-son-as-successor-his-other-children-were-blindsided/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-billionaire-secretly-anointed-his-youngest-son-as-successor-his-other-children-were-blindsided/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The demonisation of migrants needs to be debunked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the state of politics, nationally and in Victoria, and to Scotch College&rsquo;s proposed next purchase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-demonisation-of-migrants-needs-to-be-debunked/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-demonisation-of-migrants-needs-to-be-debunked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finks sergeant-at-arms works on North East Link, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former premier Jacinta Allan previously declared there was &ldquo;no evidence&rdquo; bikies had cashed in on the road project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/finks-sergeant-at-arms-works-on-north-east-link-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/finks-sergeant-at-arms-works-on-north-east-link-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIFO boss resigns from flagship youth mental health service]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief executive of the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service has announced she is leaving the role after workers complained of deteriorating patient care and frustration with so-called &ldquo;absentee management&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fifo-boss-resigns-from-flagship-youth-mental-health-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fifo-boss-resigns-from-flagship-youth-mental-health-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pledge to change suppression order law is small progress that smacks of lip service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has announced it intends to change a loophole in the granting of suppression orders. We await the details.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pledge-to-change-suppression-order-law-is-small-progress-that-smacks-of-lip-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pledge-to-change-suppression-order-law-is-small-progress-that-smacks-of-lip-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From good neighbours to good ravers at Ramsay Street send-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans are afoot for one last goodbye to the famous Neighbours backlot in Melbourne&rsquo;s outer suburbs before the set is razed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-good-neighbours-to-good-ravers-at-ramsay-street-send-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-good-neighbours-to-good-ravers-at-ramsay-street-send-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump called him America’s worst mayor. Now this Trump target has ideas for Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former New York mayor Bill de Blasio&rsquo;s progressive policies were a frequent flashpoint with the US president. He believes government intervention is essential to tackling the housing crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/donald-trump-called-him-americas-worst-mayor-now-this-trump-target-has-ideas-for-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/donald-trump-called-him-americas-worst-mayor-now-this-trump-target-has-ideas-for-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a five-hour, 10.35am weekday game with no parking is the hottest ticket in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the NFL comes to Melbourne next month the celebrations are set to start early with tailgate parties and finish late in what is being dubbed an unofficial public holiday.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-a-five-hour-1035am-weekday-game-with-no-parking-is-the-hottest-ticket-in-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-a-five-hour-1035am-weekday-game-with-no-parking-is-the-hottest-ticket-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria, you’ve let yourself go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers list their problems with Victoria&rsquo;s infrastructure from potholed roads to V line failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-youve-let-yourself-go-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-youve-let-yourself-go-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria - you’ve let yourself go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers list their problems with Victoria&rsquo;s infrastructure from potholed roads to V line failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-youve-let-yourself-go/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-youve-let-yourself-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids’ mental health unit shut as staff investigated for use of force]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investigation is now under way into the claims which have been described as &ldquo;disturbing and completely unacceptable&rdquo; by the state government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kids-mental-health-unit-shut-as-staff-investigated-for-use-of-force/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kids-mental-health-unit-shut-as-staff-investigated-for-use-of-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotch College set to buy Vision Australia headquarters in $60m expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious school for boys is in the final stage of an exclusive process to spend $60 million to expand its Melbourne footprint to include the nearby site in Kooyong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/scotch-college-set-to-buy-vision-australia-headquarters-in-60m-expansion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/scotch-college-set-to-buy-vision-australia-headquarters-in-60m-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotch College in talks to buy Vision Australia HQ in $60m expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious school for boys is in the final stage of an exclusive process to spend $60 million to expand its Melbourne footprint to include the nearby site in Kooyong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/scotch-college-in-talks-to-buy-vision-australia-hq-in-60m-expansion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/scotch-college-in-talks-to-buy-vision-australia-hq-in-60m-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a psychiatrist of 40 years. It’s mass gaslighting to claim we’ve made progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorians were promised a royal commission would fix a broken mental health system. But so far, this once in a generation opportunity has only been squandered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-a-psychiatrist-of-40-years-its-mass-gaslighting-to-claim-weve-made-progress/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-a-psychiatrist-of-40-years-its-mass-gaslighting-to-claim-weve-made-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a psychiatrist of 40 years. It’s mass gaslighting to pretend we’re making progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorians were promised a royal commission would fix a broken mental health system. But so far, this once in a generation opportunity has only been squandered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-a-psychiatrist-of-40-years-its-mass-gaslighting-to-pretend-were-making-progress/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-a-psychiatrist-of-40-years-its-mass-gaslighting-to-pretend-were-making-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIFO boss leads Victoria’s flagship youth mental health service amid reports of patient deaths and violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service have warned of deteriorating patient care and frustration that their CEO is running the troubled service from Queensland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fifo-boss-leads-victorias-flagship-youth-mental-health-service-amid-reports-of-patient-deaths-and-violence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fifo-boss-leads-victorias-flagship-youth-mental-health-service-amid-reports-of-patient-deaths-and-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bias-free academia a nice idea, but mostly just that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue the decision by Melbourne University to refuse a $35 million scholarship program from the Liberal-linked Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation was necessary to ensure academic liberty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bias-free-academia-a-nice-idea-but-mostly-just-that/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bias-free-academia-a-nice-idea-but-mostly-just-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb should be stuck-up, but here are the reasons it isn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countdown used to rock people&rsquo;s socks off from this cultural hub in Melbourne&rsquo;s south-east. Years later Hughsey came along and put the suburb back on the map.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-should-be-stuck-up-but-here-are-the-reasons-it-isnt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-should-be-stuck-up-but-here-are-the-reasons-it-isnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is close to ‘Braai-ton’ but the eats are much cheaper and the vibe more down to earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countdown used to rock people&rsquo;s socks off from this cultural hub in Melbourne&rsquo;s south-east. Years later Hughsey came along and put the suburb back on the map.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-close-to-braai-ton-but-the-eats-are-much-cheaper-and-the-vibe-more-down-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-close-to-braai-ton-but-the-eats-are-much-cheaper-and-the-vibe-more-down-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man crushed by falling tree at Mount Buller, drivers stranded as potholes wreak carnage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has died and a woman is in hospital after a tree crushed their car in Victoria&rsquo;s High Country after a deluge of rain and wild weather hit the state.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-crushed-by-falling-tree-at-mount-buller-drivers-stranded-as-potholes-wreak-carnage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-crushed-by-falling-tree-at-mount-buller-drivers-stranded-as-potholes-wreak-carnage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers stranded on Princes Highway as potholes wreak carnage in wild weather across Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has died and a woman is in hospital after a tree crushed their car in Victoria&rsquo;s High Country after a deluge of rain and wild weather hit the state.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drivers-stranded-on-princes-highway-as-potholes-wreak-carnage-in-wild-weather-across-victoria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drivers-stranded-on-princes-highway-as-potholes-wreak-carnage-in-wild-weather-across-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretive Melbourne crypto billionaire chases ex-employee over missing $500,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman Russell Wilson has launched court action to try and recoup money that he claims an employee siphoned from his successful crypto exchange into a personal bank account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secretive-melbourne-crypto-billionaire-chases-ex-employee-over-missing-500000/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secretive-melbourne-crypto-billionaire-chases-ex-employee-over-missing-500000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potholes strand drivers as wild weather lashes Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly two dozen drivers have been stranded along the Princes Highway after a pothole damaged car tyres during a heavy deluge of rain and wild weather across Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/potholes-strand-drivers-as-wild-weather-lashes-victoria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/potholes-strand-drivers-as-wild-weather-lashes-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers stranded in deluge as pothole wreaks road chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly two dozen drivers have been stranded along the Princes Highway after a pothole damaged car tyres during a heavy deluge of rain and wild weather across Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drivers-stranded-in-deluge-as-pothole-wreaks-road-chaos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drivers-stranded-in-deluge-as-pothole-wreaks-road-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers stranded in deluge as potholes wreak road chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly two dozen drivers have been stranded along the Princes Highway after multiple potholes damaged car tyres during a heavy deluge of rain and wild weather across Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drivers-stranded-in-deluge-as-potholes-wreak-road-chaos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drivers-stranded-in-deluge-as-potholes-wreak-road-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewritten mental health report scrubs critical findings, doubles progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government has been accused of undermining an independent watchdog, marking its own report card and manipulating judging criteria to cover up a stalled mental health overhaul &ndash; as revealed in the unedited original report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rewritten-mental-health-report-scrubs-critical-findings-doubles-progress/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rewritten-mental-health-report-scrubs-critical-findings-doubles-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The former police chief in the running to replace Julie Bishop]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the former minister&rsquo;s scandal-plagued tenure ended abruptly, Australia&rsquo;s most scrutinised university job is up for grabs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-former-police-chief-in-the-running-to-replace-julie-bishop/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-former-police-chief-in-the-running-to-replace-julie-bishop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate: things are going to get ugly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are pessimistic about both Australian politicians and Australian people facing the reality of the rapidly changing planet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/climate-things-are-going-to-get-ugly/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/climate-things-are-going-to-get-ugly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Kelly, Snoop Dogg and you: A new kind of karaoke hits Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Rockeoke, people of all singing abilities get to live out their music dreams of performing on stage with the backing of a live band.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paul-kelly-snoop-dogg-and-you-a-new-kind-of-karaoke-hits-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paul-kelly-snoop-dogg-and-you-a-new-kind-of-karaoke-hits-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car clash: Private vehicles and the true price the nation pays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s &ldquo;car economy&rdquo; costs at least $316 billion a year, a new study estimates &ndash; and non-drivers are among those bearing half the cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-clash-private-vehicles-and-the-true-price-the-nation-pays/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-clash-private-vehicles-and-the-true-price-the-nation-pays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Punched, slapped, groped’: How the manosphere is putting teachers and students at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian schools are facing a &ldquo;crisis of rampant misogyny and sexism&rdquo; fuelled by online influencers. While some fight to tackle the problem, others are being targeted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/punched-slapped-groped-how-the-manosphere-is-putting-teachers-and-students-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/punched-slapped-groped-how-the-manosphere-is-putting-teachers-and-students-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire, flood and wishful thinking: Why we’re not ready for Victoria’s climate future]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter what is done to reduce carbon emissions, more violent weather, sea-level rise, flooding, fire and drought are inevitable. That scenario is raising huge questions for governments, councils, communities and authorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-flood-and-wishful-thinking-why-were-not-ready-for-victorias-climate-future/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-flood-and-wishful-thinking-why-were-not-ready-for-victorias-climate-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Degrees of difference climate change makes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react the consequences of climate change on communities, and the state of politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/degrees-of-difference-climate-change-makes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/degrees-of-difference-climate-change-makes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Philanthropy is not neutral’: Debate swirls at university over controversial $35m scholarship program]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Melbourne academics have voted against a university-backed plan to use $35 million for scholarships from the controversial Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/philanthropy-is-not-neutral-debate-swirls-at-university-over-controversial-35m-scholarship-program/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/philanthropy-is-not-neutral-debate-swirls-at-university-over-controversial-35m-scholarship-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A violent crime shocked this community. Now locals are calling for change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of a long-time trader in Sunshine has sparked renewed calls for increased resourcing and funding across Melbourne&rsquo;s inner west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-violent-crime-shocked-this-community-now-locals-are-calling-for-change/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-violent-crime-shocked-this-community-now-locals-are-calling-for-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just kind of toughed through it’: Annie and thousands of others face family violence alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[As violence against women is again in the spotlight after a spate of killings, new research shows more than 3500 Victorian women a year can&rsquo;t find services because demand is so high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-just-kind-of-toughed-through-it-annie-and-thousands-of-others-face-family-violence-alone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-just-kind-of-toughed-through-it-annie-and-thousands-of-others-face-family-violence-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne says bye, bye sunshine, hello ‘blustery, rainy’ weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[A succession of cold fronts will be moving across Victoria from late Saturday, bringing wet and windy conditions and snow on the Alps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-says-bye-bye-sunshine-hello-blustery-rainy-weather/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-says-bye-bye-sunshine-hello-blustery-rainy-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, August 8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-8-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-8-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation Richmond reveals a backroom culture IBAC can’t touch]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the Carroll government is serious about transparency and integrity, it must redefine what counts as corrupt conduct in Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/operation-richmond-reveals-a-backroom-culture-ibac-cant-touch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/operation-richmond-reveals-a-backroom-culture-ibac-cant-touch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two charged, stolen car recovered after Heidelberg West alleged hit-run]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 68-year-old man remains in a critical condition nearly a week after a woman allegedly hit him with his own car. Police were allegedly nearly run over while attempting to speak to the accused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-charged-stolen-car-recovered-after-heidelberg-west-alleged-hit-run/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-charged-stolen-car-recovered-after-heidelberg-west-alleged-hit-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In praise of a gentleman politician for Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the farewell speech given by Tim Read in parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-praise-of-a-gentleman-politician-for-victoria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-praise-of-a-gentleman-politician-for-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheap parking could go at Melbourne Zoo as Royal Park masterplan revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Royal Park masterplan also suggests acquiring land adjacent to the reserve to increase the footprint of precious inner-city green space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cheap-parking-could-go-at-melbourne-zoo-as-royal-park-masterplan-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cheap-parking-could-go-at-melbourne-zoo-as-royal-park-masterplan-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murderer glares at victim’s family while trying to fight life sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrian Basham turned around in the dock to stare down and point at supporters of Samantha Fraser, who he was convicted of murdering in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/murderer-glares-at-victims-family-while-trying-to-fight-life-sentence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/murderer-glares-at-victims-family-while-trying-to-fight-life-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police are being asked to mark their own homework. No wonder they’re getting good grades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of the 2500 complaints about police criminality and misconduct put to Victoria&rsquo;s corruption agency, guess how many were investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-are-being-asked-to-mark-their-own-homework-no-wonder-theyre-getting-good-grades/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-are-being-asked-to-mark-their-own-homework-no-wonder-theyre-getting-good-grades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immune or devastated: New bird flu strain to put huge pressure on native wildlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities have been planning for the arrival of the disastrous H5N1 bird flu virus. Now their protective measures will be tested like never before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/immune-or-devastated-new-bird-flu-strain-to-put-huge-pressure-on-native-wildlife/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/immune-or-devastated-new-bird-flu-strain-to-put-huge-pressure-on-native-wildlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Biggest threat is from the sky’: How Victoria is preparing for bird flu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities have announced a poultry lockdown in higher-risk areas. These protective measures will be tested like never before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/biggest-threat-is-from-the-sky-how-victoria-is-preparing-for-bird-flu/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/biggest-threat-is-from-the-sky-how-victoria-is-preparing-for-bird-flu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children charged over fatal Sunshine assault freed on bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A boy charged with manslaughter was remanded after Van Viet Truong, 60, died after being allegedly dragged to the ground and hitting his head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/children-charged-over-fatal-sunshine-assault-freed-on-bail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/children-charged-over-fatal-sunshine-assault-freed-on-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wrong suspects, the tip-off and the killers who got away]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Silvester revisits the haunting cold cases that continue to obsess Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-wrong-suspects-the-tip-off-and-the-killers-who-got-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-wrong-suspects-the-tip-off-and-the-killers-who-got-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Victoria’s new treasurer? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-is-victorias-new-treasurer-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-is-victorias-new-treasurer-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dustin Martin rushes to make clean break from disgraced former manager Ralph Carr]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFL great Dustin Martin and Melbourne businessman Chris Bissiotis have re-engineered the structures of a handful of companies to remove any relationship with Carr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dustin-martin-rushes-to-make-clean-break-from-disgraced-former-manager-ralph-carr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dustin-martin-rushes-to-make-clean-break-from-disgraced-former-manager-ralph-carr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two sides of the coin on government priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to those areas in which the federal government gives the most, or least, attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-sides-of-the-coin-on-government-priorities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-sides-of-the-coin-on-government-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Marshall should go’: Top corruption buster says fire union boss unfit to lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Marshall defended his record and said his only duty was to his members. But top anti-corruption barrister Geoffrey Watson isn&rsquo;t having a bar of it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/marshall-should-go-top-corruption-buster-says-fire-union-boss-unfit-to-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/marshall-should-go-top-corruption-buster-says-fire-union-boss-unfit-to-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t feel safe anywhere’: Nicky Winmar’s victim says assault stays with her]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the pre-sentence hearing for the former AFL great, the woman told the court she no longer felt like the person she once was.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-feel-safe-anywhere-nicky-winmars-victim-says-assault-stays-with-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-feel-safe-anywhere-nicky-winmars-victim-says-assault-stays-with-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cats sponsor hit with more than 300 charges over alleged $10 million fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sy Giang Nguyen, the former IT manager for a Geelong disability service provider best known for his lavish lifestyle and love of footy, has been charged by police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cats-sponsor-hit-with-more-than-300-charges-over-alleged-10-million-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cats-sponsor-hit-with-more-than-300-charges-over-alleged-10-million-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Werribee to Sandringham: 400 extra train services in timetable expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the first timetable shake-up since the Metro Tunnel was unveiled, hundreds of services have been added to Melbourne&rsquo;s network, including a service connecting bayside with the western suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-werribee-to-sandringham-400-extra-train-services-in-timetable-expansion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-werribee-to-sandringham-400-extra-train-services-in-timetable-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritan remembered as generous, loving family man as teen’s charges upgraded to manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grocer has succumbed to his injuries four days after attempting to help another worker during a scuffle at a neighbouring shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-remembered-as-generous-loving-family-man-as-teens-charges-upgraded-to-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-remembered-as-generous-loving-family-man-as-teens-charges-upgraded-to-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritan remembered as Carroll meets family and teen’s charges upgraded to manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grocer has succumbed to his injuries four days after attempting to help another worker during a scuffle at a neighbouring shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-remembered-as-carroll-meets-family-and-teens-charges-upgraded-to-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-remembered-as-carroll-meets-family-and-teens-charges-upgraded-to-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents shocked at plan to demolish suburban homes for pocket parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marija Kustura has lived in her dream home for more than two decades. But a council is now considering acquiring her property and demolishing it to create a new pocket park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/residents-shocked-at-plan-to-demolish-suburban-homes-for-pocket-parks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/residents-shocked-at-plan-to-demolish-suburban-homes-for-pocket-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re hog-tying’: Gippsland police accused of repeat misconduct after one victim suffers brain damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brodie Holt suffered permanent brain damage after an arrest outside a Traralgon hotel, with his lawyer saying the case raises broader concerns about alleged police misconduct in Gippsland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-hog-tying-gippsland-police-accused-of-repeat-misconduct-after-one-victim-suffers-brain-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-hog-tying-gippsland-police-accused-of-repeat-misconduct-after-one-victim-suffers-brain-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritan dies after intervening in Sunshine street scuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grocer has succumbed to his injuries four days after attempting to help another worker during a scuffle at a neighbouring shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-dies-after-intervening-in-sunshine-street-scuffle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-dies-after-intervening-in-sunshine-street-scuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This intersection is so confusing, a school principal directs the traffic himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[The council removed a roundabout to make the intersection safer for pedestrians. Parents and teachers say it&rsquo;s done the opposite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-intersection-is-so-confusing-a-school-principal-directs-the-traffic-himself-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-intersection-is-so-confusing-a-school-principal-directs-the-traffic-himself-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This intersection is so confusing a school principal directs the traffic himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[The council removed a roundabout to make the intersection safer for pedestrians. Parents and teachers say it&rsquo;s done the opposite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-intersection-is-so-confusing-a-school-principal-directs-the-traffic-himself/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-intersection-is-so-confusing-a-school-principal-directs-the-traffic-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punishment by video: Magistrate’s extreme lecture to an anti-war protester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Reardon has been revealed as the magistrate rebuked last month for his courtroom comments to an anti-war protester facing charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/punishment-by-video-magistrates-extreme-lecture-to-an-anti-war-protester/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/punishment-by-video-magistrates-extreme-lecture-to-an-anti-war-protester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kidnapping is the new firebombing as tobacco war rolls on despite jailing of kingpin]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was abducted in Morwell on the orders of The Commission crime syndicate after a shop owner refused to turn over control of the outlet to the gang.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kidnapping-is-the-new-firebombing-as-tobacco-war-rolls-on-despite-jailing-of-kingpin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kidnapping-is-the-new-firebombing-as-tobacco-war-rolls-on-despite-jailing-of-kingpin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise in One Nation popularity is scary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The visit of Pauline Hanson to Victoria and the naming of One Nations&rsquo; state candidates has drawn strong reaction from readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-rise-in-one-nation-popularity-is-scary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-rise-in-one-nation-popularity-is-scary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrong operation: Melbourne grandmother sues after catastrophic hospital mix-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman claims the incorrect and highly invasive procedure was performed on her after she was confused with another woman of the same name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wrong-operation-melbourne-grandmother-sues-after-catastrophic-hospital-mix-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wrong-operation-melbourne-grandmother-sues-after-catastrophic-hospital-mix-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dustin Martin is done with rapist Ralph Carr, but their property interests aren’t so easily severed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The now-jailed businessman co-owns a property portfolio worth tens of millions of dollars with retired AFL star Dustin Martin and Melbourne property developer Chris Bissiotis. Its future is now uncertain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dustin-martin-is-done-with-rapist-ralph-carr-but-their-property-interests-arent-so-easily-severed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dustin-martin-is-done-with-rapist-ralph-carr-but-their-property-interests-arent-so-easily-severed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bike Boy’ ordered to drug rehabilitation after accused carjacking of young family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Meuleman has been bailed to a live-in facility after arguing a bike crash involving former premier Daniel Andrews saw his life descend into addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bike-boy-ordered-to-drug-rehabilitation-after-accused-carjacking-of-young-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bike-boy-ordered-to-drug-rehabilitation-after-accused-carjacking-of-young-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne Assembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age brings together the people, ideas and conversations shaping the future of our city, culminating in a major conference in October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-assembly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-assembly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to densify’: Why the 15-minute city could be the key to Melbourne’s housing crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos Moreno, the 15-minute city pioneer, believes the idea will make Melbourne more liveable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-need-to-densify-why-the-15-minute-city-could-be-the-key-to-melbournes-housing-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-need-to-densify-why-the-15-minute-city-could-be-the-key-to-melbournes-housing-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time for lawyers to give back – to billionaire litigant Clive Palmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clive Palmer won a rare &ndash;&nbsp;by his standards &ndash;&nbsp;legal victory last year, but it&rsquo;s not ending there, with the billionaire seeking compensation from a legal practitioners&rsquo; compensation scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-time-for-lawyers-to-give-back-to-billionaire-litigant-clive-palmer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-time-for-lawyers-to-give-back-to-billionaire-litigant-clive-palmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Far-left extremists’ likely behind terror attack on Melbourne defence manufacturer: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities said the Greensborough firebombing was &ldquo;potentially orchestrated by far-left extremists with anarchist and revolutionary ideologies&rdquo; who released a mysterious video.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/far-left-extremists-likely-behind-terror-attack-on-melbourne-defence-manufacturer-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/far-left-extremists-likely-behind-terror-attack-on-melbourne-defence-manufacturer-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of students fail to hit NAPLAN benchmarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[National NAPLAN results show large numbers of children are still struggling with the basics of learning, despite a federal push to reshape how reading and maths are taught and tested.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-third-of-students-fail-to-hit-naplan-benchmarks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-third-of-students-fail-to-hit-naplan-benchmarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obscenely rich should not play in our politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that the very rich should keep their money clear of politicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/obscenely-rich-should-not-play-in-our-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/obscenely-rich-should-not-play-in-our-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the world of the self-described conspiracy theorist anointed One Nation’s Victorian leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Pickering, the man anointed by Pauline Hanson to lead One Nation in Victoria, is a former brickie and combat engineer &ndash; and a self-described conspiracy theorist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-world-of-the-self-described-conspiracy-theorist-anointed-one-nations-victorian-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-world-of-the-self-described-conspiracy-theorist-anointed-one-nations-victorian-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent cases show exactly why suppression law must change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several high-profile court cases show the urgency needed to change the state&rsquo;s suppression law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/recent-cases-show-exactly-why-suppression-law-must-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/recent-cases-show-exactly-why-suppression-law-must-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman urged to hand herself in after running over man while stealing his car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 68-year-old man continues to fight for his life in hospital after being run over during efforts to stop a woman from stealing his car in Heidelberg West on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-urged-to-hand-herself-in-after-running-over-man-while-stealing-his-car/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-urged-to-hand-herself-in-after-running-over-man-while-stealing-his-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man fantasised about being a high school shooter, but has been released under the cloak of anonymity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man, 19 at the time, gathered chemicals and ammunition, and wrote a Reddit post so disturbing the FBI intervened. But he has been released after 600 days behind bars without supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-fantasised-about-being-a-high-school-shooter-but-has-been-released-under-the-cloak-of-anonymity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-fantasised-about-being-a-high-school-shooter-but-has-been-released-under-the-cloak-of-anonymity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man fantasised about being a high school shooter, but has been released under cloak of anonymity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man, 19 at the time, gathered chemicals and ammunition, and wrote a Reddit post so disturbing the FBI intervened. But he has been released after 600 days behind bars without supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-fantasised-about-being-a-high-school-shooter-but-has-been-released-under-cloak-of-anonymity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-fantasised-about-being-a-high-school-shooter-but-has-been-released-under-cloak-of-anonymity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Granny Evil’ to some, ‘Nanna Kath’ to others. The matriarch who built a crime empire and inspired a movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kath Pettingill would turn up at court often wearing a T-shirt that read, &ldquo;Life&rsquo;s A Bitch. Then You Die&rdquo;. She lived the slogan more than most and died at the weekend, aged 91.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/granny-evil-to-some-nanna-kath-to-others-the-matriarch-who-built-a-crime-empire-and-inspired-a-movie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/granny-evil-to-some-nanna-kath-to-others-the-matriarch-who-built-a-crime-empire-and-inspired-a-movie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They sought Melbourne’s Opera House and found something much better. It all started with a conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing a proud tradition of leading the conversation about the future of Melbourne, The Age has partnered with University of Melbourne to host a new forum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-sought-melbournes-opera-house-and-found-something-much-better-it-all-started-with-a-conversation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-sought-melbournes-opera-house-and-found-something-much-better-it-all-started-with-a-conversation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A special announcement about Melbourne’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing a proud tradition of leading the conversation about the future of Melbourne, this October The Age will bring together the people, ideas and conversations shaping where our city is heading the in a three-day forum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-special-announcement-about-melbournes-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-special-announcement-about-melbournes-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor accused of filming naked patrons at Harold Holt pool unmasked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family GP can finally be named after a gag order over his identity was lifted as he directed media to Bible verses outside court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/doctor-accused-of-filming-naked-patrons-at-harold-holt-pool-unmasked/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/doctor-accused-of-filming-naked-patrons-at-harold-holt-pool-unmasked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors to walk off job at major Melbourne hospitals over pay dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of doctors will take action next week in a push to secure better pay and a safer working environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/doctors-to-walk-off-job-at-major-melbourne-hospitals-over-pay-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/doctors-to-walk-off-job-at-major-melbourne-hospitals-over-pay-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCTV captures hit and run in Heidelberg West]]></title><description><![CDATA[CCTV has captured the moment a woman ran over a 68 year old man in Heidelberg West while stealing his car from a driveway. Source: Nine News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-captures-hit-and-run-in-heidelberg-west/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-captures-hit-and-run-in-heidelberg-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gym-goers fled as masked arsonists stormed in with a warning. But a cleaner was still upstairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two masked intruders warned gym-goers to get out before spreading fuel and setting a Taylor Lakes gym alight. They didn&rsquo;t warn the cleaner upstairs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gym-goers-fled-as-masked-arsonists-stormed-in-with-a-warning-but-a-cleaner-was-still-upstairs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gym-goers-fled-as-masked-arsonists-stormed-in-with-a-warning-but-a-cleaner-was-still-upstairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleaner escapes through fire after gym set alight, people exercising flee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two masked intruders warned gym goers to get out before spreading fuel and setting the Melbourne gym alight. They didn&rsquo;t warn the cleaner upstairs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cleaner-escapes-through-fire-after-gym-set-alight-people-exercising-flee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cleaner-escapes-through-fire-after-gym-set-alight-people-exercising-flee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire bombing of Taylors Lakes gym]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gym in Taylors Lakes was firebombed by two masked offenders with fuel cans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-bombing-of-taylors-lakes-gym/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-bombing-of-taylors-lakes-gym/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s worst-kept secret: Behind the celebrity trappings, Ralph Carr was known simply as ‘The Rug’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-time artist and player manager Ralph Carr built his empire on celebrity and stars while behind the scenes, he was developing a reputation as a &ldquo;bully&rdquo; and &ldquo;master manipulator&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-worst-kept-secret-behind-the-celebrity-trappings-ralph-carr-was-known-simply-as-the-rug-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-worst-kept-secret-behind-the-celebrity-trappings-ralph-carr-was-known-simply-as-the-rug-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s worst kept secret: Behind the celebrity trappings Ralph Carr was known simply as ‘The Rug’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-time artist and player manager Ralph Carr built his empire on celebrity and stars while behind the scenes, he was developing a reputation as a &ldquo;bully&rdquo; and &ldquo;master manipulator&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-worst-kept-secret-behind-the-celebrity-trappings-ralph-carr-was-known-simply-as-the-rug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-worst-kept-secret-behind-the-celebrity-trappings-ralph-carr-was-known-simply-as-the-rug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Melbourne’s ‘secret sauce’? Former New York mayor’s challenge to our growing city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill de Blasio and the creator of the 15-minute city concept, Carlos Moreno, will headline a group of world leaders and local experts discussing Melbourne&rsquo;s future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-melbournes-secret-sauce-former-new-york-mayors-challenge-to-our-growing-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-melbournes-secret-sauce-former-new-york-mayors-challenge-to-our-growing-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackie O’s experts line up after Kyle’s Rolls-Royce serve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jackie &lsquo;O&rsquo; Henderson&rsquo;s court case rolls on against her former employer bringing fresh scrutiny on those who will help prove her side of events.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jackie-os-experts-line-up-after-kyles-rolls-royce-serve/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jackie-os-experts-line-up-after-kyles-rolls-royce-serve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here is your mission Ben Carroll. Your time starts now.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers have a laundry list of to-do tasks for Ben Carroll before the November state election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/here-is-your-mission-ben-carroll-your-time-starts-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/here-is-your-mission-ben-carroll-your-time-starts-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can’t keep kids safe’: Inherent risks in market-driven childcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report from Victoria University&rsquo;s Mitchell Institute found the push to expand childcare has created a sector with workforce churn, provider turnover and growing risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cant-keep-kids-safe-inherent-risks-in-market-driven-childcare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cant-keep-kids-safe-inherent-risks-in-market-driven-childcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bet’s on’: Sportsbet in court over the live game wagers that take just 16 seconds to place]]></title><description><![CDATA[The speed at which an Australian gambling giant can process bets for games already in play has been revealed as part of a class action questioning the legality of the in-play service. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bets-on-sportsbet-in-court-over-the-live-game-wagers-that-take-just-16-seconds-to-place/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bets-on-sportsbet-in-court-over-the-live-game-wagers-that-take-just-16-seconds-to-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is fine. There’s an invisible dividing line and the other side is definitely nicer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until very recently my suburb had a big attraction. Now it&rsquo;s like the majority of the suburbs in Melbourne &ndash; unremarkable but fine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-fine-theres-an-invisible-dividing-line-and-the-other-side-is-definitely-nicer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-fine-theres-an-invisible-dividing-line-and-the-other-side-is-definitely-nicer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entertainment stalwart Ralph Carr identified as mystery rapist after suppression order lifted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carr&rsquo;s name has been shrouded in secrecy for years amid suppression battles over his rape prosecution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/entertainment-stalwart-ralph-carr-identified-as-mystery-rapist-after-suppression-order-lifted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/entertainment-stalwart-ralph-carr-identified-as-mystery-rapist-after-suppression-order-lifted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entertainment stalwart Ralph Carr identified as mystery rapist after suppression lifted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ralph Carr&rsquo;s name has been shrouded in secrecy for years after suppression battles over his rape prosecution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/entertainment-stalwart-ralph-carr-identified-as-mystery-rapist-after-suppression-lifted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/entertainment-stalwart-ralph-carr-identified-as-mystery-rapist-after-suppression-lifted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire trucking boss Fox lands a $20m whirlybird]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lindsay Fox&rsquo;s new state-of-the-art twin-engine helicopter is sending aviation geeks into a lather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-trucking-boss-fox-lands-a-20m-whirlybird/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-trucking-boss-fox-lands-a-20m-whirlybird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother sobs alongside 12-year-old son as he’s remanded over alleged assault on good Samaritan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old boy and his mother sobbed as a magistrate denied bail for the young boy after he and four teenagers were charged with an assault that left a good Samaritan in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-sobs-alongside-12-year-old-son-as-hes-remanded-over-alleged-assault-on-good-samaritan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-sobs-alongside-12-year-old-son-as-hes-remanded-over-alleged-assault-on-good-samaritan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother sobs alongside 12-year-old son as he’s denied bail over alleged assault on good Samaritan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old boy and his mother sobbed as a magistrate denied bail for the young boy after he and four teenagers were charged with an assault that left a good Samaritan in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-sobs-alongside-12-year-old-son-as-hes-denied-bail-over-alleged-assault-on-good-samaritan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mother-sobs-alongside-12-year-old-son-as-hes-denied-bail-over-alleged-assault-on-good-samaritan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s more important, integrity or cabinet solidarity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers have differing opinions on the Suburban Rail Loop and on the new state premier Ben Carroll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/whats-more-important-integrity-or-cabinet-solidarity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/whats-more-important-integrity-or-cabinet-solidarity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casa Catalano: Media mogul seeks approval for $67 million mega-compound in Byron Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The millionaire businessman wants permission to build a third luxury home to expand his planned controversial family estate in Byron Bay, in a proposal that would take his total outlay to more than $67 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/casa-catalano-media-mogul-seeks-approval-for-67-million-mega-compound-in-byron-bay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/casa-catalano-media-mogul-seeks-approval-for-67-million-mega-compound-in-byron-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go to a club, sit down and read: Intrepid readers rave about Book Doof]]></title><description><![CDATA[Book lovers are embracing a new way to experience clubs and bars &ndash; reading in a group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/go-to-a-club-sit-down-and-read-intrepid-readers-rave-about-book-doof/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/go-to-a-club-sit-down-and-read-intrepid-readers-rave-about-book-doof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five teens charged after assault on good Samaritan in Sunshine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five teenagers have been charged after an assault in Melbourne&rsquo;s west that left a man in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/five-teens-charged-after-assault-on-good-samaritan-in-sunshine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/five-teens-charged-after-assault-on-good-samaritan-in-sunshine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy’s boyfriend found her dying and injected her with drugs. He wasn’t charged with her death]]></title><description><![CDATA[As she lay dying on her bedroom floor, a young Melbourne woman&rsquo;s partner shot her up with meth instead of calling for help. Now, her mother is fighting for change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/amys-boyfriend-found-her-dying-and-injected-her-with-drugs-he-wasnt-charged-with-her-death/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/amys-boyfriend-found-her-dying-and-injected-her-with-drugs-he-wasnt-charged-with-her-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai luxury comes to Collins Street: High-end valet parking service launches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders say the scheme will make it easier for shoppers to visit Melbourne&rsquo;s most prestigious street, but others are worried it will clog the city even further.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dubai-luxury-comes-to-collins-street-high-end-valet-parking-service-launches/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dubai-luxury-comes-to-collins-street-high-end-valet-parking-service-launches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denzel was the first in his family to go to university, but there’s a worrying drop-off in students like him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly every Victorian university has seen its share of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds decline since 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/denzel-was-the-first-in-his-family-to-go-to-university-but-theres-a-worrying-drop-off-in-students-like-him/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/denzel-was-the-first-in-his-family-to-go-to-university-but-theres-a-worrying-drop-off-in-students-like-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Find something that I can prove is Greg’: Family makes fresh appeal in 1989 cold case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greg Delaney was last seen in Geelong almost 40 years ago. Police have released a new image of what Greg might look like today, if still alive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/find-something-that-i-can-prove-is-greg-family-makes-fresh-appeal-in-1989-cold-case/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/find-something-that-i-can-prove-is-greg-family-makes-fresh-appeal-in-1989-cold-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The spectacular downfall of Daniel Grollo, the one-time prince of property]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Grocon boss blamed the NSW government for his personal bankruptcy. But there&rsquo;s a good argument that there are many other reasons why the once dashing executive is broke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-spectacular-downfall-of-daniel-grollo-the-one-time-prince-of-property/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-spectacular-downfall-of-daniel-grollo-the-one-time-prince-of-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European fires bring into focus climate emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers respond to the fires in Europe and the political fires back home, and the rise of AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/european-fires-bring-into-focus-climate-emergency/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/european-fires-bring-into-focus-climate-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen on bail charged with dealing drugs, weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teenager was charged after raids by Melbourne&rsquo;s gangland taskforce Operation Eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-on-bail-charged-with-dealing-drugs-weapons/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-on-bail-charged-with-dealing-drugs-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Answer in 10 seconds or lose your fleet: The e-bike row dividing Yarra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lime has accused the council of a &ldquo;vendetta&rdquo; as a six-year Melbourne trial comes to a halt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/answer-in-10-seconds-or-lose-your-fleet-the-e-bike-row-dividing-yarra/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/answer-in-10-seconds-or-lose-your-fleet-the-e-bike-row-dividing-yarra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[H5N1 bird flu: Another 19 cases in SA, taking national total to 52]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, according to the Department of Agriculture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/h5n1-bird-flu-another-19-cases-in-sa-taking-national-total-to-52/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/h5n1-bird-flu-another-19-cases-in-sa-taking-national-total-to-52/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Early part of that curve’: Mass mortality feared as bird flu cases surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are now 53 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, according to the Department of Agriculture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/early-part-of-that-curve-mass-mortality-feared-as-bird-flu-cases-surge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/early-part-of-that-curve-mass-mortality-feared-as-bird-flu-cases-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re not going to hold back’: Chris Lucas’ restaurants racing to Flemington for Cup carnival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racegoers at this year&rsquo;s Melbourne Cup carnival will be able to dine on food from Lucas Collective restaurants Chin Chin, Society and Yakimono.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-not-going-to-hold-back-chris-lucas-restaurants-racing-to-flemington-for-cup-carnival/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-not-going-to-hold-back-chris-lucas-restaurants-racing-to-flemington-for-cup-carnival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You weren’t imagining things. It was colder in Melbourne than Hobart]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a frosty start to the first day of the last month of winter in Melbourne. Parts of regional Victoria dipped below zero degrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-werent-imagining-things-it-was-colder-in-melbourne-than-hobart/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-werent-imagining-things-it-was-colder-in-melbourne-than-hobart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, August 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-august-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll’s long run: Can the boy from Airport West outrun Andrews’ ghost?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has turned to a &ldquo;studious, serious&rdquo; child of the west to save itself from electoral oblivion. But Ben Carroll has only a brief chance to right a rocking ship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carrolls-long-run-can-the-boy-from-airport-west-outrun-andrews-ghost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carrolls-long-run-can-the-boy-from-airport-west-outrun-andrews-ghost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI v the benefits of doing the hard grind yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reader react to the pros and cons of having AI in their lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ai-v-the-benefits-of-doing-the-hard-grind-yourself/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ai-v-the-benefits-of-doing-the-hard-grind-yourself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers prepare to strike for again as pay negotiations falter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers, principals and support staff are preparing to walk off the job for the third time this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-prepare-to-strike-for-again-as-pay-negotiations-falter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-prepare-to-strike-for-again-as-pay-negotiations-falter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers prepare to strike again as pay negotiations falter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers, principals and support staff are preparing to walk off the job for the third time this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-prepare-to-strike-again-as-pay-negotiations-falter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-prepare-to-strike-again-as-pay-negotiations-falter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silos lit up in pink as rural Victorian town farewells allegedly murdered 13-year-old girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A public memorial service for Layla Jeffery was held at the Donald Memorial Hall on Friday, attracting hundreds from across Victoria&rsquo;s north-west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/silos-lit-up-in-pink-as-rural-victorian-town-farewells-allegedly-murdered-13-year-old-girl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/silos-lit-up-in-pink-as-rural-victorian-town-farewells-allegedly-murdered-13-year-old-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining billionaire, former ABC Learning executive and Eddy Groves’ wife behind new childcare merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disgraced childcare magnate&rsquo;s wife is behind a company looking at a merger that could create a 100-centre, ASX-listed childcare chain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mining-billionaire-former-abc-learning-executive-and-eddy-groves-wife-behind-new-childcare-merger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mining-billionaire-former-abc-learning-executive-and-eddy-groves-wife-behind-new-childcare-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age scoops the nominations at the Kennedy Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have been recognised with 21 finalist nominations in this year&rsquo;s Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/age-scoops-the-nominations-at-the-kennedy-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/age-scoops-the-nominations-at-the-kennedy-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machete-wielding thugs rampage through youth mental health hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people wearing balaclavas and surgical masks stormed into the ground-floor reception area of the hospital, trying to locate an unnamed person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/machete-wielding-thugs-rampage-through-youth-mental-health-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/machete-wielding-thugs-rampage-through-youth-mental-health-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machete-wielding thugs rampage through youth mental health centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people wearing balaclavas and surgical masks stormed into the ground-floor reception area of the hospital, trying to locate an unnamed person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/machete-wielding-thugs-rampage-through-youth-mental-health-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/machete-wielding-thugs-rampage-through-youth-mental-health-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers to strike again as pay negotiations stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers, principals and support staff prepare to walk off the job for the third time in 13 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-to-strike-again-as-pay-negotiations-stall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-to-strike-again-as-pay-negotiations-stall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, 98, found dead at home after near three-hour wait for paramedics]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Triple Zero call was made after the woman had a suspected fall at her home in Melbourne&rsquo;s west, but paramedics failed to arrive for hours, with follow-up phone calls going unanswered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-98-found-dead-at-home-after-near-three-hour-wait-for-paramedics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-98-found-dead-at-home-after-near-three-hour-wait-for-paramedics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The five-star Melbourne luxury hotel that sits dusty and abandoned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shangri-La hotel overlooking Carlton Gardens was supposed to house 500 rooms and a grand ballroom, but that plan looks set to be shelved and the building turned into apartments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-five-star-melbourne-luxury-hotel-that-sits-dusty-and-abandoned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-five-star-melbourne-luxury-hotel-that-sits-dusty-and-abandoned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As easy as ABC: Inside Victoria’s crime maze]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Big Build to a gangland kingpin and a litany of arson attacks, straying from the letter of the law has become so very Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-easy-as-abc-inside-victorias-crime-maze/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-easy-as-abc-inside-victorias-crime-maze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Victoria’s 50th premier? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-is-victorias-50th-premier-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-is-victorias-50th-premier-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne intersection that epitomises where our road safety approach is going wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my neighbourhood of Kensington, one level crossing has more than 10 signs competing for attention. When everything shouts at the same volume, we easily become overwhelmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-intersection-that-epitomises-where-our-road-safety-approach-is-going-wrong/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-intersection-that-epitomises-where-our-road-safety-approach-is-going-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holocaust education not enough to solve antisemitism, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report has called for more training for educators and guidance on how to tackle difficult conversations. Helping students understand Jewish people as part of multicultural Australia was also seen as key.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/holocaust-education-not-enough-to-solve-antisemitism-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/holocaust-education-not-enough-to-solve-antisemitism-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing policy a crucial step in Labor rebuild]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers respond to Ben Carroll&rsquo;s announcements on what his priorities are as premier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/housing-policy-a-crucial-step-in-labor-rebuild/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/housing-policy-a-crucial-step-in-labor-rebuild/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne High students face portables, remote learning over ‘extreme’ safety concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne High School will host a crisis meeting between school delegates and department officials on Friday, after teachers threatened to walk off the job over safety concerns arising from the dilapidated buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-students-face-portables-remote-learning-over-extreme-safety-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-high-students-face-portables-remote-learning-over-extreme-safety-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First detection of deadly H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disease can devastate wildlife and result in the euthanasia of millions of poultry. But the people are still the best line of defence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-detection-of-deadly-h5n1-bird-flu-confirmed-in-victoria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-detection-of-deadly-h5n1-bird-flu-confirmed-in-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I felt validated’: How Jacinta Allan’s pain inquiry transformed healthcare for women and girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a mixed legacy, experts unanimously agree the outgoing premier dragged the reality of women&rsquo;s pain out of the shadows and put the issue on the map.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-felt-validated-how-jacinta-allans-pain-inquiry-transformed-healthcare-for-women-and-girls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-felt-validated-how-jacinta-allans-pain-inquiry-transformed-healthcare-for-women-and-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driven by her own pain, Jacinta Allan led an ‘extraordinary’ revolution in women’s healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a mixed legacy, experts unanimously agree the outgoing premier dragged the reality of women&rsquo;s pain out of the shadows and put the issue on the map.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driven-by-her-own-pain-jacinta-allan-led-an-extraordinary-revolution-in-womens-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driven-by-her-own-pain-jacinta-allan-led-an-extraordinary-revolution-in-womens-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principals reject plan to cut teacher hours in revised pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[School leaders have told Premier Ben Carroll that reducing meeting hours may complicate a new pay deal, as the threat of further strikes remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/principals-reject-plan-to-cut-teacher-hours-in-revised-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/principals-reject-plan-to-cut-teacher-hours-in-revised-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Moly: One Nation promises counter-attack as Pauline Hanson hits Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[The date when One Nation will reveal its upper house team for the forthcoming state election is revealed, as Trades Hall pulls Mao Tse-Tung little orange book stunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/holy-moly-one-nation-promises-counter-attack-as-pauline-hanson-hits-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/holy-moly-one-nation-promises-counter-attack-as-pauline-hanson-hits-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Allan, comes legacy and judgment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the departure of Jacinta Allan and the rise of Ben Carroll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-allan-comes-legacy-and-judgment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-allan-comes-legacy-and-judgment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laws failing to protect cult survivors, inquiry finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landmark inquiry has urged the Victorian government to review options for new laws to criminalise group-based coercion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/laws-failing-to-protect-cult-survivors-inquiry-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/laws-failing-to-protect-cult-survivors-inquiry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heart of corruption’: Unionists, integrity experts and industry lay out royal commission wish lists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for Big Build commission to examine how political motivations influenced multibillion-dollar commitments to major transport projects, as premier pledges &ldquo;exhaustive&rdquo; terms of reference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/heart-of-corruption-unionists-integrity-experts-and-industry-lay-out-royal-commission-wish-lists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/heart-of-corruption-unionists-integrity-experts-and-industry-lay-out-royal-commission-wish-lists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Maniac’ driver who killed child jailed for more than a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[A killer driver filmed himself driving with his knees while swigging from a can of Jack Daniel&rsquo;s and cola and declaring he was the &ldquo;best f---ing designated drunk driver in the world&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maniac-driver-who-killed-child-jailed-for-more-than-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maniac-driver-who-killed-child-jailed-for-more-than-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, July 29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-july-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-july-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCTV shows kindergarten runaways’ gleeful escape down suburban street]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pair, aged four and five, are seen running and skipping along the footpath in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner north.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-shows-kindergarten-runaways-gleeful-escape-down-suburban-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-shows-kindergarten-runaways-gleeful-escape-down-suburban-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCTV shows kindergarten runaways’ gleeful escape down major road]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pair, aged four and five, are seen running and skipping along the footpath in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner north.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-shows-kindergarten-runaways-gleeful-escape-down-major-road/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cctv-shows-kindergarten-runaways-gleeful-escape-down-major-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Labor leadership as it happened: Ben Carroll faces SRL scrutiny as MPs are booted in rowdy question time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a dramatic day at state parliament, Jacinta Allan announced her resignation and chaired a tense caucus room meeting in which Ben Carroll ultimately emerged as the new leader. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-labor-leadership-as-it-happened-ben-carroll-faces-srl-scrutiny-as-mps-are-booted-in-rowdy-question-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-labor-leadership-as-it-happened-ben-carroll-faces-srl-scrutiny-as-mps-are-booted-in-rowdy-question-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pantless, bloodied ‘Bike Boy’ accused of trying to steal car with family inside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Meuleman, known for suing former premier Daniel Andrews, is fighting for bail after allegedly trying to steal a car with a mother and her infant twins inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pantless-bloodied-bike-boy-accused-of-trying-to-steal-car-with-family-inside/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pantless-bloodied-bike-boy-accused-of-trying-to-steal-car-with-family-inside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Labor leadership LIVE: Ben Carroll faces SRL scrutiny as MPs are booted in rowdy question time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a dramatic day at state parliament, Jacinta Allan announced her resignation and chaired a tense caucus room meeting in which Ben Carroll ultimately emerged as the new leader. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-labor-leadership-live-ben-carroll-faces-srl-scrutiny-as-mps-are-booted-in-rowdy-question-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-labor-leadership-live-ben-carroll-faces-srl-scrutiny-as-mps-are-booted-in-rowdy-question-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Premier Ben Carroll holds press conference on first full day in the job.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Labor leader appeared alongside Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams at a Kmart in Melbourne's CBD on Wednesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-premier-ben-carroll-holds-press-conference-on-first-full-day-in-the-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-premier-ben-carroll-holds-press-conference-on-first-full-day-in-the-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Labor leadership LIVE: Premier Ben Carroll mulls cabinet appointments following Jacinta Allan’s resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a dramatic day at state parliament, Jacinta Allan announced her resignation and chaired a tense caucus room meeting in which Ben Carroll ultimately emerged as the new leader. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-labor-leadership-live-premier-ben-carroll-mulls-cabinet-appointments-following-jacinta-allans-resignation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-labor-leadership-live-premier-ben-carroll-mulls-cabinet-appointments-following-jacinta-allans-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The multibillion-dollar cost of students who can’t – or won’t – engage with school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian children who disengage through the middle years of school are costing the state economy billions. A high-profile former principal has called for cultural change in education to catch the missed productivity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-multibillion-dollar-cost-of-students-who-cant-or-wont-engage-with-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-multibillion-dollar-cost-of-students-who-cant-or-wont-engage-with-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Build press conference that marked the beginning of the end for Jacinta Allan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A press conference misstep can be seen as the start of Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s long slide from the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-big-build-press-conference-that-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-jacinta-allan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-big-build-press-conference-that-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-jacinta-allan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New broom must sweep clean and courageously]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers count what went wrong in Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s leadership of Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-broom-must-sweep-clean-and-courageously/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-broom-must-sweep-clean-and-courageously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ben Carroll became premier – and the monumental task ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Premier Ben Carroll has said a royal commission into CFMEU corruption will be his first priority. But the list of major issues is long and urgent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-ben-carroll-became-premier-and-the-monumental-task-ahead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-ben-carroll-became-premier-and-the-monumental-task-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What, what, what have you got?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A press conference misstep can be seen as the start of Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s long slide from the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-what-what-have-you-got/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-what-what-have-you-got/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne crime boss Kaz Hamad sentenced to life in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hamad was arrested by Iraqi authorities in January, but law enforcement in Australia fear his jailing will fail to make a dent in Melbourne&rsquo;s crime scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-crime-boss-kaz-hamad-sentenced-to-life-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-crime-boss-kaz-hamad-sentenced-to-life-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patricia Ilhan remembered as charity champion and proud mum at memorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;She left the world she came into a better place,&rdquo; a friend of the noted Melbourne philanthropist told friends and family at a memorial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/patricia-ilhan-remembered-as-charity-champion-and-proud-mum-at-memorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/patricia-ilhan-remembered-as-charity-champion-and-proud-mum-at-memorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan spoke for 15 minutes. We analysed her key claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[We break down the major talking points from former premier Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s exit speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-spoke-for-15-minutes-we-analysed-her-key-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-spoke-for-15-minutes-we-analysed-her-key-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan spoke for 15 minutes. We analyse her key claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[We break down the major talking points from former premier Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s exit speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-spoke-for-15-minutes-we-analyse-her-key-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-spoke-for-15-minutes-we-analyse-her-key-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow, then fast: The downfall of a premier under siege]]></title><description><![CDATA[A press conference misstep can be seen as the start of Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s long slide from the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slow-then-fast-the-downfall-of-a-premier-under-siege-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slow-then-fast-the-downfall-of-a-premier-under-siege-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow, then fast, the downfall of a premier under siege]]></title><description><![CDATA[A press conference misstep can be seen as the start of Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s long slide from the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slow-then-fast-the-downfall-of-a-premier-under-siege/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slow-then-fast-the-downfall-of-a-premier-under-siege/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was always keen to rise’: Inside Ben Carroll’s journey from a Kmart checkout to premier of Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former deputy silenced the doubters who questioned if he had the grit to seize the top job. This is how he got here and what he will do now he has replaced Jacinta Allan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-was-always-keen-to-rise-inside-ben-carrolls-journey-from-a-kmart-checkout-to-premier-of-victoria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-was-always-keen-to-rise-inside-ben-carrolls-journey-from-a-kmart-checkout-to-premier-of-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne businessman found guilty of rape, but his name remains a secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-profile man had been defending the rape case under the blanket of a suppression order on his identity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-businessman-found-guilty-of-rape-but-his-name-remains-a-secret/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-businessman-found-guilty-of-rape-but-his-name-remains-a-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children escaped kindergarten through playground fence, went home, watched TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investigation is underway after the two children escaped from Isabel Henderson Kindergarten in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner north on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/children-escaped-kindergarten-through-playground-fence-went-home-watched-tv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/children-escaped-kindergarten-through-playground-fence-went-home-watched-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children escape kindergarten through playground fence to watch TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investigation is underway after the two children escaped from Isabel Henderson Kindergarten in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner north on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/children-escape-kindergarten-through-playground-fence-to-watch-tv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/children-escape-kindergarten-through-playground-fence-to-watch-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling Dusty: Tiger great gets mauled in the ‘challenging’ Melbourne property market]]></title><description><![CDATA[He is used to kicking goals on and off field, but this AFL veteran has been hit by Melbourne&rsquo;s sagging real estate market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/feeling-dusty-tiger-great-gets-mauled-in-the-challenging-melbourne-property-market/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/feeling-dusty-tiger-great-gets-mauled-in-the-challenging-melbourne-property-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change of leader won’t save this government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue blame the sorry state of the state of Victoria on its leaders past and present.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/change-of-leader-wont-save-this-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/change-of-leader-wont-save-this-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We could have lost the lot’: How returning to the past could future-proof RSLs]]></title><description><![CDATA[After back-to-back closures across the state, RSL Victoria is reckoning with its identity and drawing a hard line under sub-branches it says have strayed too far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-could-have-lost-the-lot-how-returning-to-the-past-could-future-proof-rsls/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-could-have-lost-the-lot-how-returning-to-the-past-could-future-proof-rsls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was always keen to rise’: Inside Ben Carroll’s journey from Kmart to the precipice of power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deputy premier has silenced the doubters who questioned if he had the grit to attempt to seize the top job. This is how he got here &ndash; and what he will do if his colleagues back him to replace Jacinta Allan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-was-always-keen-to-rise-inside-ben-carrolls-journey-from-kmart-to-the-precipice-of-power/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-was-always-keen-to-rise-inside-ben-carrolls-journey-from-kmart-to-the-precipice-of-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has a strict eight-year rule but is slowly becoming more than Range Rovers and retirees]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found this perfect coastal sweet spot in the middle of the pandemic thanks to a clever spreadsheet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-a-strict-eight-year-rule-but-is-slowly-becoming-more-than-range-rovers-and-retirees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-a-strict-eight-year-rule-but-is-slowly-becoming-more-than-range-rovers-and-retirees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devoted mum’s children answered door to police as she lay fatally wounded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family say Brooke Timmins, 29, adored her family and loved basketball coaching as her partner faced court accused of her murder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/devoted-mums-children-answered-door-to-police-as-she-lay-fatally-wounded/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/devoted-mums-children-answered-door-to-police-as-she-lay-fatally-wounded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protester claims Yarra mayor punched her in the face as he celebrated council re-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Jolly was &ldquo;filled with rage&rdquo; when he approached a masked protester and allegedly assaulted her at a party in November 2024, a court has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/protester-claims-yarra-mayor-punched-her-in-the-face-as-he-celebrated-council-re-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/protester-claims-yarra-mayor-punched-her-in-the-face-as-he-celebrated-council-re-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombshell briefing reveals top officials’ CFMEU warning to Allan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four of Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s top advisers authored a ministerial briefing warning of union misconduct and criminal infiltration on the Big Build long before the scandal broke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bombshell-briefing-reveals-top-officials-cfmeu-warning-to-allan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bombshell-briefing-reveals-top-officials-cfmeu-warning-to-allan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialite Brynne Edelsten avoids drug trafficking charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former wife of late businessman Geoffrey Edelsten faced court on Monday to indicate she will plead guilty to possessing drugs including methamphetamine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/socialite-brynne-edelsten-avoids-drug-trafficking-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/socialite-brynne-edelsten-avoids-drug-trafficking-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to sex education, teachers and students need answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the rising risk of children learning about relationships and intimacy online, the majority of teachers still feel ill-equipped to have conversations on sexuality with students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-it-comes-to-sex-education-teachers-and-students-need-answers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-it-comes-to-sex-education-teachers-and-students-need-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan’s wrong: Top crime fighters insist royal commission only solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[With decades of experience at the highest levels of law enforcement tackling organised crime and working on royal commissions, these experts are certain of what will and won&rsquo;t work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allans-wrong-top-crime-fighters-insist-royal-commission-only-solution/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allans-wrong-top-crime-fighters-insist-royal-commission-only-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My, how Albanese has changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers criticise the Albanese government reticence to go bold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-how-albanese-has-changed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-how-albanese-has-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toorak businessman charged with selling over 900 prohibited weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[A millionaire accused of benefiting from the alleged deception of landowners has been charged with selling knives, swords and sabres &ndash; including to a child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toorak-businessman-charged-with-selling-over-900-prohibited-weapons/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toorak-businessman-charged-with-selling-over-900-prohibited-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Grollo declared bankrupt, New York apartment seized as investigation flagged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The now-broke former high-flying boss of the collapsed Grocon building empire has had to hand over his luxury New York apartment and faces potential action from liquidators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daniel-grollo-declared-bankrupt-new-york-apartment-seized-as-investigation-flagged/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daniel-grollo-declared-bankrupt-new-york-apartment-seized-as-investigation-flagged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Grollo declared bankrupt, New York apartment forfeited as investigation flagged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The now-broke former high-flying boss of the collapsed Grocon building empire has had to hand over his luxury New York apartment and faces potential action from liquidators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daniel-grollo-declared-bankrupt-new-york-apartment-forfeited-as-investigation-flagged/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daniel-grollo-declared-bankrupt-new-york-apartment-forfeited-as-investigation-flagged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing one of the hardest pieces of music, this 13-year-old took the music world by storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[While other kids rode bikes and played video games over the holidays, Charlie travelled to the other side of the world to compete in one of the world&rsquo;s top junior piano competitions &ndash; and won.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/playing-one-of-the-hardest-pieces-of-music-this-13-year-old-took-the-music-world-by-storm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/playing-one-of-the-hardest-pieces-of-music-this-13-year-old-took-the-music-world-by-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Surprised and overjoyed’: Coastal community beats corporate giant to protect their beloved river]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the fight they never expected to win. Now comes the question of how to fill the void left behind by a metals giant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/surprised-and-overjoyed-coastal-community-beats-corporate-giant-to-protect-their-beloved-river/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/surprised-and-overjoyed-coastal-community-beats-corporate-giant-to-protect-their-beloved-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former chief of collapsed Grocon building empire declares bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Grollo, the former chief executive of the collapsed Melbourne building company behind iconic buildings like the Eureka Tower, has declared bankruptcy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-chief-of-collapsed-grocon-building-empire-declares-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-chief-of-collapsed-grocon-building-empire-declares-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tree-change town where house prices have plunged $133,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home buyers could expect a six-figure discount on a typical property in the charming regional town, or much more for some top-end listings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-tree-change-town-where-house-prices-have-plunged-133000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-tree-change-town-where-house-prices-have-plunged-133000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue real estate agents accused of deceiving landowners in scheme to sell to mates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The syndicate of agents has amassed significant fortunes, with several boasting online about their luxurious lifestyles replete with trophy homes, lavish overseas holidays and expensive cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rogue-real-estate-agents-accused-of-deceiving-landowners-in-scheme-to-sell-to-mates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rogue-real-estate-agents-accused-of-deceiving-landowners-in-scheme-to-sell-to-mates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People should not be neglected in planning developments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to contentious developments proposed for Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-should-not-be-neglected-in-planning-developments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-should-not-be-neglected-in-planning-developments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Terrifying attack’: Accused rapist allegedly ambushed woman working from home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of forcing himself into a woman&rsquo;s home and raping her has denied a string of sexual assaults in Melbourne&rsquo;s outer west, including one at a nearby school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/terrifying-attack-accused-rapist-allegedly-ambushed-woman-working-from-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/terrifying-attack-accused-rapist-allegedly-ambushed-woman-working-from-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths on planes and romance scammers: Life as an airport chaplain]]></title><description><![CDATA[From romance scammers to plane deaths, inside the stranger-than-fiction life of Melbourne Airport chaplain Martyn Scrimshaw.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/deaths-on-planes-and-romance-scammers-life-as-an-airport-chaplain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/deaths-on-planes-and-romance-scammers-life-as-an-airport-chaplain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The old hospital that’s become a battleground in Melbourne’s west]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fight for Footscray&rsquo;s future is unfolding on the site of the suburb&rsquo;s old hospital, stirring frustration and fury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-old-hospital-thats-become-a-battleground-in-melbournes-west/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-old-hospital-thats-become-a-battleground-in-melbournes-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, July 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-july-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-july-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s magical arcades offer a window into the city’s past]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Italian-inspired Block Arcade to the art deco gothic Manchester Unity Building, these historic indoor shopping strips remain an important part of Melbourne&rsquo;s identity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-magical-arcades-offer-a-window-into-the-citys-past/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-magical-arcades-offer-a-window-into-the-citys-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne cannot lose its cherished sense of place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to recent development proposals for Melbourne, which they say will change the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-cannot-lose-its-cherished-sense-of-place/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-cannot-lose-its-cherished-sense-of-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher pay dispute to drag on as negotiations stall in wake of strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talks between the government and the education union are deadlocked following Thursday&rsquo;s strike, which drew some 20,000 protesting educators to the city&rsquo;s streets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-pay-dispute-to-drag-on-as-negotiations-stall-in-wake-of-strike/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-pay-dispute-to-drag-on-as-negotiations-stall-in-wake-of-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Are we going to be safe?’: Julian Leeser tells of his son’s fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jewish Liberal MP has fought back tears as he described to the antisemitism royal commission the impact of the Bondi terror attack on his own child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/are-we-going-to-be-safe-julian-leeser-tells-of-his-sons-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/are-we-going-to-be-safe-julian-leeser-tells-of-his-sons-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They want to destroy him’: Stefanie Catalano claims police want to damage her millionaire husband]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wife of businessman Antony Catalano has lodged a complaint saying police have shown no regard for how assault charges would affect the pair&rsquo;s children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-want-to-destroy-him-stefanie-catalano-claims-police-want-to-damage-her-millionaire-husband/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-want-to-destroy-him-stefanie-catalano-claims-police-want-to-damage-her-millionaire-husband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman charged with motorcyclist’s shooting murder after bizarre crash scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was found to have injuries inconsistent with a crash after police were called to a road accident in January 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-charged-with-motorcyclists-shooting-murder-after-bizarre-crash-scene/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-charged-with-motorcyclists-shooting-murder-after-bizarre-crash-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Christian Brothers schools to compensate victims of clerical abuse after backflip]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church order had said it had no money to compensate victims, but its former schools have now agreed to compensate victimsin full.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-christian-brothers-schools-to-compensate-victims-of-clerical-abuse-after-backflip/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-christian-brothers-schools-to-compensate-victims-of-clerical-abuse-after-backflip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Christian Brothers schools to compensate victims of clerical abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The order had said it had no money to compensate victims, but it has now agreed to pay the court-ordered amounts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-christian-brothers-schools-to-compensate-victims-of-clerical-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-christian-brothers-schools-to-compensate-victims-of-clerical-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody measures ‘Bandidos kickbacks’: How construction costs took CFMEU centre stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The premier insists Big Build budget blowouts have nothing to do with the rogue union&rsquo;s lawlessness, but experts counter that things are not that simple.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nobody-measures-bandidos-kickbacks-how-construction-costs-took-cfmeu-centre-stage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nobody-measures-bandidos-kickbacks-how-construction-costs-took-cfmeu-centre-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The premier is right to reject a royal commission – on one condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria may have to swallow its pride and turn to NSW for a crime-busting system to emulate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-premier-is-right-to-reject-a-royal-commission-on-one-condition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-premier-is-right-to-reject-a-royal-commission-on-one-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gangsters have feasted on the Big Build. It’s time for a real response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria may have to swallow its pride when it comes to tackling its crime and corruption problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gangsters-have-feasted-on-the-big-build-its-time-for-a-real-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gangsters-have-feasted-on-the-big-build-its-time-for-a-real-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He single-handedly hobbled a regional council. He says it’s the system that’s broken]]></title><description><![CDATA[A regional council cannot meet or make any decisions, with five of the councillors facing prosecution from a single individual. He says he regrets nothing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-single-handedly-hobbled-a-regional-council-he-says-its-the-system-thats-broken/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-single-handedly-hobbled-a-regional-council-he-says-its-the-system-thats-broken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which MP hid in Melbourne after faking his own death? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-mp-hid-in-melbourne-after-faking-his-own-death-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-mp-hid-in-melbourne-after-faking-his-own-death-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setka to be sacked: Threats, abuse behind push to remove former CFMEU boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The volatile former construction union boss is set to have his membership cancelled for an organisation he dominated for 12 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/setka-to-be-sacked-threats-abuse-behind-push-to-remove-former-cfmeu-boss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/setka-to-be-sacked-threats-abuse-behind-push-to-remove-former-cfmeu-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memo Hanson, for many it’s not easy to leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond with dismay to comments by Pauline Hanson on domestic violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/memo-hanson-for-many-its-not-easy-to-leave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/memo-hanson-for-many-its-not-easy-to-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids can pet rabbits, play air hockey or go trampolining here for free. But maybe not for long]]></title><description><![CDATA[Locals are fighting to stop the closure of the Don Bosco Hostel and Youth Centre in Brunswick which is up for sale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kids-can-pet-rabbits-play-air-hockey-or-go-trampolining-here-for-free-but-maybe-not-for-long/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kids-can-pet-rabbits-play-air-hockey-or-go-trampolining-here-for-free-but-maybe-not-for-long/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further strikes on the cards as teachers insist fight isn’t centred on their pay packets]]></title><description><![CDATA[With no date set for negotiations to resume, and details unclear on how the government can draw up a deal teachers will accept, more strikes could be on the way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/further-strikes-on-the-cards-as-teachers-insist-fight-isnt-centred-on-their-pay-packets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/further-strikes-on-the-cards-as-teachers-insist-fight-isnt-centred-on-their-pay-packets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after Malvern East rampage, chainsaw siege]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet residential estate was crawling with heavily armed officers after a 43-year-old allegedly threatened police with a chainsaw.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-after-malvern-east-rampage-chainsaw-siege/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-after-malvern-east-rampage-chainsaw-siege/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Makes me sick to my stomach’: Students speak out about strapping scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hazing culture at a prestigious regional school has been laid bare by a new report, despite boarders feeling pressured to keep quiet about the troubling claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/makes-me-sick-to-my-stomach-students-speak-out-about-strapping-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/makes-me-sick-to-my-stomach-students-speak-out-about-strapping-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teachers strike as it happened: Schools to close to students as teachers walk off job to protest pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of government school teachers, principals and education support staff are set to converge on Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD as part of a long-running campaign to boost pay and conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-as-it-happened-schools-to-close-to-students-as-teachers-walk-off-job-to-protest-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-as-it-happened-schools-to-close-to-students-as-teachers-walk-off-job-to-protest-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stefanie Catalano prepares complaint against police over probe into domestic assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wife of media mogul Antony Catalano has filed a statement of no complaint with police about the alleged assault that left her with a broken tailbone, and is now accusing them of mistreating her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stefanie-catalano-prepares-complaint-against-police-over-probe-into-domestic-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stefanie-catalano-prepares-complaint-against-police-over-probe-into-domestic-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stefanie Catalano lodges complaint against police over probe into domestic assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wife of media mogul Antony Catalano has filed a statement of no complaint with police about the alleged assault that left her with a broken tailbone, and is now accusing them of mistreating her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stefanie-catalano-lodges-complaint-against-police-over-probe-into-domestic-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stefanie-catalano-lodges-complaint-against-police-over-probe-into-domestic-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teachers strike LIVE: Schools to close to students as teachers walk off job to protest pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of government school teachers, principals and education support staff are set to converge on Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD as part of a long-running campaign to boost pay and conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-live-schools-to-close-to-students-as-teachers-walk-off-job-to-protest-pay-deal-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-live-schools-to-close-to-students-as-teachers-walk-off-job-to-protest-pay-deal-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teacher’s strike LIVE: Schools to close to students as teachers walk off job to protest pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of government school teachers, principals and education support staff are set to converge on Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD as part of a long-running campaign to boost pay and conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-live-schools-to-close-to-students-as-teachers-walk-off-job-to-protest-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-live-schools-to-close-to-students-as-teachers-walk-off-job-to-protest-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unlawful’: Insider claims deepen ministerial interference mire for premier over Big Build]]></title><description><![CDATA[The accusations from insiders come as a key expert has declared a royal commission-style inquiry is urgently needed to probe how so much public money ended up in the &ldquo;wrong hands&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/unlawful-insider-claims-deepen-ministerial-interference-mire-for-premier-over-big-build/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/unlawful-insider-claims-deepen-ministerial-interference-mire-for-premier-over-big-build/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I like a lot of heat in my food’: Inside Meghan’s top-secret MasterChef episode]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Duchess of Sussex, appearing as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia in an episode airing on Sunday night, reveals her and Prince Harry&rsquo;s spicy side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-like-a-lot-of-heat-in-my-food-inside-meghans-top-secret-masterchef-episode/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-like-a-lot-of-heat-in-my-food-inside-meghans-top-secret-masterchef-episode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Build is the gift that keeps on giving, for all the wrong reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were told that privatising infrastructure would bring efficiency and taxpayer savings. Instead, it&rsquo;s brought cost overruns, dubious characters, high salaries and huge profits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/big-build-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/big-build-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier, it’s time to act on the Big Build]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the stonewalling of the Premier Jacinta Alan over calls for a royal commission to the Big Build.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-its-time-to-act-on-the-big-build/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-its-time-to-act-on-the-big-build/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of teachers to take to streets, but demands far from clear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to 35,000 education staff are expected to march through Melbourne on Thursday after rejecting the government&rsquo;s latest deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thousands-of-teachers-to-take-to-streets-but-demands-far-from-clear/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thousands-of-teachers-to-take-to-streets-but-demands-far-from-clear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialite won’t be prosecuted over claims she spiked friend’s drink with MDMA at Mount Buller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charges have been withdrawn after Melbourne socialite Amy Tossoun completed a diversion plan, a court has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/socialite-wont-be-prosecuted-over-claims-she-spiked-friends-drink-with-mdma-at-mount-buller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/socialite-wont-be-prosecuted-over-claims-she-spiked-friends-drink-with-mdma-at-mount-buller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos reveal Mick Malthouse’s injuries after fighting off would-be intruders]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brief of evidence released by the Melbourne Magistrates&rsquo; Court shows the AFL great was lucky to escape with a small cut to his right arm and a slight wound to his chest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/photos-reveal-mick-malthouses-injuries-after-fighting-off-would-be-intruders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/photos-reveal-mick-malthouses-injuries-after-fighting-off-would-be-intruders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As net closed in after 30 years, accused Chadstone shooter said he better ‘take the medicine’, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former rugby league player Garry Sullivan was allegedly linked to the 1994 shopping centre hold-up by DNA on a discarded glove.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-net-closed-in-after-30-years-accused-chadstone-shooter-said-he-better-take-the-medicine-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-net-closed-in-after-30-years-accused-chadstone-shooter-said-he-better-take-the-medicine-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family wrongly informed of relative’s death in hospital identity mix-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 55-year-old woman was found dead in Tarneit on May 13, Victoria Police said, and was initially misidentified as another woman of a similar age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-wrongly-informed-of-relatives-death-in-hospital-identity-mix-up-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-wrongly-informed-of-relatives-death-in-hospital-identity-mix-up-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family wrongly informed of relative’s death in hospital identity mix up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 55-year-old woman was found dead in Tarneit on May 13, Victoria Police said, and was initially misidentified as another woman of a similar age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-wrongly-informed-of-relatives-death-in-hospital-identity-mix-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-wrongly-informed-of-relatives-death-in-hospital-identity-mix-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As music venues continue to shut, this Melbourne icon is hitting its high note]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though the number of live music venues across the city has dropped by 20 per cent in five years, The Corner Hotel is celebrating a milestone few others have reached.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-music-venues-continue-to-shut-this-melbourne-icon-is-hitting-its-high-note/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-music-venues-continue-to-shut-this-melbourne-icon-is-hitting-its-high-note/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes Melbourne special is its unique CBD. One building could bring it all undone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne&rsquo;s international reputation has grown not because it has copied other cities, but because it offers one of the world&rsquo;s richest and most distinctive urban experiences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-makes-melbourne-special-is-its-unique-cbd-one-building-could-bring-it-all-undone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-makes-melbourne-special-is-its-unique-cbd-one-building-could-bring-it-all-undone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gatto tax’: How plastering company payments to underworld figure hurt buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian apartment buyers are forking out a &ldquo;Gatto tax&rdquo; as plastering, precast and other businesses allegedly pay gangland figure Mick Gatto for CFMEU-backed, privileged access to the high-rise housing sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gatto-tax-how-plastering-company-payments-to-underworld-figure-hurt-buyers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gatto-tax-how-plastering-company-payments-to-underworld-figure-hurt-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Friends with Mia’: Why Leigh Sales shut down Mamamia discussion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some fans of Leigh Sales&rsquo; podcast with Annabel Crabb were angered by the move.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/friends-with-mia-why-leigh-sales-shut-down-mamamia-discussion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/friends-with-mia-why-leigh-sales-shut-down-mamamia-discussion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a 40-year ALP member, I now question party’s integrity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that Premier Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s behaviour in the wake of numerous Big Build allegation suggest it&rsquo;s time for her government to go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-a-40-year-alp-member-i-now-question-partys-integrity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-a-40-year-alp-member-i-now-question-partys-integrity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph’s black-market dump cops record fine as watchdog warns tip truckers they’re next]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joseph Chetcuti used his semi-rural property as an illegal waste dump for trucks seeking to avoid paying landfill fees, defying orders to stop his activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/josephs-black-market-dump-cops-record-fine-as-watchdog-warns-tip-truckers-theyre-next/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/josephs-black-market-dump-cops-record-fine-as-watchdog-warns-tip-truckers-theyre-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused Brighton cocaine dealer identified as De La Salle student, son of gangland-linked lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesse Doree, 28, was charged after police allegedly uncovered bricks of cocaine with a total estimated street value of $100,000 at his home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-brighton-cocaine-dealer-identified-as-de-la-salle-student-son-of-gangland-linked-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-brighton-cocaine-dealer-identified-as-de-la-salle-student-son-of-gangland-linked-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vicki made her neighbour cupcakes. Two days later he stabbed her to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The killer was high on ketamine and was chasing his own son with a knife when he stabbed his neighbour to death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vicki-made-her-neighbour-cupcakes-two-days-later-he-stabbed-her-to-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vicki-made-her-neighbour-cupcakes-two-days-later-he-stabbed-her-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group let out ‘war cry’ before stabbing schoolboy with knives and swords]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old boy was stabbed when three hooded youths charged at him and two others as they walked home after school in Melbourne&rsquo;s south-eastern suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/group-let-out-war-cry-before-stabbing-schoolboy-with-knives-and-swords/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/group-let-out-war-cry-before-stabbing-schoolboy-with-knives-and-swords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School strike to go ahead as teachers reject pay offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Education Union members will walk off the job on Thursday after rejecting the government&rsquo;s latest public school pay and conditions offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-strike-to-go-ahead-as-teachers-reject-pay-offer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-strike-to-go-ahead-as-teachers-reject-pay-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage student hospitalised after stabbing attack near school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenage boy has been hospitalised after a gang attacked near a school in Melbourne&rsquo;s south-eastern suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenage-student-hospitalised-after-stabbing-attack-near-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenage-student-hospitalised-after-stabbing-attack-near-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real stories started flowing once Hinch’s farewell finished]]></title><description><![CDATA[A who&rsquo;s who of Melbourne&rsquo;s media, political and entertainment worlds turned out to farewell The Human Headline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/real-stories-started-flowing-once-hinchs-farewell-finished/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/real-stories-started-flowing-once-hinchs-farewell-finished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Extraordinary, unforeseeable’ and extremely costly: CFMEU pricetag of each Metro station revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan authorised an $837 million taxpayer payment to a Big Build consortium after it lodged a claim detailing what extra labour costs added to every new train station on the signature project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/extraordinary-unforeseeable-and-extremely-costly-cfmeu-pricetag-of-each-metro-station-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/extraordinary-unforeseeable-and-extremely-costly-cfmeu-pricetag-of-each-metro-station-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s self-righteous diva-like evasions continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that One Nation&rsquo;s reluctance to reveal any real policy detail preserves leader Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s outsider status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hansons-self-righteous-diva-like-evasions-continue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hansons-self-righteous-diva-like-evasions-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beloved by Australians visiting Japan, this bookstore is finally headed to Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian outpost will feature alongside open-air restaurants and late-night social spots as part of Melbourne Central&rsquo;s new $170 million redevelopment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/beloved-by-australians-visiting-japan-this-bookstore-is-finally-headed-to-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/beloved-by-australians-visiting-japan-this-bookstore-is-finally-headed-to-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People think my suburb is a shopping centre. It’s an unsung rock’n’roll heartland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Melburnians think of shopping when they think of the suburb I&rsquo;ve called home for seven decades, but its contribution to the world of music is what really rocks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-think-my-suburb-is-a-shopping-centre-its-an-unsung-rocknroll-heartland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-think-my-suburb-is-a-shopping-centre-its-an-unsung-rocknroll-heartland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People think my suburb is a shopping centre. It’s a rock’n’roll heartland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Melburnians think of shopping when they think of the suburb I&rsquo;ve called home for seven decades, but its contribution to the world of music is what really rocks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-think-my-suburb-is-a-shopping-centre-its-a-rocknroll-heartland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-think-my-suburb-is-a-shopping-centre-its-a-rocknroll-heartland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is an unsung, and unlikely, hero of the music scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Melburnians think of shopping when they think of the suburb I&rsquo;ve called home for seven decades, but its contribution to the world of music is what really rocks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-an-unsung-and-unlikely-hero-of-the-music-scene/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-an-unsung-and-unlikely-hero-of-the-music-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFL legend Mick Malthouse says accused home invaders were ‘a bunch of cockatoos’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legendary coach gave evidence in court as three men face a preliminary hearing for trying to break into Malthouse&rsquo;s East Melbourne apartment complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-legend-mick-malthouse-says-accused-home-invaders-were-a-bunch-of-cockatoos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-legend-mick-malthouse-says-accused-home-invaders-were-a-bunch-of-cockatoos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘ISIS bride’ who allegedly urged children to behave like terrorists granted bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mother-of-four Rayann El Houli will remain within the community, after a magistrate deemed her risk of reoffending to be &ldquo;relatively low&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-who-allegedly-urged-children-to-behave-like-terrorists-granted-bail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-who-allegedly-urged-children-to-behave-like-terrorists-granted-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger management for man who menaced journalist in Christmas Eve phone call]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne father who abused Age investigative journalist Nick McKenzie in an anonymous phone call has faced court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anger-management-for-man-who-menaced-journalist-in-christmas-eve-phone-call/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anger-management-for-man-who-menaced-journalist-in-christmas-eve-phone-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Idiots in Victoria’ holding back CFMEU: Administrator blasts former union bosses, demands reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union&rsquo;s new administrator says the behaviour of former bosses, including John Setka, will be the subject of unprecedented legal action as he called for regulations to tackle the construction sector&rsquo;s cultural crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/idiots-in-victoria-holding-back-cfmeu-administrator-blasts-former-union-bosses-demands-reform/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/idiots-in-victoria-holding-back-cfmeu-administrator-blasts-former-union-bosses-demands-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire tech bros plunder downunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that big tech companies are enjoying their wild west era at our own expense and the boom in data centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-tech-bros-plunder-downunder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-tech-bros-plunder-downunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Witch’ troll truck back on road, set to haunt Spring Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[The truck, which as first reported by The Age was ordered off the road earlier this month after being issued with a defect notice by police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/witch-troll-truck-back-on-road-set-to-haunt-spring-street/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/witch-troll-truck-back-on-road-set-to-haunt-spring-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jean genies: Meet our low-key world record verifying gurus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you have the loudest burp or longest leg hair? A local world record website can verify it for you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jean-genies-meet-our-low-key-world-record-verifying-gurus/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jean-genies-meet-our-low-key-world-record-verifying-gurus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Negronis, Cuban heels and $20k-plus views: Jeff Bezos hits Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire Amazon founder is on the ground in Oz with his wife, Lauren S&aacute;nchez Bezos, but is Melbourne on their travel agenda?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/negronis-cuban-heels-and-20k-plus-views-jeff-bezos-hits-australia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/negronis-cuban-heels-and-20k-plus-views-jeff-bezos-hits-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This school has turned the page on its poor reading results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students at a school in Melbourne&rsquo;s southwest have been borrowing more books from the library since a new literacy program was introduced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-school-has-turned-the-page-on-its-poor-reading-results/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-school-has-turned-the-page-on-its-poor-reading-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This athlete says Victoria ‘gave up’ on the Commonwealth Games. Taxpayers are still footing the bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scaled-back Commonwealth Games are about to start in Glasgow. Athletes who missed out on a home Games are still unhappy about it, and the Victorian government is bearing the brunt of the expense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-athlete-says-victoria-gave-up-on-the-commonwealth-games-taxpayers-are-still-footing-the-bill/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-athlete-says-victoria-gave-up-on-the-commonwealth-games-taxpayers-are-still-footing-the-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex was mistakenly given the wrong medication. Eight days later, he was dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beloved son was given another resident&rsquo;s medication at a Melbourne group home. His family says questions remain over his death and Footscray facility&rsquo;s closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alex-was-mistakenly-given-the-wrong-medication-eight-days-later-he-was-dead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alex-was-mistakenly-given-the-wrong-medication-eight-days-later-he-was-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police cleared paedophile to work with children during sex crime investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police investigation into a paedophile for child sex crimes was opened in March 2024 &ndash; the same month he was issued a clear police check and given clearance to work with children. His employer at the time was never told of his conviction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-cleared-paedophile-to-work-with-children-during-sex-crime-investigation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-cleared-paedophile-to-work-with-children-during-sex-crime-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In praise of urgent care health service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers discuss the latest news developments both locally and overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-praise-of-urgent-care-health-service/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-praise-of-urgent-care-health-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs alleges this agent is guilty of underquoting. He’s still showing homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s consumer watchdog has taken a major real estate firm and three agents to court over alleged breaches relating to 11 properties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/consumer-affairs-alleges-this-agent-is-guilty-of-underquoting-hes-still-showing-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/consumer-affairs-alleges-this-agent-is-guilty-of-underquoting-hes-still-showing-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed strangers sneaked onto Richard’s property. They left secret cameras]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of a camera trap sparked fears about intruders. Feral deer may have lured them there. Now there are calls for laws to reduce deer numbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/armed-strangers-sneaked-onto-richards-property-they-left-secret-cameras/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/armed-strangers-sneaked-onto-richards-property-they-left-secret-cameras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, July 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-july-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-july-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All strategy’: Major real estate firm accused of underquoting hundreds of thousands of dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s consumer watchdog has taken a major real estate firm and three agents to court over alleged breaches relating to 11 properties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-strategy-major-real-estate-firm-accused-of-underquoting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-strategy-major-real-estate-firm-accused-of-underquoting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falsified documents, a $3000 fine and the Big Build deal haunting the premier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of a CFMEU-backed labour firm has cut a plea deal over suspicious cash withdrawals, bringing fresh focus to allegations Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s office intervened to help get the company onto a Big Build site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/falsified-documents-a-3000-fine-and-the-big-build-deal-haunting-the-premier/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/falsified-documents-a-3000-fine-and-the-big-build-deal-haunting-the-premier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A mecca for antisocial behaviour’: Residents fume over beauty billionaires’ derelict property]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vacant corner site &ndash; which is owned by the co-CEOs of major beauty store Mecca &ndash; has been described by locals as an embarrassment to their community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-mecca-for-antisocial-behaviour-residents-fume-over-beauty-billionaires-derelict-property/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-mecca-for-antisocial-behaviour-residents-fume-over-beauty-billionaires-derelict-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hasten slowly to embrace data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister&rsquo;s announcement on data centres raises questions for readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hasten-slowly-to-embrace-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hasten-slowly-to-embrace-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This story made me choke on my coffee, but I’d run it again]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you disagree with something you read in our Opinion pages, good. That&rsquo;s the idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-story-made-me-choke-on-my-coffee-but-id-run-it-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-story-made-me-choke-on-my-coffee-but-id-run-it-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paedophile was CEO of basketball club with 3000 junior members for 18 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Irving was chief executive of one of the nation&rsquo;s largest community sports clubs for almost 18 months, despite being charged with the online grooming of a 14-year-old girl for sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paedophile-was-ceo-of-basketball-club-with-3000-junior-members-for-18-months/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paedophile-was-ceo-of-basketball-club-with-3000-junior-members-for-18-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher jailed for student abuse after bus driver caught him in the act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Marks pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a student and grooming her over six weeks in a series of 14,000 messages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-jailed-for-student-abuse-after-bus-driver-caught-him-in-the-act/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-jailed-for-student-abuse-after-bus-driver-caught-him-in-the-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slingshot, imitation guns found after siege that sent Footscray High School into lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 44-year-old was arrested after an hour-long stand-off on Barkly Street. Police say they located imitation firearms at the scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slingshot-imitation-guns-found-after-siege-that-sent-footscray-high-school-into-lockdown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slingshot-imitation-guns-found-after-siege-that-sent-footscray-high-school-into-lockdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after Footscray High School sent into lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 44-year-old was arrested after an hour-long stand-off on Barkly Street. Police say they located imitation firearms at the scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-arrested-after-footscray-high-school-sent-into-lockdown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-arrested-after-footscray-high-school-sent-into-lockdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of trees missing in promised West Gate replanting program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five trees were to be planted for every tree removed for the West Gate Tunnel, but council papers reveal a shortfall of thousands of trees.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thousands-of-trees-missing-in-promised-west-gate-replanting-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thousands-of-trees-missing-in-promised-west-gate-replanting-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We will strike’: Teachers’ union’s powerful left faction rejects revised pay deal offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new offer is a slight advance on the state government&rsquo;s previous position of a 28 per cent increase over four years, but well short of original demands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-will-strike-teachers-unions-powerful-left-faction-rejects-revised-pay-deal-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-will-strike-teachers-unions-powerful-left-faction-rejects-revised-pay-deal-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We will strike’: Teacher union’s powerful left faction rejects revised pay offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new offer is a slight advance on the state government&rsquo;s previous position of a 28 per cent increase over four years, but well short of original demands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-will-strike-teacher-unions-powerful-left-faction-rejects-revised-pay-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-will-strike-teacher-unions-powerful-left-faction-rejects-revised-pay-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incident unfolding near Footscray High School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have closed a section of Barkly Street and are negotiating with a man in an abandoned property near the school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/incident-unfolding-near-footscray-high-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/incident-unfolding-near-footscray-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hefty kick in the knackers’: How a judge brought down an armed ‘Chopper’ Read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Brandon Read and his sawn-off shotgun were no match for the boot of justice &ndash; a mother in her dressing gown hitting her son in a siege with her handbag. Stand-offs with the law don&rsquo;t tend to end with the perpetrator getting what they want.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hefty-kick-in-the-knackers-how-a-judge-brought-down-an-armed-chopper-read/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hefty-kick-in-the-knackers-how-a-judge-brought-down-an-armed-chopper-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No mood to settle’: Labor offers revised pay deal to head off teacher strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new offer is a slight advance on the government&rsquo;s previous position of a 28 per cent increase over four years, but well short of teachers&rsquo; original demands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-mood-to-settle-labor-offers-revised-pay-deal-to-head-off-teacher-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-mood-to-settle-labor-offers-revised-pay-deal-to-head-off-teacher-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wielding influence, eyeing comeback: Sacked CFMEU boss circles Big Build]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after his sacking, the former CFMEU official is among those still exerting influence within the union administration, as well as on government rail and road projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wielding-influence-eyeing-comeback-sacked-cfmeu-boss-circles-big-build/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wielding-influence-eyeing-comeback-sacked-cfmeu-boss-circles-big-build/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which high school did Kylie Minogue attend? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-high-school-did-kylie-minogue-attend-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-high-school-did-kylie-minogue-attend-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pit stop in the Med: Andrew Fox keeps high-octane company on European summer circuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Fox, a director of Linfox Australia, reunited with some of F1&rsquo;s inner circle aboard what looked like a superyacht, after hosting the group in Melbourne earlier in the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pit-stop-in-the-med-andrew-fox-keeps-high-octane-company-on-european-summer-circuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pit-stop-in-the-med-andrew-fox-keeps-high-octane-company-on-european-summer-circuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bike boy’ suing Dan Andrews to plead guilty to burglary and theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Meuleman is expected to make a bid for freedom later this month after earlier indicating he wanted to be released to partake in rehab.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bike-boy-suing-dan-andrews-to-plead-guilty-to-burglary-and-theft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bike-boy-suing-dan-andrews-to-plead-guilty-to-burglary-and-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry Melbourne, but the coffee really isn’t that good]]></title><description><![CDATA[A column on the pros and cons of Melbourne&rsquo;s coffee has created a strong response from readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sorry-melbourne-but-the-coffee-really-isnt-that-good/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sorry-melbourne-but-the-coffee-really-isnt-that-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Las Vegas police say Melbourne woman messaged friend before disappearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A missing person&rsquo;s report details messages sent by Sally Contarino, 26, before she went missing in the US in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/las-vegas-police-say-melbourne-woman-messaged-friend-before-disappearance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/las-vegas-police-say-melbourne-woman-messaged-friend-before-disappearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain woman’s children to return to India with their aunt and uncle]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two women and two girls were found dead in Australia last week, the children of one of the women, Melbourne mother Lavanya Chappa, will be returned to India with their aunt and uncle and their mother&rsquo;s body next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slain-womans-children-to-return-to-india-with-their-aunt-and-uncle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slain-womans-children-to-return-to-india-with-their-aunt-and-uncle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bail for teen allegedly caught with cache of bomb-making manuals]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Victorian teenager accused of amassing a dossier of violent terrorist material will be released on bail. Prosecutors plan to appeal the judge&rsquo;s decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bail-for-teen-allegedly-caught-with-cache-of-bomb-making-manuals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bail-for-teen-allegedly-caught-with-cache-of-bomb-making-manuals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North East Link project quietly walks back noise wall metres from primary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revised designs for the multibillion-dollar toll road show noise protection measures have been downgraded or scrapped altogether.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/north-east-link-project-quietly-walks-back-noise-wall-metres-from-primary-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/north-east-link-project-quietly-walks-back-noise-wall-metres-from-primary-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The morning the state’s police boss joined a footpath arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s highest-ranking police officer wasn&rsquo;t afraid to get back on the tools when the situation called for it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-morning-the-states-police-boss-joined-a-footpath-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-morning-the-states-police-boss-joined-a-footpath-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knives, chisels and Tasers: The morning the state’s police boss joined a footpath arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s highest-ranking police officer isn&rsquo;t afraid to get back on the tools when the situation calls for it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/knives-chisels-and-tasers-the-morning-the-states-police-boss-joined-a-footpath-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/knives-chisels-and-tasers-the-morning-the-states-police-boss-joined-a-footpath-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chisels and Tasers: The morning the state’s police boss joined a footpath arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s highest-ranking police officer wasn&rsquo;t afraid to get back on the tools when the situation called for it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chisels-and-tasers-the-morning-the-states-police-boss-joined-a-footpath-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chisels-and-tasers-the-morning-the-states-police-boss-joined-a-footpath-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That’s freedom: John Farnham, Kylie Minogue, Dame Edna statues dusted off after decade in storage]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 10 years stuck in storage controversial bronze statues of some of Australia&rsquo;s most iconic entertainers have finally found a home, but a long way from the CBD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thats-freedom-john-farnham-kylie-minogue-dame-edna-statues-dusted-off-after-decade-in-storage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thats-freedom-john-farnham-kylie-minogue-dame-edna-statues-dusted-off-after-decade-in-storage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gangland and bikie-linked brothers won work on troubled state prison project]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CFMEU-backed plastering company run by two underworld and bikie gang-linked brothers has also helped deliver a social housing project opened by Premier Jacinta Allan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gangland-and-bikie-linked-brothers-won-work-on-troubled-state-prison-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gangland-and-bikie-linked-brothers-won-work-on-troubled-state-prison-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My father was an antisemite’: Professor issues plea to royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Jennifer Westacott will say that Australia experienced &ldquo;a whole-of-nation failure to comprehend&rdquo; the seriousness of rising antisemitism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-father-was-an-antisemite-professor-issues-plea-to-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-father-was-an-antisemite-professor-issues-plea-to-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All tenants should be afforded their dignity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The division in means of accommodation shows a segregated society, say readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-tenants-should-be-afforded-their-dignity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-tenants-should-be-afforded-their-dignity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man has brought a council to its knees. And there’s nothing to stop it happening everywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has used an archaic law against to lay private criminal charges against a rural council. The highly unusual move has prompted calls for urgent change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-man-has-brought-a-council-to-its-knees-and-theres-nothing-to-stop-it-happening-everywhere/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-man-has-brought-a-council-to-its-knees-and-theres-nothing-to-stop-it-happening-everywhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police issue image of would-be assaulter chased away by dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police are investigating an attempted attack thwarted after the suspect was chased by the victims&rsquo; dogs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-issue-image-of-would-be-assaulter-chased-away-by-dogs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-issue-image-of-would-be-assaulter-chased-away-by-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged ‘bar wars’ shot caller was released early from youth detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-ranking member of organised crime gang &ldquo;The Commission&rdquo; charged with home invasion and kidnapping had only recently been set free from a sentence in youth detention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-bar-wars-shot-caller-was-released-early-from-youth-detention/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-bar-wars-shot-caller-was-released-early-from-youth-detention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke and Cate Sayers finalise one legal action as another drags on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The estranged high-profile couple are now officially divorced, but their bitter court battle over defamation continues to unfold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luke-and-cate-sayers-finalise-one-legal-action-as-another-drags-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luke-and-cate-sayers-finalise-one-legal-action-as-another-drags-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the moment a would-be assaulter is chased away by dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police are investigating an attempted attack that was thwarted after the suspect was chased by the victim&rsquo;s dogs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/watch-the-moment-a-would-be-assaulter-is-chased-away-by-dogs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/watch-the-moment-a-would-be-assaulter-is-chased-away-by-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘ISIS bride’ allegedly urged her children to behave like terrorists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rayann El Houli allegedly showed a video on a laptop to her toddler, appearing to feature IS fighters holding guns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-allegedly-urged-her-children-to-behave-like-terrorists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-allegedly-urged-her-children-to-behave-like-terrorists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged attacker running away from victim's dogs in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage obtained by this masthead shows the moment police say a man who tried to assault two dog walkers was pursued by their dogs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-attacker-running-away-from-victims-dogs-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-attacker-running-away-from-victims-dogs-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities must rise to the challenge of tackling antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence to the antisemitism royal commission in Melbourne this week shows the scourge is clearly deeply affecting Jewish students and academics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/universities-must-rise-to-the-challenge-of-tackling-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/universities-must-rise-to-the-challenge-of-tackling-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Taking the mickey’: Inner-city council tears up e-bike deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yarra City Council claimed e-bike operator Lime is &ldquo;taking the mickey&rdquo; out of ratepayers by failing to punish illegal parking, footpath riding, and drunk users.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taking-the-mickey-inner-city-council-tears-up-e-bike-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taking-the-mickey-inner-city-council-tears-up-e-bike-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No tissues required over private school cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are unsympathetic to some federal funding cuts to private schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-tissues-required-over-private-school-cuts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-tissues-required-over-private-school-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Office of Perpetrator Protection’: Isla Bell’s mum says prosecutors have failed victims of crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother and grandfather of teenager Isla Bell, whose body was driven around Melbourne for days in a plastic-covered refrigerator, says the watering-down of charges is stripping Victorian crime victims of humanity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/office-of-perpetrator-protection-isla-bells-mum-says-prosecutors-have-failed-victims-of-crime/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/office-of-perpetrator-protection-isla-bells-mum-says-prosecutors-have-failed-victims-of-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The company you keep: Daniel Andrews rubs shoulders with a billionaire and ex-PM in Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[He might be something like a ghost in Melbourne, but polarising ex-Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has been keeping powerful company in Sydney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-company-you-keep-daniel-andrews-rubs-shoulders-with-a-billionaire-and-ex-pm-in-sydney/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-company-you-keep-daniel-andrews-rubs-shoulders-with-a-billionaire-and-ex-pm-in-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State school teachers to strike for 24 hours over pay dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[School staff have voted to walk off the job as ongoing negotiations with government fail to reach an agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-school-teachers-to-strike-for-24-hours-over-pay-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-school-teachers-to-strike-for-24-hours-over-pay-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teacher accused of molesting 12-year-old boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Victorian woman is accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy in her class at a Catholic school in the state&rsquo;s east over several months in the late 1990s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-accused-of-molesting-12-year-old-boy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-accused-of-molesting-12-year-old-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organised crime was out of control and The Age helped break its back. Here’s how Victoria can do it again]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a lawyer who spent more than 50 years as The Age&rsquo;s legal counsel, the shocking revelations about the Big Build bring to mind how we&rsquo;ve broken the back of corruption in the past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/organised-crime-was-out-of-control-and-the-age-helped-break-its-back-heres-how-victoria-can-do-it-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/organised-crime-was-out-of-control-and-the-age-helped-break-its-back-heres-how-victoria-can-do-it-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New boss of tobacco and bar wars gang identified as police make breakthrough arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior member of &ldquo;The Commission&rdquo; has been arrested for allegedly ordering the crime spree that has terrorised the city, with police also revealing the crime gang&rsquo;s new leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-boss-of-tobacco-and-bar-wars-gang-identified-as-police-make-breakthrough-arrest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-boss-of-tobacco-and-bar-wars-gang-identified-as-police-make-breakthrough-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested over string of Melbourne nightlife firebombings]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 30 firebombings, shootings, home invasions and kidnappings were linked to the crime spree that terrorised the city&rsquo;s nightlife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-arrested-over-string-of-melbourne-nightlife-firebombings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-arrested-over-string-of-melbourne-nightlife-firebombings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial billboard truck pulled from Melbourne streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A truck fitted with digital billboards displaying political slogans and advertisements for a South Melbourne brothel has been taken off the streets by Victoria Police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/controversial-billboard-truck-pulled-from-melbourne-streets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/controversial-billboard-truck-pulled-from-melbourne-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing to see here: No Fed Square live site love for Commonwealth Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federation Square hosted live sites for the Socceroos&rsquo; World Cup matches and even a live watch party for the Eurovision final &ndash; but the Commonwealth Games won&rsquo;t be getting a run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nothing-to-see-here-no-fed-square-live-site-love-for-commonwealth-games/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nothing-to-see-here-no-fed-square-live-site-love-for-commonwealth-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson protest vote a risk too great for nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that despite One Nation&rsquo;s current popularity, its leaders&rsquo; priorities inspire little confidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hanson-protest-vote-a-risk-too-great-for-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hanson-protest-vote-a-risk-too-great-for-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest losers set to miss out on millions due to private school cash cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full list of Victorian private schools where the federal government is winding back funds until 2029 has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-biggest-losers-set-to-miss-out-on-millions-due-to-private-school-cash-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-biggest-losers-set-to-miss-out-on-millions-due-to-private-school-cash-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has what could be Melbourne’s most famous landmark. But nobody knows it’s here]]></title><description><![CDATA[My suburb is not one that looms large in the city&rsquo;s consciousness, but it has many of the city&rsquo;s best known features.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-what-could-be-melbournes-most-famous-landmark-but-nobody-knows-its-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-what-could-be-melbournes-most-famous-landmark-but-nobody-knows-its-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essendon cafe gutted in suspicious blaze, days after drive-by shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating if the fire that destroyed the Essendon cafe is linked to a drive-by shooting that riddled the eatery with bullets last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/essendon-cafe-gutted-in-suspicious-blaze-days-after-drive-by-shooting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/essendon-cafe-gutted-in-suspicious-blaze-days-after-drive-by-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This autism-specific school is growing as parents demand options outside the mainstream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Niddrie Autistic School will soon expand beyond year 3 for the growing cohort of families who believe traditional schooling doesn&rsquo;t suit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-autism-specific-school-is-growing-as-parents-demand-options-outside-the-mainstream/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-autism-specific-school-is-growing-as-parents-demand-options-outside-the-mainstream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio to reality star: ‘Humble’ Kyle Sandilands films docuseries on his radio sacking stoush]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former breakfast radio heavyweight isn&rsquo;t one to miss an opportunity, setting the cameras rolling on a behind-the-scenes show about his dramatic career turn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/radio-to-reality-star-humble-kyle-sandilands-films-docuseries-on-his-radio-sacking-stoush/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/radio-to-reality-star-humble-kyle-sandilands-films-docuseries-on-his-radio-sacking-stoush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly runaway couple found 170 kilometres from Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[An elderly husband and wife who sparked a major police search after running away from their nursing home have been found 170 kilometres away from Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elderly-runaway-couple-found-170-kilometres-from-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elderly-runaway-couple-found-170-kilometres-from-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court finding for MSO is chilling for artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue about the court finding for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra that found it did not cancel a concert by guest pianist Jayson Gillham because of his political beliefs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/court-finding-for-mso-is-chilling-for-artists/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/court-finding-for-mso-is-chilling-for-artists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne has Australia’s least restrictive planning zones, but these suburbs remain ‘locked down’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report suggests more permissive zoning for three-storey development could unlock millions more homes, but those in low-rise inner-eastern neighbourhoods are already sceptical.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-has-australias-least-restrictive-planning-zones-but-these-suburbs-remain-locked-down/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-has-australias-least-restrictive-planning-zones-but-these-suburbs-remain-locked-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly runaway couple spark major police search]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family members believe Colin and Claudette may have left their nursing home to be together, having unsuccessfully tried to leave earlier last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elderly-runaway-couple-spark-major-police-search/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elderly-runaway-couple-spark-major-police-search/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had to hand myself in’: Man charged with trespassing at Dezi Freeman’s hideout]]></title><description><![CDATA[A YouTuber who was chastised by Premier Jacinta Allan has told his followers law enforcement had been looking for him over his footage of the police killer&rsquo;s camp.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-had-to-hand-myself-in-man-charged-with-trespassing-at-dezi-freemans-hideout/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-had-to-hand-myself-in-man-charged-with-trespassing-at-dezi-freemans-hideout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Central Park of Box Hill’: How a brickworks site is dividing a community and developers]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Suburban Rail Loop is poised to bring a population boom to Melbourne&rsquo;s outer suburbs, green space is becoming a hot commodity dividing locals and planners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/central-park-of-box-hill-how-a-brickworks-site-is-dividing-a-community-and-developers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/central-park-of-box-hill-how-a-brickworks-site-is-dividing-a-community-and-developers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret video reveals plan for new tunnels to untangle City Loop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s Transport Department has mapped early concepts for a $6 billion overhaul of a City Loop that &ldquo;fails to meet the needs of our passengers&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secret-video-reveals-plan-for-new-tunnels-to-untangle-city-loop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secret-video-reveals-plan-for-new-tunnels-to-untangle-city-loop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic dreams put to the test in search for future sports stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are not sure what path they will take, but for all, the destination is the same: Brisbane 2032.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/olympic-dreams-put-to-the-test-in-search-for-future-sports-stars/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/olympic-dreams-put-to-the-test-in-search-for-future-sports-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essential services need to be run better]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers describe their dismay at the recent service failure by Telstra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/essential-services-need-to-be-run-better/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/essential-services-need-to-be-run-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the battle to save Uganda’s most vulnerable children]]></title><description><![CDATA[In rural Uganda, children with disabilities are often hidden or deemed a curse. Fred Alimet is driving deep into the villages, bringing hope and a new way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-battle-to-save-ugandas-most-vulnerable-children/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-battle-to-save-ugandas-most-vulnerable-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity chef Scott Pickett finds new backer to secure livelihoods tied to his restaurant empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top-tier chef has spoken for the first time about his former financier, First Guardian Master Fund, which spectacularly collapsed last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/celebrity-chef-scott-pickett-finds-new-backer-to-secure-livelihoods-tied-to-his-restaurant-empire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/celebrity-chef-scott-pickett-finds-new-backer-to-secure-livelihoods-tied-to-his-restaurant-empire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family allowed into Australia to care for slain woman’s children after commissioner’s intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dead woman&rsquo;s sister and her husband made an urgent travel application to come to Melbourne and comfort her children on Wednesday but were immediately rejected. On Friday night, Micaela Cronin helped them get a new application granted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-allowed-into-australia-to-care-for-slain-womans-children-after-commissioners-intervention/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-allowed-into-australia-to-care-for-slain-womans-children-after-commissioners-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The heartbreaking detail that 13-year-old Layla left behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The young teenager loved fashion, her friends and shopping. Now her family are struggling to comprehend why shewas found dead in a bushland near their home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-heartbreaking-detail-that-13-year-old-layla-left-behind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-heartbreaking-detail-that-13-year-old-layla-left-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen boy charged with murder as family shares the heartbreaking details young Layla left behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 13-year-old loved fashion, her friends and shopping. Now her family are struggling to comprehend what happened in the hours leading up to her death and discovery of her body in bushland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-boy-charged-with-murder-as-family-shares-the-heartbreaking-details-young-layla-left-behind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-boy-charged-with-murder-as-family-shares-the-heartbreaking-details-young-layla-left-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The public deserves to know where the Big Build billions went]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have repeatedly asked those who seek to rubbish the claim that CFMEU misconduct might have added $15 billion to the Big Build&rsquo;s price tag why they won&rsquo;t look into it and provide a number themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-public-deserves-to-know-where-the-big-build-billions-went/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-public-deserves-to-know-where-the-big-build-billions-went/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bully’ office tower would shadow Flinders Street steps all winter, blast cold wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planning minister will unilaterally decide the fate of a corner that holds significant meaning and memories for the city, with iconic corner buildings holding it together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bully-office-tower-would-shadow-flinders-street-steps-all-winter-blast-cold-wind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bully-office-tower-would-shadow-flinders-street-steps-all-winter-blast-cold-wind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privatisation has failed in its service to society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate the pros and cons of privatisation in improving services to the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/privatisation-has-failed-in-its-service-to-society/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/privatisation-has-failed-in-its-service-to-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sister of slain mother of two denied visa to look after her children after husband charged with murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Srinivas Achanta appeared in court on Friday accused of killing Lavanya Chappa in a Vermont home with two children inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sister-of-slain-mother-of-two-denied-visa-to-look-after-her-children-after-husband-charged-with-murder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sister-of-slain-mother-of-two-denied-visa-to-look-after-her-children-after-husband-charged-with-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White wine with ice, a meat pie and lots of love: Hinch’s last great lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The broadcaster loved a long lunch, and twice a year, his friends gathered in South Melbourne to celebrate the &ldquo;great survivors&rdquo; in media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/white-wine-with-ice-a-meat-pie-and-lots-of-love-hinchs-last-great-lunch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/white-wine-with-ice-a-meat-pie-and-lots-of-love-hinchs-last-great-lunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage boy arrested after remains found in search for 13-year-old girl in country Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains are believed to be those of a missing teenage girl who was last seen almost a week ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenage-boy-arrested-after-remains-found-in-search-for-13-year-old-girl-in-country-victoria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenage-boy-arrested-after-remains-found-in-search-for-13-year-old-girl-in-country-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil tapped on with a bank card. Then a grifter started asking to inspect tickets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil is among tens of thousands of Victorians now using a bank card to tap on for their train commute. An alleged conman shook his enthusiasm for the new system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/neil-tapped-on-with-a-bank-card-then-a-grifter-started-asking-to-inspect-tickets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/neil-tapped-on-with-a-bank-card-then-a-grifter-started-asking-to-inspect-tickets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regional Victorian town in shock after remains found in search for missing teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains are believed to be those of a missing teenage girl who was last seen over a week ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/regional-victorian-town-in-shock-after-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-teen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/regional-victorian-town-in-shock-after-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of murdering of mother of two in Melbourne’s east]]></title><description><![CDATA[Srinivas Achanta appeared in court on Friday accused of killing Lavanya Achanta in a Vermont home with two children inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-accused-of-murdering-of-mother-of-two-in-melbournes-east/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-accused-of-murdering-of-mother-of-two-in-melbournes-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of murdering mother of two in Melbourne’s east]]></title><description><![CDATA[Srinivas Achanta appeared in court on Friday accused of killing Lavanya Achanta in a Vermont home with two children inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-accused-of-murdering-mother-of-two-in-melbournes-east/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-accused-of-murdering-mother-of-two-in-melbournes-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re all feeling the pain’: Regional Victorian town in shock after remains found in search for missing teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains are believed to be those of a missing teenage girl who was last seen over a week ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-all-feeling-the-pain-regional-victorian-town-in-shock-after-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-teen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-all-feeling-the-pain-regional-victorian-town-in-shock-after-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human remains found in search for missing 13-year-old girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains are believed to be those of a missing teenage girl who was last seen over a week ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/human-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-13-year-old-girl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/human-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-13-year-old-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firebombs, casual labour and encrypted apps: The terrifying efficiency of Big Crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Big Crime is Big Business, Naked City is releasing the Australian Organised Crime end of financial year report. And business is booming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firebombs-casual-labour-and-encrypted-apps-the-terrifying-efficiency-of-big-crime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firebombs-casual-labour-and-encrypted-apps-the-terrifying-efficiency-of-big-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which foreign prime minister visited Melbourne this week? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-foreign-prime-minister-visited-melbourne-this-week-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-foreign-prime-minister-visited-melbourne-this-week-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 107-year-old rule at the heart of a legal bid to block a new childcare centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the inner east, there are too many kids and not enough childcare places. A local council wants to bypass a World War I-era restriction to help to fix that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-107-year-old-rule-at-the-heart-of-a-legal-bid-to-block-a-new-childcare-centre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-107-year-old-rule-at-the-heart-of-a-legal-bid-to-block-a-new-childcare-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra white-knuckles outage chaos with CEO Vicki Brady in the wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite Telstra having more lobbying firms on its books than just about any other corporation in the country, the telco is battling its massive outage disaster on its own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/telstra-white-knuckles-outage-chaos-with-ceo-vicki-brady-in-the-wind/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/telstra-white-knuckles-outage-chaos-with-ceo-vicki-brady-in-the-wind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a ceasefire may turn into a forever war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The role of the United States in international affairs is called into question by readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-ceasefire-may-turn-into-a-forever-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-ceasefire-may-turn-into-a-forever-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier demands Telstra match ‘dollar for dollar’ compensation for V/Line commuters]]></title><description><![CDATA[As regional rail services gradually resumed on Thursday afternoon, Premier Jacinta Allan said the chaos was completely unacceptable and demanded change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-demands-telstra-match-dollar-for-dollar-compensation-for-vline-commuters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-demands-telstra-match-dollar-for-dollar-compensation-for-vline-commuters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-trainee doctor pleads guilty to filming hundreds of people using hospital toilets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of victims watched court proceedings via video link on Thursday as Ryan Cho sat alone and unmoving in the front row while his charges were read out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-trainee-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-filming-hundreds-of-people-using-hospital-toilets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-trainee-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-filming-hundreds-of-people-using-hospital-toilets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne suburbs where the number of homes at flood risk just jumped eightfold]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of homes at risk of flood across Melbourne&rsquo;s west and south-western suburbs has spiked drastically, following similar patterns in other areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-suburbs-where-the-number-of-homes-at-flood-risk-just-jumped-eightfold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-suburbs-where-the-number-of-homes-at-flood-risk-just-jumped-eightfold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thick fog lingers in parts of Melbourne after coldest day of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians woke to a murky, chilly morning on Thursday, the thickest fog yet in a week of misty mornings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thick-fog-lingers-in-parts-of-melbourne-after-coldest-day-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thick-fog-lingers-in-parts-of-melbourne-after-coldest-day-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line to resume trains after commuters again left stranded in morning peak hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional rail services will gradually resume this afternoon, after Telstra&rsquo;s outage left V/Line at a standstill for more than 24 hours, but commuters are being warned to brace for delays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-to-resume-trains-after-commuters-again-left-stranded-in-morning-peak-hour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-to-resume-trains-after-commuters-again-left-stranded-in-morning-peak-hour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line resumes services after commuters left stranded for second consecutive morning peak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional rail services will gradually resume this afternoon, after Telstra&rsquo;s outage left V/Line at a standstill for more than 24 hours, but commuters are being warned to brace for delays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-resumes-services-after-commuters-left-stranded-for-second-consecutive-morning-peak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-resumes-services-after-commuters-left-stranded-for-second-consecutive-morning-peak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thick fog in Melbourne to linger until midday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians woke to a murky, chilly morning on Thursday, the thickest fog yet in a week of misty mornings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thick-fog-in-melbourne-to-linger-until-midday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thick-fog-in-melbourne-to-linger-until-midday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fog to blanket Melbourne until lunchtime after coldest day of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians woke to a murky, chilly morning on Thursday, the thickest fog yet in a week of misty mornings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fog-to-blanket-melbourne-until-lunchtime-after-coldest-day-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fog-to-blanket-melbourne-until-lunchtime-after-coldest-day-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line network halted indefinitely, more than 24 hours after mass Telstra outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Travellers are counting the cost in time and fuel as V/Line trains remain at a standstill, more than 24 hours after the nationwide Telstra outage began.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-network-halted-indefinitely-more-than-24-hours-after-mass-telstra-outage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-network-halted-indefinitely-more-than-24-hours-after-mass-telstra-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorians enter a second day with no regional trains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of V/Line services remain halted as the impacts of Wednesday&rsquo;s nationwide Telstra outage continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorians-enter-a-second-day-with-no-regional-trains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorians-enter-a-second-day-with-no-regional-trains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Separation Street: The development dividing Melbourne’s inner north]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an area that is crying out for more housing, residents are split on the merits of a plan to turn vacant industrial land into a development with hundreds of new apartments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/separation-street-the-development-dividing-melbournes-inner-north/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/separation-street-the-development-dividing-melbournes-inner-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public to get rare chance to sleep in Royal Exhibition Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six hundred people will be the first since World War II to sleep inside one of Melbourne&rsquo;s most famous buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-to-get-rare-chance-to-sleep-in-royal-exhibition-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-to-get-rare-chance-to-sleep-in-royal-exhibition-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A beer with ‘my mate’: Pauline Hanson, Holly Valance hang out at Jeremy Clarkson’s pub]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation boss and the former pop star turned pin-up of the anti-woke brigade met in person for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-beer-with-my-mate-pauline-hanson-holly-valance-hang-out-at-jeremy-clarksons-pub/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-beer-with-my-mate-pauline-hanson-holly-valance-hang-out-at-jeremy-clarksons-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being concerned on China’s missile and taking responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s launch of a missile into the Pacific raises concerns with readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/being-concerned-on-chinas-missile-and-taking-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/being-concerned-on-chinas-missile-and-taking-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A foreseeable risk’: Questions raised over ongoing safety after footballer’s tragic death]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the football community comes to terms with the loss of one of its own after Nathan Fitzgerald passed away from injuries mid-game, questions are being asked around accountability, and clubs remain uneasy about sending players back onto the field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-foreseeable-risk-questions-raised-over-ongoing-safety-after-footballers-tragic-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-foreseeable-risk-questions-raised-over-ongoing-safety-after-footballers-tragic-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The VCE subjects students are dropping in year 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data shows which subjects students are abandoning between year 11 and 12, providing insights into their strengths, interests and career preferences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-vce-subjects-students-are-dropping-in-year-12/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-vce-subjects-students-are-dropping-in-year-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line passengers to remain stranded, with no end in sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra&rsquo;s nationwide outage caused chaos in Victoria on Wednesday, with dozens of Triple Zero calls dropped and thousands of commuters stranded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-passengers-to-remain-stranded-with-no-end-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-passengers-to-remain-stranded-with-no-end-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line train disruptions as it happened: Victoria’s regional train network remains suspended after nationwide Telstra outage; emergency services grappling with issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widespread Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data connections across the network, halting local business payments and completely stalling V-Line train services throughout Victoria. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-as-it-happened-victorias-regional-train-network-remains-suspended-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-emergency-services-grappling-with-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-as-it-happened-victorias-regional-train-network-remains-suspended-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-emergency-services-grappling-with-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line train disruptions LIVE updates: Victoria’s regional train network remains suspended after nationwide Telstra outage; emergency services grappling with issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widespread Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data connections across the network, halting local business payments and completely stalling V-Line train services throughout Victoria. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-regional-train-network-remains-suspended-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-emergency-services-grappling-with-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-regional-train-network-remains-suspended-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-emergency-services-grappling-with-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rape trial begins for Melbourne man who cannot be named]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can&rsquo;t tell you his name, his career or his even show you his pixelated image. But on Wednesday, a rape trial for this Melbourne identity began, shrouded in secrecy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rape-trial-begins-for-melbourne-man-who-cannot-be-named/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rape-trial-begins-for-melbourne-man-who-cannot-be-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line train disruptions LIVE updates: Victoria’s regional train network shut remains suspended after nationwide Telstra outage; emergency services grappling with issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widespread Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data connections across the network, halting local business payments and completely stalling V-Line train services throughout Victoria. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-regional-train-network-shut-remains-suspended-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-emergency-services-grappling-with-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-regional-train-network-shut-remains-suspended-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-emergency-services-grappling-with-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, July 8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-july-8-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-july-8-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line train disruptions LIVE updates: Victoria’s regional train network shut down after nationwide Telstra outage; paramedics grappling with issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widespread Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data connections across the network, halting local business payments and completely stalling V-Line train services throughout Victoria. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-regional-train-network-shut-down-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-paramedics-grappling-with-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-regional-train-network-shut-down-after-nationwide-telstra-outage-paramedics-grappling-with-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line train disruptions LIVE updates: Victoria’s entire regional train network shut down after nationwide Telstra outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widespread Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data connections across the network, halting local business payments and completely stalling V-Line train services throughout Victoria. Follow for updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-entire-regional-train-network-shut-down-after-nationwide-telstra-outage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-train-disruptions-live-updates-victorias-entire-regional-train-network-shut-down-after-nationwide-telstra-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unfaithful ex-husband and the cancelled friend: Inside Kate Legge’s complicated inner circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author and journalist opens up about her new memoir, finding love again, and why she is still good friends with her ex despite his years of affairs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-unfaithful-ex-husband-and-the-cancelled-friend-inside-kate-legges-complicated-inner-circle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-unfaithful-ex-husband-and-the-cancelled-friend-inside-kate-legges-complicated-inner-circle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian ministers turn a blind eye to Comm Games as cancellation trauma lingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan and her ministers are staying put and not attending the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow despite Victoria tipping in millions to ensure the event goes ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-ministers-turn-a-blind-eye-to-comm-games-as-cancellation-trauma-lingers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-ministers-turn-a-blind-eye-to-comm-games-as-cancellation-trauma-lingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After almost 40 years, beloved ice-cream shop calls last licks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toni Romeo, owner of Yumbo&rsquo;s ice-cream shop, has a 65-year family link to Rathdowne Street shops.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-almost-40-years-beloved-ice-cream-shop-calls-last-licks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-almost-40-years-beloved-ice-cream-shop-calls-last-licks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s climate-destroying projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers share views on Peter Hartcher&rsquo;s column about the earth inching toward a &ldquo;scorched earth tipping point&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-climate-destroying-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-climate-destroying-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can all learn something from how Nathan was’: Tributes flow for footballer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family and students have remembered 27-year-old teacher and footballer Nathan Fitzgerald, who died as a result of head injuries sustained during a match on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-can-all-learn-something-from-how-nathan-was-tributes-flow-for-footballer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-can-all-learn-something-from-how-nathan-was-tributes-flow-for-footballer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No sandwich, no bail: Accused Bolte Bridge graffiti vandal remanded after eight-hour stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The accused graffiti vandal allegedly climbed a giant concrete pillar to spray-paint a giant Pam the Bird tag early on Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-sandwich-no-bail-accused-bolte-bridge-graffiti-vandal-remanded-after-eight-hour-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-sandwich-no-bail-accused-bolte-bridge-graffiti-vandal-remanded-after-eight-hour-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No sandwich, no bail: Accused Bolte Bridge graffiti agitator remanded after eight-hour stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The accused graffiti agitator allegedly climbed a giant concrete pillar to spray-paint a giant Pam the Bird tag early on Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-sandwich-no-bail-accused-bolte-bridge-graffiti-agitator-remanded-after-eight-hour-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-sandwich-no-bail-accused-bolte-bridge-graffiti-agitator-remanded-after-eight-hour-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highway patrol police to work alone in ‘backflip’ that has angered union]]></title><description><![CDATA[The powerful police union is incensed by a plan to reintroduce lone patrols of Victorian highways as the force struggles to fill almost 1500 vacancies and recently slashed reception hours at dozens of stations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/highway-patrol-police-to-work-alone-in-backflip-that-has-angered-union/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/highway-patrol-police-to-work-alone-in-backflip-that-has-angered-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolte Bridge alleged intruder unmasked as accused Pam the Bird graffiti vandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused Pam the Bird graffiti vandal Jack Gibson-Burrell has been identified as the alleged intruder who climbed a concrete stack on the bridge and spray-painted his infamous tag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bolte-bridge-alleged-intruder-unmasked-as-accused-pam-the-bird-graffiti-vandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bolte-bridge-alleged-intruder-unmasked-as-accused-pam-the-bird-graffiti-vandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused Pam the Bird vandal arrested after hours-long Bolte Bridge stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused Pam the Bird graffiti vandal Jack Gibson-Burrell has been identified as the alleged intruder who climbed a concrete stack on the bridge and spray-painted his infamous tag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-pam-the-bird-vandal-arrested-after-hours-long-bolte-bridge-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-pam-the-bird-vandal-arrested-after-hours-long-bolte-bridge-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pam the Bird agitator arrested after hours-long stand-off on Bolte Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has emerged from the Bolte Bridge, emerging from a concrete stack nine hours after spray-painting the structure overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pam-the-bird-agitator-arrested-after-hours-long-stand-off-on-bolte-bridge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pam-the-bird-agitator-arrested-after-hours-long-stand-off-on-bolte-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pam the Bird agitator claims he will descend Bolte Bridge at midday]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has been in an hours-long police stand-off after spray-painting the infamous tag on the major Melbourne bridge and refusing to come down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pam-the-bird-agitator-claims-he-will-descend-bolte-bridge-at-midday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pam-the-bird-agitator-claims-he-will-descend-bolte-bridge-at-midday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in hours-long stand-off with Pam the Bird vandal on Bolte Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has refused to come down from the massive structure after spray-painting the infamous tag, triggering a major police response at the key bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-in-hours-long-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-vandal-on-bolte-bridge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-in-hours-long-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-vandal-on-bolte-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police in hours-long stand-off with Pam the Bird agitator on Bolte Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has refused to come down from the massive structure after spray-painting the infamous tag, triggering a major police response at the key bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-in-hours-long-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-agitator-on-bolte-bridge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-in-hours-long-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-agitator-on-bolte-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police stand-off with Pam the Bird vandal enters sixth hour on Bolte Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has refused to come down from the massive structure after spray-painting the infamous tag, triggering a major police response at the key bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-vandal-enters-sixth-hour-on-bolte-bridge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-vandal-enters-sixth-hour-on-bolte-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police stand-off as Pam the Bird vandal climbs Bolte Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has refused to come down from the massive structure after spray-painting the infamous tag, forcing police to close a lane of traffic ahead of the morning peak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-stand-off-as-pam-the-bird-vandal-climbs-bolte-bridge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-stand-off-as-pam-the-bird-vandal-climbs-bolte-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolte Bridge traffic delays as police stand off with Pam the Bird vandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intruder has refused to come down from the massive structure after spray-painting the infamous tag, triggering a lane closure and morning peak delays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bolte-bridge-traffic-delays-as-police-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-vandal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bolte-bridge-traffic-delays-as-police-stand-off-with-pam-the-bird-vandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why ‘innocent’ tobacco shops are the target of renewed firebombings]]></title><description><![CDATA[As fires erupt across the city once again, the powerful crime syndicate controlling illicit tobacco has found a new way to make money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-innocent-tobacco-shops-are-the-target-of-renewed-firebombings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-innocent-tobacco-shops-are-the-target-of-renewed-firebombings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young footballer passes away in hospital after on-field tragedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Fitzgerald suffered three head knocks during a suburban match in Melbourne&rsquo;s north at the weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/young-footballer-passes-away-in-hospital-after-on-field-tragedy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/young-footballer-passes-away-in-hospital-after-on-field-tragedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greatness of athlete no excuse for crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate whether a statue of AFL football great Nicky Winmar after his assault of a woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/greatness-of-athlete-no-excuse-for-crime/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/greatness-of-athlete-no-excuse-for-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This building has been in Chinatown for 150 years. You’ve probably never noticed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Established in 1872, this unassuming brick building is believed to be among the oldest of its kind in Australia and a safe place for communities across the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-building-has-been-in-chinatown-for-150-years-youve-probably-never-noticed-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-building-has-been-in-chinatown-for-150-years-youve-probably-never-noticed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb becomes unrecognisable when the SUV procession rolls in]]></title><description><![CDATA[From winter calm to summer crowds, my coastal home undergoes a wild, seasonal transformation I&rsquo;ve grown to love.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-becomes-unrecognisable-when-the-suv-procession-rolls-in/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-becomes-unrecognisable-when-the-suv-procession-rolls-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My beachside suburb is a blip that comes alive when the SUVs roll in]]></title><description><![CDATA[From winter calm to summer crowds, my coastal home undergoes a wild, seasonal transformation I&rsquo;ve grown to love.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-beachside-suburb-is-a-blip-that-comes-alive-when-the-suvs-roll-in/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-beachside-suburb-is-a-blip-that-comes-alive-when-the-suvs-roll-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne property plays set to make James Packer millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[After selling Crown casino, the businessman has ploughed millions into local real estate ventures, with projects set to offer affluent Melburnians a new era of downsizing luxury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-property-plays-set-to-make-james-packer-millions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-property-plays-set-to-make-james-packer-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suburban football clubs call for covered cricket pitch safety review after on-field tragedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local football clubs are calling for a safety review of multipurpose cricket and football grounds after an on-field head injury left Nathan Fitzgerald in end-of-life care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suburban-football-clubs-call-for-covered-cricket-pitch-safety-review-after-on-field-tragedy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suburban-football-clubs-call-for-covered-cricket-pitch-safety-review-after-on-field-tragedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neo-Nazi complains he’s ‘unemployable’ after salute during Holocaust movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[White supremacist Nathan Bull said he relied on Centrelink payments to support his family, including his pregnant wife, because it was difficult for him to get a job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/neo-nazi-complains-hes-unemployable-after-salute-during-holocaust-movie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/neo-nazi-complains-hes-unemployable-after-salute-during-holocaust-movie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local footballer suffered catastrophic injuries during fall on hard cricket pitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Fitzgerald&rsquo;s family is saying their final goodbyes to the young footballer as the spotlight turns to the covered cricket pitch where the 27-year-old teacher fell, suffering catastrophic injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/local-footballer-suffered-catastrophic-injuries-during-fall-on-hard-cricket-pitch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/local-footballer-suffered-catastrophic-injuries-during-fall-on-hard-cricket-pitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A significant violation of trust’: Health providers investigated over sexual misconduct claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are calls for mandatory safety checks after two self-regulating professions faced a wave of misconduct claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-significant-violation-of-trust-health-providers-investigated-over-sexual-misconduct-claims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-significant-violation-of-trust-health-providers-investigated-over-sexual-misconduct-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Saint-Tropez to Naples: James Packer and Lindsay Fox’s big boats drop anchor in Mediterranean]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s that time of year again: A flotilla of super yachts owned by Australian billionaires has descended on the south of France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-saint-tropez-to-naples-james-packer-and-lindsay-foxs-big-boats-drop-anchor-in-mediterranean/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-saint-tropez-to-naples-james-packer-and-lindsay-foxs-big-boats-drop-anchor-in-mediterranean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking your house, marriage, kids or life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers says the federal government&rsquo;s new restrictions on sports gambling advertising are feeble and not fit for purpose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taking-your-house-marriage-kids-or-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taking-your-house-marriage-kids-or-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piping up: Female bagpipers have broken barriers, and now a record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by last year&rsquo;s AC/DC spectacular, female bagpipers young and old flocked to the city to commemorate the centennial anniversary of a historic world tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/piping-up-female-bagpipers-have-broken-barriers-and-now-a-record/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/piping-up-female-bagpipers-have-broken-barriers-and-now-a-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are devastated’: Young footballer receiving end-of-life care after head injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[The update comes after 27-year-old Nathan Fitzgerald clashed heads with a fellow playerduring a suburban match in Lalor on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-devastated-young-footballer-receiving-end-of-life-care-after-head-injury/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-devastated-young-footballer-receiving-end-of-life-care-after-head-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stop the show’: What Murray saw at a crowded theatre set him on a crusade to change the law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murray Wight watched a man die inside a Melbourne theatre. A year later, he&rsquo;s determined to prevent the same scene from playing out again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stop-the-show-what-murray-saw-at-a-crowded-theatre-set-him-on-a-crusade-to-change-the-law/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stop-the-show-what-murray-saw-at-a-crowded-theatre-set-him-on-a-crusade-to-change-the-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are not banjo-playing dimwits’: The deep rural resentment that will shape the election]]></title><description><![CDATA[From potholes to power lines, anger is swirling in regional Victoria &ndash; and residents are turning to One Nation for answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-not-banjo-playing-dimwits-the-deep-rural-resentment-that-will-shape-the-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-not-banjo-playing-dimwits-the-deep-rural-resentment-that-will-shape-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The multibillion-dollar race to bring crowds back to Chapel Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billions of dollars are being tipped into regenerating the inner-Melbourne shopping strip, including a 32-storey tower at the former Jam Factory site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-multibillion-dollar-race-to-bring-crowds-back-to-chapel-street/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-multibillion-dollar-race-to-bring-crowds-back-to-chapel-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ric has terminal cancer. WorkSafe says he’s not sick enough for a fair payout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ric Perna spent years at a factory making cancer-detection machines, unaware that a toxic workplace chemical was causing a terminal blood cancer to develop in his own body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ric-has-terminal-cancer-worksafe-says-hes-not-sick-enough-for-a-fair-payout/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ric-has-terminal-cancer-worksafe-says-hes-not-sick-enough-for-a-fair-payout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier’s apology over the Big Build doesn’t cut it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The apology from the Premier, Jacinta Allan, leaves readers unimpressed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premiers-apology-over-the-big-build-doesnt-cut-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premiers-apology-over-the-big-build-doesnt-cut-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maths enrolments rebound, but one group is taking longer to bounce back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boys outnumber girls in general maths classes this year &ndash; a subject where females traditionally outnumber males.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maths-enrolments-rebound-but-one-group-is-taking-longer-to-bounce-back/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maths-enrolments-rebound-but-one-group-is-taking-longer-to-bounce-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in critical condition after serious head injury during suburban football game]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young man is fighting for life in hospital after an incident in Lalor which forced officials to cancel two matches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-in-critical-condition-after-serious-head-injury-during-suburban-football-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-in-critical-condition-after-serious-head-injury-during-suburban-football-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Football comes second’: Player critical after serious head injury during suburban game]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young man is fighting for life in hospital after an incident in Lalor which forced officials to cancel two matches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/football-comes-second-player-critical-after-serious-head-injury-during-suburban-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/football-comes-second-player-critical-after-serious-head-injury-during-suburban-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I deeply grieve it’: Deeming defends legal action but regrets damaging party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moira Deeming has told her Liberal colleagues she is trying to avoid the party&rsquo;s &ldquo;self-destruction&rdquo; by challenging a push to revoke her candidacy for November&rsquo;s election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-deeply-grieve-it-deeming-defends-legal-action-but-regrets-damaging-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-deeply-grieve-it-deeming-defends-legal-action-but-regrets-damaging-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pleased with the crowd, disappointed with the score’: Police laud Fed Square fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians cried as thousands descended on the CBD in the middle of the night to watch Australia&rsquo;s heartbreaking World Cup loss to Egypt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pleased-with-the-crowd-disappointed-with-the-score-police-laud-fed-square-fans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pleased-with-the-crowd-disappointed-with-the-score-police-laud-fed-square-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third teen charged with murder over stabbing death outside hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Friday and charged with murder over the death of Mickleham teen Darweish Mohamed on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/third-teen-charged-with-murder-over-stabbing-death-outside-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/third-teen-charged-with-murder-over-stabbing-death-outside-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s well past time for this sorry premier to call a royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enough is enough, Jacinta Allan. The truth demands a royal commission into the Big Build scandals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-well-past-time-for-this-sorry-premier-to-call-a-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-well-past-time-for-this-sorry-premier-to-call-a-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Where the true believers come’: Fans and flares descend on Federation Square for Socceroos]]></title><description><![CDATA[City pubs and bars were also busy after Premier Jacinta Allan allowed licensed venues to operate while Australia played.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-the-true-believers-come-fans-and-flares-descend-on-federation-square-for-socceroos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-the-true-believers-come-fans-and-flares-descend-on-federation-square-for-socceroos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If not a royal commission, then Tom Cruise will do]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-not-a-royal-commission-then-tom-cruise-will-do/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-not-a-royal-commission-then-tom-cruise-will-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the fire: This inner-city theatre wears the scars of its history]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tour of Melbourne&rsquo;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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/through-the-fire-this-inner-city-theatre-wears-the-scars-of-its-history/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/through-the-fire-this-inner-city-theatre-wears-the-scars-of-its-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed up with the major parties? There are signs they may be listening]]></title><description><![CDATA[By showing they are willing to engage in the difficult conversation about corruption on Victoria&rsquo;s Big Build projects, Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson might be able to convince voters that they do care about good government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fed-up-with-the-major-parties-there-are-signs-they-may-be-listening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fed-up-with-the-major-parties-there-are-signs-they-may-be-listening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalano’s Byron Bay home site remortgaged to the hilt]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s planned mansion development as their family&rsquo;s crisis plays out in a Melbourne court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalanos-byron-bay-home-site-remortgaged-to-the-hilt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalanos-byron-bay-home-site-remortgaged-to-the-hilt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalano’s Byron Bay home site remortgaged to support empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s planned mansion development as their family&rsquo;s crisis plays out in a Melbourne court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalanos-byron-bay-home-site-remortgaged-to-support-empire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalanos-byron-bay-home-site-remortgaged-to-support-empire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statue of Nicky Winmar to be removed after he smashed woman’s head into a door]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/statue-of-nicky-winmar-to-be-removed-after-he-smashed-womans-head-into-a-door/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/statue-of-nicky-winmar-to-be-removed-after-he-smashed-womans-head-into-a-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notorious child killer bashed after moving prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The killer, now in his 50s, was taken to hospital after fellow inmates found out the extent of his crimes, sources say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/notorious-child-killer-bashed-after-moving-prisons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/notorious-child-killer-bashed-after-moving-prisons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges dropped over alleged teen kidnapping, marriage plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police had previously alleged two males had abducted a schoolgirl, before holding her hostage to marry against her will.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/charges-dropped-over-alleged-teen-kidnapping-marriage-plot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/charges-dropped-over-alleged-teen-kidnapping-marriage-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sweet gesture Wesley made for the unknown baby whose body he found 34 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have exhumed the child&rsquo;s remains in the hope they can solve the mystery of its identity, The body was found in a Ballarat dam decades ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-sweet-gesture-wesley-made-for-the-unknown-baby-whose-body-he-found-34-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-sweet-gesture-wesley-made-for-the-unknown-baby-whose-body-he-found-34-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFL great Nicky Winmar found guilty of smashing woman’s head into a door]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-great-nicky-winmar-found-guilty-of-smashing-womans-head-into-a-door/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-great-nicky-winmar-found-guilty-of-smashing-womans-head-into-a-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free from political piranhas: Why Victoria’s top cop is pushing lines others couldn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;t be buried in committees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-from-political-piranhas-why-victorias-top-cop-is-pushing-lines-others-couldnt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-from-political-piranhas-why-victorias-top-cop-is-pushing-lines-others-couldnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toll company overcharged 90,000 drivers for CityLink, West Gate Tunnel trips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Victorians will be refunded for an error made by tolling brand Linkt, which is owned by Transurban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toll-company-overcharged-90000-drivers-for-citylink-west-gate-tunnel-trips/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toll-company-overcharged-90000-drivers-for-citylink-west-gate-tunnel-trips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A baby’s unmarked grave, a forgotten cold case and detectives’ hope of providing answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-babys-unmarked-grave-a-forgotten-cold-case-and-detectives-hope-of-providing-answers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-babys-unmarked-grave-a-forgotten-cold-case-and-detectives-hope-of-providing-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who beat Serena Williams in the first round at Wimbledon? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-beat-serena-williams-in-the-first-round-at-wimbledon-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-beat-serena-williams-in-the-first-round-at-wimbledon-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Following a principled stance against Hansonism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the rise in popularity of Pauline Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/following-a-principled-stance-against-hansonism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/following-a-principled-stance-against-hansonism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m deeply sorry for what happened on Big Build projects. This is how we stop it happening again]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-deeply-sorry-for-what-happened-on-big-build-projects-this-is-how-we-stop-it-happening-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-deeply-sorry-for-what-happened-on-big-build-projects-this-is-how-we-stop-it-happening-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen caught with terror material said he could ‘blow up Melbourne’, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s busiest intersection, the Children&rsquo;s Court heard.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-caught-with-terror-material-said-he-could-blow-up-melbourne-court-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-caught-with-terror-material-said-he-could-blow-up-melbourne-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen, 15, left to die outside Craigieburn hospital identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed was remembered by friends as a &ldquo;sweet guy&rdquo; after he was stabbed and died outside Craigieburn Community Hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-15-left-to-die-outside-craigieburn-hospital-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-15-left-to-die-outside-craigieburn-hospital-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen, 15, left to die outside Craigeburn hospital identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed was remembered by friends as a &ldquo;sweet guy&rdquo; after he was stabbed and died outside Craigieburn Community Hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-15-left-to-die-outside-craigeburn-hospital-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-15-left-to-die-outside-craigeburn-hospital-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch like an Egyptian: Where to catch the Pharaohs-Socceroos match]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government has granted every pub in Victoria the licence to open for pre-sunrise screenings of the Socceroos game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/watch-like-an-egyptian-where-to-catch-the-pharaohs-socceroos-match/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/watch-like-an-egyptian-where-to-catch-the-pharaohs-socceroos-match/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with kidnapping schoolgirl ‘intended to marry her’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police allege the man had intended to marry the teenage girl against her will after she was forced into a car outside her school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-kidnapping-schoolgirl-intended-to-marry-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-kidnapping-schoolgirl-intended-to-marry-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two teens arrested after 15-year-old dies in suspected stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boy was found outside Craigieburn Community Hospital with serious injuries, but couldn&rsquo;t be revived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-teens-arrested-after-15-year-old-dies-in-suspected-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-teens-arrested-after-15-year-old-dies-in-suspected-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested after 15-year-old dies in suspected stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boy was found outside Craigieburn Community Hospital with serious injuries, but couldn&rsquo;t be revived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-arrested-after-15-year-old-dies-in-suspected-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-arrested-after-15-year-old-dies-in-suspected-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen boy dies after suspected stabbing in Craigieburn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homicide detectives have been called in after the boy was found outside a medical centre with serious injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-boy-dies-after-suspected-stabbing-in-craigieburn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-boy-dies-after-suspected-stabbing-in-craigieburn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s ambivalence on climate not reassuring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government&rsquo;s position on climate change sits uncomfortably with readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labors-ambivalence-on-climate-not-reassuring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labors-ambivalence-on-climate-not-reassuring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no fees at this new private hospital. Some doctors hate it]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet revolution is unfolding in Australian healthcare, and some doctors are not happy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/there-are-no-fees-at-this-new-private-hospital-some-doctors-hate-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/there-are-no-fees-at-this-new-private-hospital-some-doctors-hate-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with kidnapping schoolgirl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police confirmed they have arrested a second person after the schoolgirl was allegedly taken from a school in Springvale South last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-kidnapping-schoolgirl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-kidnapping-schoolgirl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never seen a pothole like it’: Family’s scare on Hume Highway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Welsh had her car towed after being unable to avoid a huge pothole that she estimates was three metres wide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/never-seen-a-pothole-like-it-familys-scare-on-hume-highway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/never-seen-a-pothole-like-it-familys-scare-on-hume-highway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never seen a pothole like it’: Family’s scare on Hume Freeway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Welsh had her car towed after being unable to avoid a huge pothole that she estimates was three metres wide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/never-seen-a-pothole-like-it-familys-scare-on-hume-freeway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/never-seen-a-pothole-like-it-familys-scare-on-hume-freeway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget climate change, Moira and mates stoked the British heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists diagnosed last week&rsquo;s British heatwave as a symptom of climate change. Here&rsquo;s another explanation: Australian hot air was to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-climate-change-moira-and-mates-stoked-the-british-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-climate-change-moira-and-mates-stoked-the-british-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These school toilets are so gross the kids won’t use them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primary students at two schools are avoiding using ageing bathrooms as the state faces pressure balancing maintenance and building new schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-school-toilets-are-so-gross-the-kids-wont-use-them-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-school-toilets-are-so-gross-the-kids-wont-use-them-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These school toilets are so gross, the kids won’t use them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primary students at two schools are avoiding using ageing bathrooms as the state faces pressure balancing maintenance and building new schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-school-toilets-are-so-gross-the-kids-wont-use-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-school-toilets-are-so-gross-the-kids-wont-use-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These school toilets are so gross that the kids won’t use them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primary students at two schools are avoiding using ageing bathrooms as the state faces pressure balancing maintenance and building new schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-school-toilets-are-so-gross-that-the-kids-wont-use-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-school-toilets-are-so-gross-that-the-kids-wont-use-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, July 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-july-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-july-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobacco shop firebombed in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tobacco shop on Bridge Road in Richmond was firebombed overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tobacco-shop-firebombed-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tobacco-shop-firebombed-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better education means more social cohesion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to antisemitism, corruption claims, monoculture and the real winners of the World Cup.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/better-education-means-more-social-cohesion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/better-education-means-more-social-cohesion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier, enough with the defence, go on the offence over the Big Build]]></title><description><![CDATA[The response of Premier Jacinta Allan to the latest revelations of corruption on the Big Build do not pass the pub test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-enough-with-the-defence-go-on-the-offence-over-the-big-build/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-enough-with-the-defence-go-on-the-offence-over-the-big-build/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’d be scared’: Secret research warned public housing overhaul would increase division]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focus groups ordered by the state government found its plan to demolish 44 public housing towers was opposed by tenants and could cause issues with their new owner-occupier neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/id-be-scared-secret-research-warned-public-housing-overhaul-would-increase-division/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/id-be-scared-secret-research-warned-public-housing-overhaul-would-increase-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteers like 100-year-old Tom provide a vital service. Their numbers are rapidly dwindling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The peak body for justices of the peace in Victoria is pleading for a recruitment boost over concerns ageing volunteers are &ldquo;dying off&rdquo;, and it will be increasingly difficult for people to find independent legal witnesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/volunteers-like-100-year-old-tom-provide-a-vital-service-their-numbers-are-rapidly-dwindling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/volunteers-like-100-year-old-tom-provide-a-vital-service-their-numbers-are-rapidly-dwindling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare that left poison within children’s reach could close after funding cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian provider is the first to have its funding cut under reforms that followed serious child abuse allegations in the sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/childcare-that-left-poison-within-childrens-reach-could-close-after-funding-cut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/childcare-that-left-poison-within-childrens-reach-could-close-after-funding-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate turns tables on neo-Nazi leader with lesson in being Australian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magistrate Patrick Southey said he wished there were harsher penalties he could impose on neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell for a racist protest outside the Chinese consulate in Toorak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/magistrate-turns-tables-on-neo-nazi-leader-with-lesson-in-being-australian/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/magistrate-turns-tables-on-neo-nazi-leader-with-lesson-in-being-australian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trail of burning rubbish dumped on busy Bell Street as garbage truck ignites]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suspected lithium battery fire has caused a smoking garbage truck to spew rubbish along the busy road in Melbourne&rsquo;s north.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trail-of-burning-rubbish-dumped-on-busy-bell-street-as-garbage-truck-ignites/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trail-of-burning-rubbish-dumped-on-busy-bell-street-as-garbage-truck-ignites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flaming garbage truck spews rubbish on busy road after lithium battery ignites]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suspected lithium battery fire has caused a smoking rubbish truck to spew rubbish along the busy road in Melbourne&rsquo;s north.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flaming-garbage-truck-spews-rubbish-on-busy-road-after-lithium-battery-ignites/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flaming-garbage-truck-spews-rubbish-on-busy-road-after-lithium-battery-ignites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midwinter Ball: Pauline Hanson to give Canberra’s night of nights a miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader is among a few notable absences from the Midwinter Ball to be held in Canberra on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/midwinter-ball-pauline-hanson-to-give-canberras-night-of-nights-a-miss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/midwinter-ball-pauline-hanson-to-give-canberras-night-of-nights-a-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan government needs to spend time in paddock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers have had enough of the Allan government and are demanding a royal commission into its Big Build mess.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-government-needs-to-spend-time-in-paddock/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-government-needs-to-spend-time-in-paddock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former top judge sprays politicians and media for attacking judicial independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lex Lasry has warned Australia is headed down the path of America, saying judicial impartiality and independence are under attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-top-judge-sprays-politicians-and-media-for-attacking-judicial-independence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-top-judge-sprays-politicians-and-media-for-attacking-judicial-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mountaintop suburb was renamed to add appeal. Even the Queen travelled here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever we invited people to our home, they would think we lived in a different suburb 80 kilometres away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-mountaintop-suburb-was-renamed-to-add-appeal-even-the-queen-travelled-here-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-mountaintop-suburb-was-renamed-to-add-appeal-even-the-queen-travelled-here-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My ‘mountaintop’ suburb was renamed to add appeal. Even the Queen travelled here]]></title><description><![CDATA[But whenever we gave our address to others, there would be people who thought we meant another suburb on the peninsula.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-mountaintop-suburb-was-renamed-to-add-appeal-even-the-queen-travelled-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-mountaintop-suburb-was-renamed-to-add-appeal-even-the-queen-travelled-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayside cyclists pumped at council’s U-turn on bike courses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Makeshift bike jumps caused a storm in the community last year. Now riders will enjoy a range of purpose-built new facilities following significant investment from the council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bayside-cyclists-pumped-at-councils-u-turn-on-bike-courses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bayside-cyclists-pumped-at-councils-u-turn-on-bike-courses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All aboard! Virtual travel hits aged care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents in a Melbourne aged care facility took a helicopter flight around Manhattan, without leaving their home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-aboard-virtual-travel-hits-aged-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-aboard-virtual-travel-hits-aged-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology hampers our freedom to think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that Artificial Intelligence is a danger that will erode our ability to think for ourselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/technology-hampers-our-freedom-to-think/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/technology-hampers-our-freedom-to-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keki had worked and paid rent her whole life. A fire left her without a home at 72]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keki never expected to be on the front line of the national housing crisis, but a devastating fire changed everything. Others are living out of cars or applying for student accommodation in their seventies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/keki-had-worked-and-paid-rent-her-whole-life-a-fire-left-her-without-a-home-at-72/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/keki-had-worked-and-paid-rent-her-whole-life-a-fire-left-her-without-a-home-at-72/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m in England, nothing works, and everyone is being told to stay home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A return to England from Australia promised warmer weather, but living in an inferno wasn&rsquo;t on the itinerary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-in-england-nothing-works-and-everyone-is-being-told-to-stay-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-in-england-nothing-works-and-everyone-is-being-told-to-stay-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black-market peptide surge pushes needle and syringe programs to the brink]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new cohort of drug injectors is placing unprecedented demand on the state&rsquo;s needle and syringe program, with some services experiencing needle shortages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/black-market-peptide-surge-pushes-needle-and-syringe-programs-to-the-brink/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/black-market-peptide-surge-pushes-needle-and-syringe-programs-to-the-brink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The towering implications of proposed Melbourne development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the latest proposals for Melbourne and Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-towering-implications-of-proposed-melbourne-development/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-towering-implications-of-proposed-melbourne-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen boy on bail when he allegedly kidnapped girl, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old boy was on bail when he allegedly abducted a teenage girl as she made her way to school and then drove her across Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-boy-on-bail-when-he-allegedly-kidnapped-girl-court-told/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-boy-on-bail-when-he-allegedly-kidnapped-girl-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They made an offer to buy their first home. Then they learnt the building report had been doctored]]></title><description><![CDATA[As one young family reels from being provided with a building and pest report by the estate agent that had pages removed, some experts warn mandating vendors to provide such reports may put buyers at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-made-an-offer-to-buy-their-first-home-then-they-learnt-the-building-report-had-been-doctored/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-made-an-offer-to-buy-their-first-home-then-they-learnt-the-building-report-had-been-doctored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, June 27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-27-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-27-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rockin’ the suburbs: The hidden factory shaping Melbourne’s music culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Melbourne institution curated the city&rsquo;s live music culture one wall at a time. After four decades, it&rsquo;s throwing open its doors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rockin-the-suburbs-the-hidden-factory-shaping-melbournes-music-culture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rockin-the-suburbs-the-hidden-factory-shaping-melbournes-music-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy, 15, charged after allegedly abducting girl from Melbourne school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenage boy has been charged after allegedly abducting a girl as she walked to school on the last day of term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-15-charged-after-allegedly-abducting-girl-from-melbourne-school/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-15-charged-after-allegedly-abducting-girl-from-melbourne-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s clear the government knew about CFMEU excesses – it just did nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest leaked files make it abundantly clear, if it wasn&rsquo;t already, that the government knew it was being fleeced by union misbehaviour long before the scandal broke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-clear-the-government-knew-about-cfmeu-excesses-it-just-did-nothing-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-clear-the-government-knew-about-cfmeu-excesses-it-just-did-nothing-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s clear the government knew about CFMEU excesses, it just did nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest leaked files make it abundantly clear, if it wasn&rsquo;t already, that the government knew it was being fleeced by union misbehaviour long before the scandal broke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-clear-the-government-knew-about-cfmeu-excesses-it-just-did-nothing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-clear-the-government-knew-about-cfmeu-excesses-it-just-did-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Monocultural Cringe’ is short-sighted and irrelevant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that talk of a &ldquo;monoculture&rdquo; revives the &ldquo;Cultural Cringe&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/monocultural-cringe-is-short-sighted-and-irrelevant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/monocultural-cringe-is-short-sighted-and-irrelevant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toorak Village to soar higher as eastern suburbs overhaul revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six storeys have been added to building height limits in Toorak Village in plans that will encourage higher-density development around train stations and tram corridors in Melbourne&rsquo;s eastern suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toorak-village-to-soar-higher-as-eastern-suburbs-overhaul-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toorak-village-to-soar-higher-as-eastern-suburbs-overhaul-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy, 15, arrested after allegedly abducting girl from Melbourne school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenage boy is in custody after allegedly abducting a girl as she walked to school on the last day of term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-15-arrested-after-allegedly-abducting-girl-from-melbourne-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-15-arrested-after-allegedly-abducting-girl-from-melbourne-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamic State bride accused of keeping a slave released on bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Magistrate Lisa Hannan found that while Kawsar Ahmad, 54, did once support Islamic State, strict bail conditions could manage any risk she posed to the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/islamic-state-bride-accused-of-keeping-a-slave-released-on-bail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/islamic-state-bride-accused-of-keeping-a-slave-released-on-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real winner in Australia v Paraguay match? Working from home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CBD&rsquo;s offices slumbered as delirious soccer fans packed Federation Square and any pub with a big screen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-real-winner-in-australia-v-paraguay-match-working-from-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-real-winner-in-australia-v-paraguay-match-working-from-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Electric, a little rough’: Teen arrested, three fined at rowdy but well-behaved Socceroos watch party]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia&rsquo;s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/electric-a-little-rough-teen-arrested-three-fined-at-rowdy-but-well-behaved-socceroos-watch-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/electric-a-little-rough-teen-arrested-three-fined-at-rowdy-but-well-behaved-socceroos-watch-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano reunites with wife Stefanie amid court proceedings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-profile millionaire media proprietor and his wife are back together despite him facing charges for allegedly assaulting her in March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-reunites-with-wife-stefanie-amid-court-proceedings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-reunites-with-wife-stefanie-amid-court-proceedings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flares, a fight and a capacity crowd as rowdy Socceroos fans pack Federation Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia&rsquo;s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flares-a-fight-and-a-capacity-crowd-as-rowdy-socceroos-fans-pack-federation-square/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flares-a-fight-and-a-capacity-crowd-as-rowdy-socceroos-fans-pack-federation-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A flare, a fight and a capacity crowd as rowdy Socceroos fans pack Federation Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia&rsquo;s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-flare-a-fight-and-a-capacity-crowd-as-rowdy-socceroos-fans-pack-federation-square/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-flare-a-fight-and-a-capacity-crowd-as-rowdy-socceroos-fans-pack-federation-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely crazy atmosphere’: Flares, chants at Federation Square as Socceroos fever takes over Melbourne CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rogue flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia&rsquo;s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/absolutely-crazy-atmosphere-flares-chants-at-federation-square-as-socceroos-fever-takes-over-melbourne-cbd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/absolutely-crazy-atmosphere-flares-chants-at-federation-square-as-socceroos-fever-takes-over-melbourne-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely crazy atmosphere’: Flares, chants as Federation Square hits capacity ahead of crucial World Cup clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rogue flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia&rsquo;s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/absolutely-crazy-atmosphere-flares-chants-as-federation-square-hits-capacity-ahead-of-crucial-world-cup-clash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/absolutely-crazy-atmosphere-flares-chants-as-federation-square-hits-capacity-ahead-of-crucial-world-cup-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret life of ballerinas: Inside the Australian Ballet headquarters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visitors are being encouraged to tour the Australian Ballet&rsquo;s headquarters for the first time to uncover the shoe room, ice bath and weights gym, as part of the Open House Melbourne program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-secret-life-of-ballerinas-inside-the-australian-ballet-headquarters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-secret-life-of-ballerinas-inside-the-australian-ballet-headquarters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely crazy atmosphere’: Fans pack Fed Square as Socceroos fever takes over Melbourne CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowd controllers have resorted to megaphones to send hundreds more Socceroos supporters down the Yarra to watch the game on the big screen at AAMI Park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/absolutely-crazy-atmosphere-fans-pack-fed-square-as-socceroos-fever-takes-over-melbourne-cbd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/absolutely-crazy-atmosphere-fans-pack-fed-square-as-socceroos-fever-takes-over-melbourne-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Socceroo is from Point Cook? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-socceroo-is-from-point-cook-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-socceroo-is-from-point-cook-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tower double the height limit could overshadow these renowned buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearby CBD residents are angry over a proposed high-rise project that could affect their homes and some of Melbourne&rsquo;s best-loved heritage buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tower-double-the-height-limit-could-overshadow-these-renowned-buildings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tower-double-the-height-limit-could-overshadow-these-renowned-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers: exhausted, underpaid, and deserve better]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conditions in which teachers and support staff work, and the pay they receive has caused readers to react.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-exhausted-underpaid-and-deserve-better/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-exhausted-underpaid-and-deserve-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The top-performing public schools still taking enrolments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some top VCE performers from right across Melbourne remain open to out-of-zone students. Here&rsquo;s where to find them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-top-performing-public-schools-still-taking-enrolments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-top-performing-public-schools-still-taking-enrolments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-umpire to stand trial over alleged Brownlow betting fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former umpire&rsquo;s lawyer had argued that the charges should be dropped due to loopholes in the wording of the law. But the magistrate disagreed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-umpire-to-stand-trial-over-alleged-brownlow-betting-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-umpire-to-stand-trial-over-alleged-brownlow-betting-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate last day of school term: Big TVs, Zooper Doopers and a party fit for a beautiful game]]></title><description><![CDATA[From green-and-gold classroom watch parties and ghost-town offices to packed pubs and watch sites, Melbourne is grinding to a halt this Friday for the Socceroos&rsquo; midday showdown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ultimate-last-day-of-school-term-big-tvs-zooper-doopers-and-a-party-fit-for-a-beautiful-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ultimate-last-day-of-school-term-big-tvs-zooper-doopers-and-a-party-fit-for-a-beautiful-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court opens door to keeping AFL documents secret in Sayers defamation battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documents exposing the inner workings of the AFL and its integrity unit in the league&rsquo;s probe of the Luke Sayers explicit-picture scandal could be kept under wraps as the court battle between husband and wife unfolds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/court-opens-door-to-keeping-afl-documents-secret-in-sayers-defamation-battle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/court-opens-door-to-keeping-afl-documents-secret-in-sayers-defamation-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Guy and Moira Deeming at a Macedonian community event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The interaction between the Liberal MPs is now the subject of an investigation by Victoria Police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/matthew-guy-and-moira-deeming-at-a-macedonian-community-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/matthew-guy-and-moira-deeming-at-a-macedonian-community-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two injured, man arrested after double stabbing in McDonald’s car park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime scenes remain in place at a McDonald&rsquo;s carpark and outside a Melton ambulance station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-injured-man-arrested-after-double-stabbing-in-mcdonalds-car-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-injured-man-arrested-after-double-stabbing-in-mcdonalds-car-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campus antisemitism in royal commission sights as hearings shift to Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[The royal commission on antisemitism will focus on university campuses, after offices were vandalised and buildings taken over by pro-Palestinian activists two years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/campus-antisemitism-in-royal-commission-sights-as-hearings-shift-to-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/campus-antisemitism-in-royal-commission-sights-as-hearings-shift-to-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just another day of this Labor government . . .]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state of the Victorian economy has readers lamenting the government&rsquo;s actions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/just-another-day-of-this-labor-government-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/just-another-day-of-this-labor-government-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three little girls were abused because their attacker lived under a cloak of secrecy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manipulating the sex offenders registry has allowed predators to infiltrate local communities, businesses and the gig economy to find new victims who don&rsquo;t know who is in their midst until it&rsquo;s too late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-little-girls-were-abused-because-their-attacker-lived-under-a-cloak-of-secrecy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-little-girls-were-abused-because-their-attacker-lived-under-a-cloak-of-secrecy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer on bail when he murdered his estranged wife in her Werribee home]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This is yet another example of brutal and deadly violence committed by a man against his former partner because she has left him and is pursuing a life without him,&rdquo; a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/killer-on-bail-when-he-murdered-his-estranged-wife-in-her-werribee-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/killer-on-bail-when-he-murdered-his-estranged-wife-in-her-werribee-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not ‘fit and proper’: Controversial women-only labour hire firm has licence stripped]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian labour hire cop has refused to renew the licence for Women in Construction after it was revealed it was run by men with criminal records.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-fit-and-proper-controversial-women-only-labour-hire-firm-has-licence-stripped/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-fit-and-proper-controversial-women-only-labour-hire-firm-has-licence-stripped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychologist suspended after sexually assaulting a patient, harassing others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne psychologist Scott Barnett has been suspended from practising after he was found to have acted inappropriately towards five vulnerable female patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/psychologist-suspended-after-sexually-assaulting-a-patient-harassing-others/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/psychologist-suspended-after-sexually-assaulting-a-patient-harassing-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School holiday warning for parents after police target illegal e-bikes in Melbourne CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of fines were issued during a three-week operation targeting e-bike riders &ndash; with a particular focus on food delivery riders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-holiday-warning-for-parents-after-police-target-illegal-e-bikes-in-melbourne-cbd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-holiday-warning-for-parents-after-police-target-illegal-e-bikes-in-melbourne-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $165m land grab: How a tech giant is taking over a future suburb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having bought land earmarked for more than 2000 new homes, Australian data centre giant NextDC is heading to the outskirts of Geelong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-165m-land-grab-how-a-tech-giant-is-taking-over-a-future-suburb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-165m-land-grab-how-a-tech-giant-is-taking-over-a-future-suburb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxi drivers face licence cancellation for refusing short trips]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state&rsquo;s two-strikes regime will bring in new offences for drivers to help stamp out bad behaviour in the industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taxi-drivers-face-licence-cancellation-for-refusing-short-trips/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taxi-drivers-face-licence-cancellation-for-refusing-short-trips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memo Labor, public money equals public accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions need to be answered on how $1.5 billion in forestry funding was used.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/memo-labor-public-money-equals-public-accountability/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/memo-labor-public-money-equals-public-accountability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Daylesford locals rebuilt their cinema, with a little help from The Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Hepburn Shire Council demolished the town&rsquo;s last community-run cinema, resident cinephiles refused to admit defeat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-daylesford-locals-rebuilt-their-cinema-with-a-little-help-from-the-block/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-daylesford-locals-rebuilt-their-cinema-with-a-little-help-from-the-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body cams, threats and fines: Pets in pubs have become a dog’s breakfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punters at a popular inner-north watering hole were left stunned last week after health protection officers showed up and issued warnings to the publican.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-cams-threats-and-fines-pets-in-pubs-have-become-a-dogs-breakfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-cams-threats-and-fines-pets-in-pubs-have-become-a-dogs-breakfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic Church Inc. protects its assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are appalled by legal moves by the Catholic Church&rsquo;s Christian Brothers order that will leave it with no money to pay victims of its clerical abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catholic-church-inc-protects-its-assets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catholic-church-inc-protects-its-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howzat: Australian singing legend Daryl Braithwaite makes ‘difficult’ call on live gigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian music great Daryl Braithwaite, who turned The Horses into an unofficial Aussie anthem and topped the charts with Sherbet, has made a shock call about performing live gigs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/howzat-australian-singing-legend-daryl-braithwaite-makes-difficult-call-on-live-gigs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/howzat-australian-singing-legend-daryl-braithwaite-makes-difficult-call-on-live-gigs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tried to adopt a dog. Apparently they’d be better off dead than living with me]]></title><description><![CDATA[With no huge yard and no nuclear family, I fear I&rsquo;ll never live up to animal shelters&rsquo; ideals for the perfect dog owner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-tried-to-adopt-a-dog-apparently-theyd-be-better-off-dead-than-living-with-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-tried-to-adopt-a-dog-apparently-theyd-be-better-off-dead-than-living-with-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria has the most kids in crisis, but the state government refused a $4.5m funding plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian government has rejected Kids Helpline&rsquo;s plea for funding to meet rising demand from the state&rsquo;s children, despite the federal, NSW, Queensland and Western Australian governments already contributing to the life-saving service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-has-the-most-kids-in-crisis-but-the-state-government-refused-a-45m-funding-plea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-has-the-most-kids-in-crisis-but-the-state-government-refused-a-45m-funding-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The arrest that saw a police officer convicted of assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Body-worn camera footage shows Senior Constable Aaron Bowen deploying his Taser nine times in 46 seconds when arresting a man at a Warragul home in May 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-arrest-that-saw-a-police-officer-convicted-of-assault/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-arrest-that-saw-a-police-officer-convicted-of-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tasered nine times in 46 seconds: The arrest that saw a cop convicted of assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first Victoria Police officer charged over deployment of a taser has been found guilty of assault after a shocking incident captured on body-cam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tasered-nine-times-in-46-seconds-the-arrest-that-saw-a-cop-convicted-of-assault/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tasered-nine-times-in-46-seconds-the-arrest-that-saw-a-cop-convicted-of-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True brew: The Aussie making sake and selling it to Japanese restaurants]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chance meeting at a winery put Matt Froude on an unusual career path where he spends half the year in Japan brewing the rice wine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/true-brew-the-aussie-making-sake-and-selling-it-to-japanese-restaurants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/true-brew-the-aussie-making-sake-and-selling-it-to-japanese-restaurants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt spends half his time making wine in Victoria. Then he goes to work for a 166-year-old brewer in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chance meeting at a winery put Matt Froude on an unusual career path where he spends half the year in Japan brewing the rice wine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/matt-spends-half-his-time-making-wine-in-victoria-then-he-goes-to-work-for-a-166-year-old-brewer-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/matt-spends-half-his-time-making-wine-in-victoria-then-he-goes-to-work-for-a-166-year-old-brewer-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This famous street tries to be all things to all people – and it’s failing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid concerns about the once-iconic shopping strip&rsquo;s future, the question of who uses the street and how remains unanswered and unclear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-famous-street-tries-to-be-all-things-to-all-people-and-its-failing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-famous-street-tries-to-be-all-things-to-all-people-and-its-failing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Something’s gotta give’: the zero-sum game for Chapel Street’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid concerns about the once-iconic shopping strip&rsquo;s future, the question of who uses the street and how remains unanswered and unclear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/somethings-gotta-give-the-zero-sum-game-for-chapel-streets-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/somethings-gotta-give-the-zero-sum-game-for-chapel-streets-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Party’s over: Doors close on celebrity artist’s Chapel Street gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gallery famous for its star-studded launch party and bearing the name of one of Australia&rsquo;s highest-profile celebrity portrait artists has surprisingly closed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/partys-over-doors-close-on-celebrity-artists-chapel-street-gallery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/partys-over-doors-close-on-celebrity-artists-chapel-street-gallery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents should answer for children’s behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers comment on news that Victorian public schools suspend 150 students a day and ask who should take responsibility for the problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parents-should-answer-for-childrens-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parents-should-answer-for-childrens-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Brothers claim no money left to pay sex-abuse survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Catholic order which ran some of Victoria&rsquo;s top schools claims it no longer has the funds to pay survivors of abuse at the hands of its clerics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/christian-brothers-claim-no-money-left-to-pay-sex-abuse-survivors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/christian-brothers-claim-no-money-left-to-pay-sex-abuse-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I found my prestigious suburb by accident. A chance encounter left me feeling blessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s one of the most caffeine-saturated areas of Melbourne, but that&rsquo;s not the only reason this culturally diverse location has a real buzz about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-found-my-prestigious-suburb-by-accident-a-chance-encounter-left-me-feeling-blessed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-found-my-prestigious-suburb-by-accident-a-chance-encounter-left-me-feeling-blessed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federation Square has become a victim of its own success]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was on the ground when fans rushed Fed Square in the early hours of Saturday morning and flares filled the sky. For many, the city&rsquo;s beloved meeting place felt like a pretty unsafe place to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/federation-square-has-become-a-victim-of-its-own-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/federation-square-has-become-a-victim-of-its-own-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic college in Essendon reaches $1m settlement with sex abuse victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former arts teacher at St Columba&rsquo;s College pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student, and the school has paid out a victim on the eve of a civil trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catholic-college-in-essendon-reaches-1m-settlement-with-sex-abuse-victim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catholic-college-in-essendon-reaches-1m-settlement-with-sex-abuse-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too dangerous for release’: Daniel Hope fights for freedom for the first time in his adult life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors will this week fight to keep prison guard basher Daniel Hope in jail after his sentence expires, saying he&rsquo;s too violent and ill-equipped for release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/too-dangerous-for-release-daniel-hope-fights-for-freedom-for-the-first-time-in-his-adult-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/too-dangerous-for-release-daniel-hope-fights-for-freedom-for-the-first-time-in-his-adult-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eileen was her son’s plus-one to Windsor – and ended up sitting next to the King at lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne racing trainer Ciaron Maher brought his mum with him as he joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for lunch at Windsor Castle before going racing at Royal Ascot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/eileen-was-her-sons-plus-one-to-windsor-and-ended-up-sitting-next-to-the-king-at-lunch/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/eileen-was-her-sons-plus-one-to-windsor-and-ended-up-sitting-next-to-the-king-at-lunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian public schools suspend about 150 students a day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Principals are being urged to find new ways to tackle problem behaviour as the number of students suspended from school climbed to almost 30,000 last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-public-schools-suspend-about-150-students-a-day/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-public-schools-suspend-about-150-students-a-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racing with the royals: The Aussies rubbing shoulders with the King at Ascot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne racing trainer Ciaron Maher brought his mum with him as he joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for lunch at Windsor Castle before going racing at Royal Ascot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/racing-with-the-royals-the-aussies-rubbing-shoulders-with-the-king-at-ascot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/racing-with-the-royals-the-aussies-rubbing-shoulders-with-the-king-at-ascot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families look for childcare alternatives as cost and scandal drive unease]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Australia&rsquo;s childcare sector faces a reckoning, some families are choosing grandparents, family day care or reduced work hours over large-scale childcare franchises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-look-for-childcare-alternatives-as-cost-and-scandal-drive-unease/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-look-for-childcare-alternatives-as-cost-and-scandal-drive-unease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanted: a new party to counter One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the wake of One Nation&rsquo;s rise, readers argue more scrutiny is needed on the party&rsquo;s policies - or the lack of them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wanted-a-new-party-to-counter-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wanted-a-new-party-to-counter-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dogs don’t judge’: The salon in an exclusive shopping strip giving ex-prisoners a second chance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise felt lonely after being released from prison, but a role at a Canterbury dog-grooming salon has helped her make friends and learn new skills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dogs-dont-judge-the-salon-in-an-exclusive-shopping-strip-giving-ex-prisoners-a-second-chance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dogs-dont-judge-the-salon-in-an-exclusive-shopping-strip-giving-ex-prisoners-a-second-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supervision failures: Dozens of sex predators caught reoffending despite being monitored]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 60 sex predators have been identified committing sexual assaults, grooming and abusing children and manufacturing child abuse material while under the supervision of the state&rsquo;s Sex Offenders Register.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/supervision-failures-dozens-of-sex-predators-caught-reoffending-despite-being-monitored/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/supervision-failures-dozens-of-sex-predators-caught-reoffending-despite-being-monitored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whale carcass forces Bells Beach to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decaying whale carcass forced authorities to temporarily close the world-famous beach due to concerns sharks could follow the carcass into the local waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/whale-carcass-forces-bells-beach-to-close/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/whale-carcass-forces-bells-beach-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the $250m building boom on Melbourne’s most exclusive street]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planning minister will decide the fate of a $35 million apartment development which the council says is too big and out of character with the mansions that will be its neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-250m-building-boom-on-melbournes-most-exclusive-street/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-250m-building-boom-on-melbournes-most-exclusive-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former boxer shot dead in suspected targeted attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police were called to Ascot Vale shortly after midnight where they found former boxer Hussein Dehaini with gunshot wounds in a suspected targeted attack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-boxer-shot-dead-in-suspected-targeted-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-boxer-shot-dead-in-suspected-targeted-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s massive data centre boom forces planners to rewrite the script]]></title><description><![CDATA[But fading &ldquo;social licence&rdquo; and data centre boom complicate Victoria&rsquo;s green energy switch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-massive-data-centre-boom-forces-planners-to-rewrite-the-script/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-massive-data-centre-boom-forces-planners-to-rewrite-the-script/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The most beautiful boy in the world’: Teen killed in car crash had just left Socceroos Fed Square party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cesare Liberatore was on his way home with friends when their car veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed into two SUVs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world-teen-killed-in-car-crash-had-just-left-socceroos-fed-square-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world-teen-killed-in-car-crash-had-just-left-socceroos-fed-square-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-driving cars are already here. When will the law catch up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla showed off its latest semi-autonomous driving system in Melbourne this week, highlighting how road rules are failing to keep up with the technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/self-driving-cars-are-already-here-when-will-the-law-catch-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/self-driving-cars-are-already-here-when-will-the-law-catch-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The next group of commuters who can finally ditch their myki cards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tap-and-go with phones and bankcards will work on trams across Melbourne from Sunday in the latest rollout of contactless myki technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-next-group-of-commuters-who-can-finally-ditch-their-myki-cards/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-next-group-of-commuters-who-can-finally-ditch-their-myki-cards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor charged with filming naked pool patrons wins three-month secrecy order]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne doctor accused of filming a mother and her young daughter showering at Harold Holt pool wants his name kept secret to protect his own daughter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/doctor-charged-with-filming-naked-pool-patrons-wins-three-month-secrecy-order/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/doctor-charged-with-filming-naked-pool-patrons-wins-three-month-secrecy-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The many questions that Hanson needs to answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has grabbed the headlines, but she needs to deliver policies, readers say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-many-questions-that-hanson-needs-to-answer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-many-questions-that-hanson-needs-to-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan was shocked to be told he’d had a heart attack. This is how he is avoiding a repeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little-known program offered in hospitals across Victoria is having a dramatic impact on a patient&rsquo;s risk of having a heart attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brendan-was-shocked-to-be-told-hed-had-a-heart-attack-this-is-how-he-is-avoiding-a-repeat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brendan-was-shocked-to-be-told-hed-had-a-heart-attack-this-is-how-he-is-avoiding-a-repeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ethical farmer’ and wife of gangland lawyer charged with animal cruelty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paddock-to-plate advocate Clare Voitin, who boasts of her &ldquo;ethical and sustainable approach to farming and agriculture&rdquo;, is accused of serious animal cruelty offences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ethical-farmer-and-wife-of-gangland-lawyer-charged-with-animal-cruelty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ethical-farmer-and-wife-of-gangland-lawyer-charged-with-animal-cruelty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re part of a food chain’: What to do if you see a shark in the water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of shark attacks are rising nationwide. Victoria has been fatality free for decades but risks remain. Experts explain what to do if you have a close encounter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-part-of-a-food-chain-what-to-do-if-you-see-a-shark-in-the-water/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-part-of-a-food-chain-what-to-do-if-you-see-a-shark-in-the-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warmest June night to duck’s delight: Dreary Melbourne weather here to stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians will need to have their umbrellas at the ready as cool fronts move across the city in the coming week and create soggy, grey conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/warmest-june-night-to-ducks-delight-dreary-melbourne-weather-here-to-stay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/warmest-june-night-to-ducks-delight-dreary-melbourne-weather-here-to-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, June 20, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-20-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-20-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s work-from-home laws are a farce. They will collapse at the first legal challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the alarm generated among business owners,&nbsp;it&rsquo;s likely these changes will have very little practical impact, and may never take effect at all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-work-from-home-laws-are-a-farce-they-will-collapse-at-the-first-legal-challenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-work-from-home-laws-are-a-farce-they-will-collapse-at-the-first-legal-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asylum turned arts precinct scoops top architecture award]]></title><description><![CDATA[The building once housed women deemed insane in tiny cells, some of them padded, and presented a daunting challenge to the architects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/asylum-turned-arts-precinct-scoops-top-architecture-award/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/asylum-turned-arts-precinct-scoops-top-architecture-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quilt is a singular example of our united families]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers find many examples to dispute Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s views on immigration and culture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-quilt-is-a-singular-example-of-our-united-families/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-quilt-is-a-singular-example-of-our-united-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘green crypto’ partnership with RMIT and its links to a collapsed $2.8b scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The connection between a blockchain company and the failed HyperTech conglomerate &ndash; founded by notorious Melbourne crypto figures Ryan Xu and Sam Lee &ndash; has raised questions about the university&rsquo;s sponsorships vetting processes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-green-crypto-partnership-with-rmit-and-its-links-to-a-collapsed-28b-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-green-crypto-partnership-with-rmit-and-its-links-to-a-collapsed-28b-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class warriors: The internal rebellion that stunned a giant union]]></title><description><![CDATA[A savvy online campaign combined with grassroots advocacy has left Labor&rsquo;s plans to settle the teacher pay dispute in ruins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/class-warriors-the-internal-rebellion-that-stunned-a-giant-union/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/class-warriors-the-internal-rebellion-that-stunned-a-giant-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent warning as six Victorians suffer liver poisoning from illegal weight loss peptide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Chief Health Officer said it was believed the patients became seriously unwell after using an unapproved peptide product labelled as Retatrutide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/urgent-warning-as-six-victorians-suffer-liver-poisoning-from-illegal-weight-loss-peptide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/urgent-warning-as-six-victorians-suffer-liver-poisoning-from-illegal-weight-loss-peptide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils are arguably the government level most prone to corruption. The risk remains unaddressed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight years after The Age first revealed the corruption saga that engulfed Casey council, there remains a gaping hole in the government response to the issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/councils-are-arguably-the-government-level-most-prone-to-corruption-the-risk-remains-unaddressed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/councils-are-arguably-the-government-level-most-prone-to-corruption-the-risk-remains-unaddressed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed Square too packed? Where to watch Socceroos v USA in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be it at a live site, a pub or a suburban soccer club, there are plenty of Melbourne venues welcoming fans to watch the Socceroos&rsquo; big game with the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fed-square-too-packed-where-to-watch-socceroos-v-usa-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fed-square-too-packed-where-to-watch-socceroos-v-usa-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hard to understand’: Allan government fails to act on council donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local Government Minister Paul Hamer says the lessons of previous scandals have been heeded, but new integrity laws do not include a crackdown on developer donations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hard-to-understand-allan-government-fails-to-act-on-council-donations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hard-to-understand-allan-government-fails-to-act-on-council-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters from one of Australia’s most dangerous criminals and feared prisoners]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Silvester shares a vicious killer&rsquo;s prison-cell poetry, myth busts the Chopper story, and reveals why he was once falsely accused of a violent crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/letters-from-one-of-australias-most-dangerous-criminals-and-feared-prisoners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/letters-from-one-of-australias-most-dangerous-criminals-and-feared-prisoners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we chose Melbourne over Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne&rsquo;s rise as Australia&rsquo;s most liveable city &ndash; and soon to be its biggest &ndash; has been unstoppable. This is why these ex-Sydneysiders have decided to live in Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-we-chose-melbourne-over-sydney/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-we-chose-melbourne-over-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Out of sync’: Carroll blasts union leadership after teacher pay rise rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government&rsquo;s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/out-of-sync-carroll-blasts-union-leadership-after-teacher-pay-rise-rejected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/out-of-sync-carroll-blasts-union-leadership-after-teacher-pay-rise-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More school strikes ‘on the cards’ after teacher pay rise rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government&rsquo;s proposed pay rise, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-school-strikes-on-the-cards-after-teacher-pay-rise-rejected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-school-strikes-on-the-cards-after-teacher-pay-rise-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The union is no longer acting for us teachers. I’m part of the 58 per cent who voted No]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a teacher in a public secondary school, with a daughter in a public primary school, the strength of the No vote was not a surprise at all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-union-is-no-longer-acting-for-us-teachers-im-part-of-the-58-per-cent-who-voted-no/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-union-is-no-longer-acting-for-us-teachers-im-part-of-the-58-per-cent-who-voted-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hero sheds tears recounting how she comforted Modra after ‘freak crash’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Cameron, who was the first person on the scene, said she held the hand of AFL great Tony Modra while waiting for paramedics to arrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hero-sheds-tears-recounting-how-she-comforted-modra-after-freak-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hero-sheds-tears-recounting-how-she-comforted-modra-after-freak-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Complete freak accident’: Modra’s wife speaks about AFL great’s truck crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Modra&rsquo;s wife Erica has opened up to quell speculation around the reason for her husband&rsquo;s accident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/complete-freak-accident-modras-wife-speaks-about-afl-greats-truck-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/complete-freak-accident-modras-wife-speaks-about-afl-greats-truck-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public school teachers reject 28 per cent pay rise offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government&rsquo;s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-school-teachers-reject-28-per-cent-pay-rise-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-school-teachers-reject-28-per-cent-pay-rise-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demands for more school strikes as teachers reject 28 per cent pay offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government&rsquo;s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demands-for-more-school-strikes-as-teachers-reject-28-per-cent-pay-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demands-for-more-school-strikes-as-teachers-reject-28-per-cent-pay-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan’s hand-picked business council on ice after 18 months, chair quietly moved on]]></title><description><![CDATA[After assembling some of the state&rsquo;s brightest business luminaries, the premier is no longer taking meetings with her Business Council as the work from home debate continues to rage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allans-hand-picked-business-council-on-ice-after-18-months-chair-quietly-moved-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allans-hand-picked-business-council-on-ice-after-18-months-chair-quietly-moved-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which transport payment system did myki replace? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-transport-payment-system-did-myki-replace-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-transport-payment-system-did-myki-replace-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost for words? Albanese’s speechwriter quits just a year after the election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The script is being flipped in the PM&rsquo;s office as Albo prepares for a new turn of phrase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lost-for-words-albaneses-speechwriter-quits-just-a-year-after-the-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lost-for-words-albaneses-speechwriter-quits-just-a-year-after-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going backwards is not a path to the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers take issue with Pauline Hanson over the direction she thinks the country should take.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/going-backwards-is-not-a-path-to-the-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/going-backwards-is-not-a-path-to-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies six days after assault witnessed by school children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;distressing&rdquo; incident was witnessed by children leaving school for the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-dies-six-days-after-assault-witnessed-by-school-children/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-dies-six-days-after-assault-witnessed-by-school-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University backs down over ‘Hunger Games’ cuts that put 1800 jobs in doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The institution&rsquo;s reversal comes a week after the sudden departure of its vice chancellor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/university-backs-down-over-hunger-games-cuts-that-put-1800-jobs-in-doubt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/university-backs-down-over-hunger-games-cuts-that-put-1800-jobs-in-doubt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crucial evidence uncovered on influencer’s phone amid free birth inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronial inquest into the death of Stacey Warnecke has been adjourned following a forensic examination of the late nutritionist&rsquo;s mobile phone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crucial-evidence-uncovered-on-influencers-phone-amid-free-birth-inquest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crucial-evidence-uncovered-on-influencers-phone-amid-free-birth-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver arrested over crash that killed two-year-old girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 62-year-old man is under police guard in hospital after the four-car pile up in West Melbourne on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driver-arrested-over-crash-that-killed-two-year-old-girl/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driver-arrested-over-crash-that-killed-two-year-old-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne philanthropist Patricia Ilhan dies after cancer battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rich-lister, philanthropist and fixture of Brighton and Portsea&rsquo;s social set has passed away aged 62.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-philanthropist-patricia-ilhan-dies-after-cancer-battle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-philanthropist-patricia-ilhan-dies-after-cancer-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As neighbours searched for beloved local widow, her killer stood among them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lolene Whitehand, 85, was a fixture of the West Footscray community until her body was found floating in the Maribyrnong River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-neighbours-searched-for-beloved-local-widow-her-killer-stood-among-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-neighbours-searched-for-beloved-local-widow-her-killer-stood-among-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warmest June night breaks weather record – but winter is returning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians could be forgiven for forgetting it&rsquo;s the first month of winter after &ldquo;record-breaking warmth&rdquo; across the city this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/warmest-june-night-breaks-weather-record-but-winter-is-returning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/warmest-june-night-breaks-weather-record-but-winter-is-returning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne breaks weather record with warmest June night – but winter is returning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melburnians could be forgiven for forgetting it&rsquo;s the first month of winter after &ldquo;record-breaking warmth&rdquo; across the city this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-breaks-weather-record-with-warmest-june-night-but-winter-is-returning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-breaks-weather-record-with-warmest-june-night-but-winter-is-returning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anika Wells among powerbrokers and politicians at State of Origin in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[After flying under the radar in recent months, well-travelled Sport Minister Anika Wells is back in the game at the MCG.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anika-wells-among-powerbrokers-and-politicians-at-state-of-origin-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anika-wells-among-powerbrokers-and-politicians-at-state-of-origin-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Melbourne toppled from top spot in global rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious university has been outranked by a Sydney rival for the first time, amid mixed performance across Australia&rsquo;s historically high-performing tertiary sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/university-of-melbourne-toppled-from-top-spot-in-global-rankings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/university-of-melbourne-toppled-from-top-spot-in-global-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne suburbs where 20,000 homes are newly flagged for flood risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warnings were raised in two draft stormwater flooding maps released on Thursday, as the city continues to update its flood modelling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-suburbs-where-20000-homes-are-newly-flagged-for-flood-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-suburbs-where-20000-homes-are-newly-flagged-for-flood-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strict eligibility test for working from home revealed in new laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bosses will have to prove a &lsquo;significant&rsquo; negative impact before ordering staff back to the office under proposed new laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-strict-eligibility-test-for-working-from-home-revealed-in-new-laws/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-strict-eligibility-test-for-working-from-home-revealed-in-new-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay for the desk or pay a penalty: Inside Victoria’s strict new work-from-home rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bosses will have to prove a &lsquo;significant&rsquo; negative impact before ordering staff back to the office under proposed new laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pay-for-the-desk-or-pay-a-penalty-inside-victorias-strict-new-work-from-home-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pay-for-the-desk-or-pay-a-penalty-inside-victorias-strict-new-work-from-home-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The gold-plated sticking point in Sandilands’ multimillion-dollar radio settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[With millions of dollars on the line, there was a relic that had to be negotiated in the radio star&rsquo;s settlement with his former employer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-gold-plated-sticking-point-in-sandilands-multimillion-dollar-radio-settlement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revealed-the-gold-plated-sticking-point-in-sandilands-multimillion-dollar-radio-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCG plan for Yarra Park raises fears of stealth privatisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The park has long served as an overflow area for major events such as the AFL grand final and Boxing Day Test, and locals are worried proposed upgrades could change things for the worse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mcg-plan-for-yarra-park-raises-fears-of-stealth-privatisation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mcg-plan-for-yarra-park-raises-fears-of-stealth-privatisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the foundations for making a choice at the ballot box]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate what criteria should be used in casting a vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/finding-the-foundations-for-making-a-choice-at-the-ballot-box/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/finding-the-foundations-for-making-a-choice-at-the-ballot-box/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Huge’ money saw alleged bar wars kidnappers carry on assault of wrong target: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of teens attacked a man with a hammer and forced his head underwater despite realising they had picked up the wrong person, a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/huge-money-saw-alleged-bar-wars-kidnappers-carry-on-assault-of-wrong-target-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/huge-money-saw-alleged-bar-wars-kidnappers-carry-on-assault-of-wrong-target-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘From a bygone era’: The T-shirt frustrating our brightest minds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s former chief scientist has criticised Myer for selling a women&rsquo;s T-shirt emblazoned with the words &ldquo;I&rsquo;m too pretty to do math&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-a-bygone-era-the-t-shirt-frustrating-our-brightest-minds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-a-bygone-era-the-t-shirt-frustrating-our-brightest-minds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl killed, man critically injured in four-car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crash happened in West Melbourne just before afternoon peak hour on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-killed-man-critically-injured-in-four-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-killed-man-critically-injured-in-four-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl killed, boy and man critically injured in four-car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crash happened in West Melbourne just before afternoon peak hour on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-killed-boy-and-man-critically-injured-in-four-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-killed-boy-and-man-critically-injured-in-four-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl dead, boy critically injured after four-car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fatal crash unfolded in West Melbourne just before afternoon peak hour on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-dead-boy-critically-injured-after-four-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-dead-boy-critically-injured-after-four-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalano remortgages Raes on Wategos resort in Byron Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The son of Antony Catalano has taken out two fresh mortgages over his father&rsquo;s landmark property as the businessman faces charges over the alleged assault of his wife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalano-remortgages-raes-on-wategos-resort-in-byron-bay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalano-remortgages-raes-on-wategos-resort-in-byron-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flashbacks, insomnia, anxiety: Doctors report trauma from fatal free birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Stacey Warnecke&rsquo;s birth plan had instructions for potential complications, medical staff who tried to save the influencer&rsquo;s life say they have been left questioning the purpose of their chosen profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flashbacks-insomnia-anxiety-doctors-report-trauma-from-fatal-free-birth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flashbacks-insomnia-anxiety-doctors-report-trauma-from-fatal-free-birth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good, worn or poor: How the condition of your school ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of schools in poor condition is steadily increasing across the state. Find out how yours rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-worn-or-poor-how-the-condition-of-your-school-ranks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-worn-or-poor-how-the-condition-of-your-school-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISIS bride denied bail over ‘unacceptable risk’ to community]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne court has denied Zeinab Ahmad bail, saying there was no compelling evidence to show she had renounced her extremist views.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-denied-bail-over-unacceptable-risk-to-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-denied-bail-over-unacceptable-risk-to-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look inside Kmart’s Ikea-fighting homewares store]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retail giant&rsquo;s new format will open to customers in Melbourne on Thursday and could be rolled out nationally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-look-inside-kmarts-ikea-fighting-homewares-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-look-inside-kmarts-ikea-fighting-homewares-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Melbourne gym hit twice in two nights]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Melbourne's Rare Breeds gym was gutted by fire, following the second attack in two nights. But the gym site is no stranger to controversy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/south-melbourne-gym-hit-twice-in-two-nights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/south-melbourne-gym-hit-twice-in-two-nights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Melbourne gym hit by second arson attack in 24 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gym is no stranger to controversy, having also been the location of a violent hammer attack involving previous owners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/south-melbourne-gym-hit-by-second-arson-attack-in-24-hours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/south-melbourne-gym-hit-by-second-arson-attack-in-24-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business lobby predicts lawyers’ picnic over Victoria’s work-from-home laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who will be able to work from home two days a week, and who will be forced into the office? Law experts say the courts could become tied up in that question if new laws pass parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/business-lobby-predicts-lawyers-picnic-over-victorias-work-from-home-laws/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/business-lobby-predicts-lawyers-picnic-over-victorias-work-from-home-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire heiress sues over $12 million tax sting following separation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debbie Dadon has dedicated her life to helping others, but when she went to top-tier tax specialists for advice they allegedly botched her affairs so badly she could end up paying tax twice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-heiress-sues-over-12-million-tax-sting-following-separation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-heiress-sues-over-12-million-tax-sting-following-separation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘real romp’: Fiona Patten tells of sex, politics and power in new book]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Sex Party boss promises to drop a few names, go behind the scenes and tell stories that have never been told before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-real-romp-fiona-patten-tells-of-sex-politics-and-power-in-new-book/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-real-romp-fiona-patten-tells-of-sex-politics-and-power-in-new-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House prices are falling. Wasn’t that the idea?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that the reason for the federal government&rsquo;s changes to rules around property investment were justified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/house-prices-are-falling-wasnt-that-the-idea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/house-prices-are-falling-wasnt-that-the-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Predatory’ teacher serving 46 years for sadistic abuse also assaulted his students]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former teacher is already serving the longest sentence in Australia for child sex abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/predatory-teacher-serving-46-years-for-sadistic-abuse-also-assaulted-his-students/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/predatory-teacher-serving-46-years-for-sadistic-abuse-also-assaulted-his-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When John confronted one of the hoons outside his home, he was punched in the face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents say it&rsquo;s impossible to get a decent night&rsquo;s sleep in this beautiful bayside suburb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-john-confronted-one-of-the-hoons-outside-his-home-he-was-punched-in-the-face/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-john-confronted-one-of-the-hoons-outside-his-home-he-was-punched-in-the-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No way I was going to call an ambulance’: Doula at fatal free birth defends actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Victorian doula has told the Coroners Court she initially believed Stacey Warnecke was having a panic attack as she lay dying.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-way-i-was-going-to-call-an-ambulance-doula-at-fatal-free-birth-defends-actions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-way-i-was-going-to-call-an-ambulance-doula-at-fatal-free-birth-defends-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police believe Dezi Freeman travelled to NSW, more arrests made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly three months after the police killer&rsquo;s death in a border shootout, police continue their probe into his movements in the 216 days he was a fugitive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-believe-dezi-freeman-travelled-to-nsw-more-arrests-made/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-believe-dezi-freeman-travelled-to-nsw-more-arrests-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Could have been catastrophic’: Children at risk of 12-storey plunge from high-rise childcare centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children at an inner-city Melbourne childcare centre were at risk of falling from a 12-storey roof edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/could-have-been-catastrophic-children-at-risk-of-12-storey-plunge-from-high-rise-childcare-centre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/could-have-been-catastrophic-children-at-risk-of-12-storey-plunge-from-high-rise-childcare-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surprising $300 device suburbia is buying to stop car thieves]]></title><description><![CDATA[As car thefts surge, home owners are spending thousands on security measures to turn their cars and homes into theft-proof fortresses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-surprising-300-device-suburbia-is-buying-to-stop-car-thieves/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-surprising-300-device-suburbia-is-buying-to-stop-car-thieves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bollards and bullet-proof glass: Melburnians go all-out to keep homes, cars safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[As car thefts surge, homeowners are spending thousands on security measures to turn their cars and homes into theft-proof fortresses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bollards-and-bullet-proof-glass-melburnians-go-all-out-to-keep-homes-cars-safe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bollards-and-bullet-proof-glass-melburnians-go-all-out-to-keep-homes-cars-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalano wins fight to build $29m Byron mansion – but there’s a catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disgraced media identity Antony Catalano&rsquo;s $29m Byron Bay mega mansion project gets back on track]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalano-wins-fight-to-build-29m-byron-mansion-but-theres-a-catch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalano-wins-fight-to-build-29m-byron-mansion-but-theres-a-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson on world stage? I would not like to see that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers consider the possibility of Pauline Hanson representing Australia on the world stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hanson-on-world-stage-i-would-not-like-to-see-that/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hanson-on-world-stage-i-would-not-like-to-see-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin flight makes emergency landing after engine issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services were called to Melbourne Airport after crew on a Virgin Australia flight reported an engine issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/virgin-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-issue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/virgin-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The single Cypress tree that pub owner claims has halted multimillion-dollar renovations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Publican Liam Ganley wants to overhaul the &ldquo;tired&rdquo; Windsor Castle Hotel, but claims a tree dispute has put the brakes on the project for months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-single-cypress-tree-that-pub-owner-claims-has-halted-multimillion-dollar-renovations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-single-cypress-tree-that-pub-owner-claims-has-halted-multimillion-dollar-renovations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb survived poltergeists, Olympics and a name change – but you probably don’t know it]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s played host to marathons, notorious ghosts and generations of family history - it&rsquo;s no wonder this unpretentious pocket of Melbourne keeps drawing its residents back home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-survived-poltergeists-olympics-and-a-name-change-but-you-probably-dont-know-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-survived-poltergeists-olympics-and-a-name-change-but-you-probably-dont-know-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I left my small, overlooked suburb. But there’s a reason I came back]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s played host to marathons, notorious ghosts and generations of family history - it&rsquo;s no wonder this unpretentious pocket of Melbourne keeps drawing its residents back home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-left-my-small-overlooked-suburb-but-theres-a-reason-i-came-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-left-my-small-overlooked-suburb-but-theres-a-reason-i-came-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-AFL player jailed for defrauding families over swimming pools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of the regional victims were retirees or close to retirement, who were trying to install pools for their children or grandchildren.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-afl-player-jailed-for-defrauding-families-over-swimming-pools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-afl-player-jailed-for-defrauding-families-over-swimming-pools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of ‘ISIS bride’ in school, enjoying freedoms of Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zeinab Ahmad wants to be released on bail to reunite with her seven-year-old, who lived with her in a tent in Syria until their return to Australia last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daughter-of-isis-bride-in-school-enjoying-freedoms-of-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daughter-of-isis-bride-in-school-enjoying-freedoms-of-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newborn cries, quiet groans: The Triple Zero call as influencer lay dying after ‘free birth’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the months before her son, Axel, was born, Stacey Warnecke expressed a deep fear of birth trauma and was adamant she wanted to have her baby on her own terms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/newborn-cries-quiet-groans-the-triple-zero-call-as-influencer-lay-dying-after-free-birth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/newborn-cries-quiet-groans-the-triple-zero-call-as-influencer-lay-dying-after-free-birth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandilands and ARN circle settlement to avert blockbuster trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radio shock jock Sandilands has already started laying the groundwork for his next venture as he closes in on a settlement agreement with his former employer, ARN Media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sandilands-and-arn-circle-settlement-to-avert-blockbuster-trial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sandilands-and-arn-circle-settlement-to-avert-blockbuster-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver dies in crash at community racing event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are preparing for a report for the coroner after a driver died while competing in a community motorsport event at Calder Park raceway on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driver-dies-in-crash-at-community-racing-event/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driver-dies-in-crash-at-community-racing-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation success may spell its demise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react to the rise and rise of One Nation and its prospect of success in the next two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-success-may-spell-its-demise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-success-may-spell-its-demise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why not?’: The heart-wrenching joy of having two countries in the World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;m an Australian and a Turk at the same time,&rdquo; one fan said on Sunday of supporting both countries. &ldquo;I respect Australia as my home country, but I&rsquo;m a Turk as well. So why not?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-not-the-heart-wrenching-joy-of-having-two-countries-in-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-not-the-heart-wrenching-joy-of-having-two-countries-in-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish fans turn out in thousands to support both teams in World Cup match]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;m an Australian and a Turk at the same time,&rdquo; one fan said on Sunday of supporting both countries. &ldquo;I respect Australia as my home country, but I&rsquo;m a Turk as well. So why not?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/turkish-fans-turn-out-in-thousands-to-support-both-teams-in-world-cup-match/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/turkish-fans-turn-out-in-thousands-to-support-both-teams-in-world-cup-match/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne park evacuated after dynamite find as bomb unit makes controlled detonations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage obtained by The Age shows explosives being detonated near bushland in Merri Park just before 1pm. The police operation finished late in the afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-park-evacuated-after-dynamite-find-as-bomb-unit-makes-controlled-detonations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-park-evacuated-after-dynamite-find-as-bomb-unit-makes-controlled-detonations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You are meant to be greater’: The bold plan to stop youth crime – at the hospital bedside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth workers and mentors will be embedded in two major Melbourne hospitals under a pilot program to divert young offenders away from crime.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-are-meant-to-be-greater-the-bold-plan-to-stop-youth-crime-at-the-hospital-bedside/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-are-meant-to-be-greater-the-bold-plan-to-stop-youth-crime-at-the-hospital-bedside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You are meant to be greater’: Hospital program unveiled to target youth crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth workers and mentors will be embedded in two major Melbourne hospitals under a pilot program to divert young offenders away from crime.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-are-meant-to-be-greater-hospital-program-unveiled-to-target-youth-crime/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-are-meant-to-be-greater-hospital-program-unveiled-to-target-youth-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne park evacuated after dynamite find as bomb unit make controlled detonations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage obtained by The Age shows explosives being detonated near bushland in Merri Park just before 1pm with the police operation finishing late in the afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-park-evacuated-after-dynamite-find-as-bomb-unit-make-controlled-detonations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-park-evacuated-after-dynamite-find-as-bomb-unit-make-controlled-detonations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne park evacuated after dynamite find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage obtained by The Age shows explosives being detonated near bushland in Merri Park just before 1pm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-park-evacuated-after-dynamite-find/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-park-evacuated-after-dynamite-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six thousand students, 1000 places. Competition has never been tougher for Melbourne’s best schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many families are turning to tutors before the select-entry schools exam. But educators say a revamped test will ensure it is fair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/six-thousand-students-1000-places-competition-has-never-been-tougher-for-melbournes-best-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/six-thousand-students-1000-places-competition-has-never-been-tougher-for-melbournes-best-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6000 students, 1000 places. Competition has never been tougher for Melbourne’s best schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many families are turning to tutors before the select-entry schools exam. But educators say a revamped test will ensure it is fair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/6000-students-1000-places-competition-has-never-been-tougher-for-melbournes-best-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/6000-students-1000-places-competition-has-never-been-tougher-for-melbournes-best-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the centre of politics look like?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers question what each of the major parties really stands for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-does-the-centre-of-politics-look-like/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-does-the-centre-of-politics-look-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suburbs left behind as Fire Rescue Victoria misses emergency targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire Rescue Victoria was created to better protect booming outer suburban communities, but the agency is falling short of its response time targets for structure fires in these areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suburbs-left-behind-as-fire-rescue-victoria-misses-emergency-targets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suburbs-left-behind-as-fire-rescue-victoria-misses-emergency-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday shack owners face losing their slice of Australian dream to private development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of caravan owners are in limbo after a coastal council approved plans to develop a site near a popular Victorian beach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/holiday-shack-owners-face-losing-their-slice-of-australian-dream-to-private-development/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/holiday-shack-owners-face-losing-their-slice-of-australian-dream-to-private-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sylvia Plath stole my boyfriend’: This fun-filled 95-year-old comedian is just getting started]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her one-woman show, Liz Hicklin makes wry observations on life and tells how legendary poet Ted Hughes was once her lover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sylvia-plath-stole-my-boyfriend-this-fun-filled-95-year-old-comedian-is-just-getting-started/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sylvia-plath-stole-my-boyfriend-this-fun-filled-95-year-old-comedian-is-just-getting-started/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, June 13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next federal poll is two years away, everyone, cool down]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the political temperature rises, it is worth noting the next election isn&rsquo;t until 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-next-federal-poll-is-two-years-away-everyone-cool-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-next-federal-poll-is-two-years-away-everyone-cool-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is what happens’: VicRoads privatisation blasted after IT outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the organisation&rsquo;s online services have been restored after a week-long outage that caused headaches for motorists and car dealers, as well as police and councils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-is-what-happens-vicroads-privatisation-blasted-after-it-outage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-is-what-happens-vicroads-privatisation-blasted-after-it-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters outside the Melbourne venue hosting a funding event for Pauline Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[A heavy police presence was on hand as protesters gathered outside the fundraiser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/protesters-outside-the-melbourne-venue-hosting-a-funding-event-for-pauline-hanson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/protesters-outside-the-melbourne-venue-hosting-a-funding-event-for-pauline-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Rabbitohs and EPL sponsor cops largest ever fine from ASIC case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Australian sponsor of the Sydney Rabbitohs and Sheffield United FC has been hit with $300 million in fines &ndash; a record for any case brought by the corporate watchdog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-rabbitohs-and-epl-sponsor-cops-largest-ever-fine-from-asic-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-rabbitohs-and-epl-sponsor-cops-largest-ever-fine-from-asic-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum of Gavin Preston killer used AI to ask the court for leniency]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of Jaedon Tito said her son had taken up colouring in to &ldquo;clear his mind&rdquo; in prison after he and another man were convicted of killing the underworld figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mum-of-gavin-preston-killer-used-ai-to-ask-the-court-for-leniency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mum-of-gavin-preston-killer-used-ai-to-ask-the-court-for-leniency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A scarf on a seat does not reserve it: MCC lays down law to members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne Cricket Club members who reserve seats with scarfs, drink alcohol in dry bays or buy guest tickets for major events without attending themselves are on notice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-scarf-on-a-seat-does-not-reserve-it-mcc-lays-down-law-to-members/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-scarf-on-a-seat-does-not-reserve-it-mcc-lays-down-law-to-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A scarf on a seat does not reserve it: MCC decides on fans’ dilemma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne Cricket Club members who reserve seats with scarves, drink alcohol in dry bays or buy guest tickets for major events without attending themselves are on notice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-scarf-on-a-seat-does-not-reserve-it-mcc-decides-on-fans-dilemma/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-scarf-on-a-seat-does-not-reserve-it-mcc-decides-on-fans-dilemma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic parents can be banned from schools for WhatsApp posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents targeting teachers or principals in WhatsApp groups would be forced to take their posts down under an enhanced scheme to protect educators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toxic-parents-can-be-banned-from-schools-for-whatsapp-posts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/toxic-parents-can-be-banned-from-schools-for-whatsapp-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car thieves targeting Melbourne Airport can soon expect a nasty surprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new $3.5 million installation has already seen the number of thefts dramatically drop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-thieves-targeting-melbourne-airport-can-soon-expect-a-nasty-surprise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-thieves-targeting-melbourne-airport-can-soon-expect-a-nasty-surprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ambush that forever changed how Victoria is policed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A routine factory stakeout shattered the illusion that a uniform was bulletproof. Today, first-responding police are expected to be heroes against heavily armed shooters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ambush-that-forever-changed-how-victoria-is-policed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ambush-that-forever-changed-how-victoria-is-policed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only one Labor MP will go to the World Cup. It’s not Anika Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canberra contingent bound for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will include just one federal Labor MP, and at least three members of the Liberal Party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/only-one-labor-mp-will-go-to-the-world-cup-its-not-anika-wells/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/only-one-labor-mp-will-go-to-the-world-cup-its-not-anika-wells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New-look Age quiz: Where were the Sydney Swans originally based?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-look-age-quiz-where-were-the-sydney-swans-originally-based/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-look-age-quiz-where-were-the-sydney-swans-originally-based/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bupa renews seven-figure Carlton deal amid Sayers court saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health insurer has signed on for three more years as a Carlton sponsor as the club&rsquo;s handling of its former president&rsquo;s explicit photo scandal is scrutinised in the Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bupa-renews-seven-figure-carlton-deal-amid-sayers-court-saga/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bupa-renews-seven-figure-carlton-deal-amid-sayers-court-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor needs to refocus its attacks on One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the rise in popularity of One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-needs-to-refocus-its-attacks-on-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-needs-to-refocus-its-attacks-on-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These polluting behemoths pay more on toll roads than cars. A campaign says that’s unfair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increasing popularity of giant utes is prompting a parliamentary inquiry to consider reducing the amount they are charged to use Melbourne&rsquo;s toll roads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-polluting-behemoths-pay-more-on-toll-roads-than-cars-a-campaign-says-thats-unfair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-polluting-behemoths-pay-more-on-toll-roads-than-cars-a-campaign-says-thats-unfair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kew VicRoads tower to be bulldozed this week after eleventh-hour U-turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demolition at the site will commence in just days, after the state government turned away from a plan to retrofit the 1960s structure and transform it into apartments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kew-vicroads-tower-to-be-bulldozed-this-week-after-eleventh-hour-u-turn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kew-vicroads-tower-to-be-bulldozed-this-week-after-eleventh-hour-u-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VicRoads chaos stretches on as IT bungle leaves drivers unable to register cars, book tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists continue to be frustrated almost a week after a system upgrade crashed the organisation&rsquo;s online portal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vicroads-chaos-stretches-on-as-it-bungle-leaves-drivers-unable-to-register-cars-book-tests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vicroads-chaos-stretches-on-as-it-bungle-leaves-drivers-unable-to-register-cars-book-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No end in sight to VicRoads chaos as IT bungle leaves drivers unable to register cars, book tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists continue to be frustrated almost a week after a system upgrade crashed the organisation&rsquo;s online portal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-end-in-sight-to-vicroads-chaos-as-it-bungle-leaves-drivers-unable-to-register-cars-book-tests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-end-in-sight-to-vicroads-chaos-as-it-bungle-leaves-drivers-unable-to-register-cars-book-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prisoner on the run after fleeing brother’s Melbourne funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minutes after carrying his brother&rsquo;s coffin to its final resting place, 47-year-old Orijol Rukaj evaded police detection and went on the run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prisoner-on-the-run-after-fleeing-brothers-melbourne-funeral/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prisoner-on-the-run-after-fleeing-brothers-melbourne-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All three and four-year-olds to be screened for autism under Victoria’s NDIS alternative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government has unveiled its Thriving Kids model, for children with autism and developmental delays who are no longer supported by the NDIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-three-and-four-year-olds-to-be-screened-for-autism-under-victorias-ndis-alternative/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/all-three-and-four-year-olds-to-be-screened-for-autism-under-victorias-ndis-alternative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chipping away at it: the artist with burning passion for ice sculpting]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 30 years, ice sculptor Kevin Kapusi Starow remains captivated by the way his works constantly change as they melt away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chipping-away-at-it-the-artist-with-burning-passion-for-ice-sculpting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chipping-away-at-it-the-artist-with-burning-passion-for-ice-sculpting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Busting out the dance moves’: Katter the life of the party in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[The member for Kennedy in Queensland was spotted in Melbourne &ndash; and dancing on social media &ndash;and naturally, we were curious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/busting-out-the-dance-moves-katter-the-life-of-the-party-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/busting-out-the-dance-moves-katter-the-life-of-the-party-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of schools to roll out year 1 maths checks next term]]></title><description><![CDATA[The checks will become mandatory in all public primary schools from next year, but some principals warn it isn&rsquo;t the best use of resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hundreds-of-schools-to-roll-out-year-1-maths-checks-next-term/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hundreds-of-schools-to-roll-out-year-1-maths-checks-next-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time for the parties to consider rebranding themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The identities and polices of Australia&rsquo;s political parties need to realign, say readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-time-for-the-parties-to-consider-rebranding-themselves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-time-for-the-parties-to-consider-rebranding-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age Schools Summit as it happened: Payroll tax cap to benefit private schools, education minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[More of the state&rsquo;s wealthiest schools could be shielded from a controversial tax if Labor wins the November election, Education Minister Ben Carroll told The Age Schools Summit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-as-it-happened-payroll-tax-cap-to-benefit-private-schools-education-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-as-it-happened-payroll-tax-cap-to-benefit-private-schools-education-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age Schools Summit as it happened: Government and opposition announce education pledges; Carroll responds to leadership questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look back at what happened at The Age Schools Summit, where some of state&rsquo;s leading educators and policymakers gathered to discuss Victoria&rsquo;s education landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-as-it-happened-government-and-opposition-announce-education-pledges-carroll-responds-to-leadership-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-as-it-happened-government-and-opposition-announce-education-pledges-carroll-responds-to-leadership-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the glamour of a Mount Buller ski trip: How an allegedly spiked vodka led a socialite to court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A night out at Mount Buller that started with dancing ended with a call for paramedics. Now, a socialite faces court after allegedly being caught on CCTV spiking her friend&rsquo;s drink.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/behind-the-glamour-of-a-mount-buller-ski-trip-how-an-allegedly-spiked-vodka-led-a-socialite-to-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/behind-the-glamour-of-a-mount-buller-ski-trip-how-an-allegedly-spiked-vodka-led-a-socialite-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner wants gun licence ‘rubber stamping’ bolstered with medical checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Allan government prepares to strengthen the state&rsquo;s firearms laws, a Victorian coroner wants gun owner to provide medical evidence proving their fit to hold a gun licence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/coroner-wants-gun-licence-rubber-stamping-bolstered-with-medical-checks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/coroner-wants-gun-licence-rubber-stamping-bolstered-with-medical-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clean mental health checks for gun owners should follow Bondi, suicide: coroner]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Allan government prepares to strengthen the state&rsquo;s firearms laws, a Victorian coroner wants gun owners to provide medical evidence proving their fitness to hold a licence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/clean-mental-health-checks-for-gun-owners-should-follow-bondi-suicide-coroner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/clean-mental-health-checks-for-gun-owners-should-follow-bondi-suicide-coroner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jan Daniher delivers moving tribute at husband Neale’s funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jan Daniher shares heartfelt words at husband Neale's funeral.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jan-daniher-delivers-moving-tribute-at-husband-neales-funeral/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jan-daniher-delivers-moving-tribute-at-husband-neales-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Government and opposition announce education pledges; Carroll responds to leadership questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for our live coverage of The Age Schools Summit, where some of state&rsquo;s leading educators and policymakers are gathered to discuss Victoria&rsquo;s education landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-government-and-opposition-announce-education-pledges-carroll-responds-to-leadership-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-government-and-opposition-announce-education-pledges-carroll-responds-to-leadership-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice work if you can get it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist Kevin Kapusi Starow creates an ice sculpture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ice-work-if-you-can-get-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ice-work-if-you-can-get-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A TV mystery in plain sight –  the Logies reveal their new host]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Instagram teaser sparked speculation that a familiar Australian name was about to land television&rsquo;s trickiest gig.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-tv-mystery-in-plain-sight-the-logies-reveal-their-new-host/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-tv-mystery-in-plain-sight-the-logies-reveal-their-new-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Minister for Education Ben Carroll to make address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for our live coverage of The Age School Summit, where some of state&rsquo;s leading educators and policymakers will gather to discuss Victoria&rsquo;s education landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-minister-for-education-ben-carroll-to-make-address/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-minister-for-education-ben-carroll-to-make-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Minister for Education Ben Carroll announces $75m education fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for our live coverage of The Age Schools Summit, where some of state&rsquo;s leading educators and policymakers will gather to discuss Victoria&rsquo;s education landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-minister-for-education-ben-carroll-announces-75m-education-fund/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-minister-for-education-ben-carroll-announces-75m-education-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Education Minister Ben Carroll announces $75m education fund, responds to leadership questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for our live coverage of The Age Schools Summit, where some of state&rsquo;s leading educators and policymakers will gather to discuss Victoria&rsquo;s education landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-education-minister-ben-carroll-announces-75m-education-fund-responds-to-leadership-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-schools-summit-live-education-minister-ben-carroll-announces-75m-education-fund-responds-to-leadership-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Melbourne Show’s chief showbag spruiker to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[After almost seven years, Brad Jenkins is stepping down from the role he describes as the &ldquo;cultivator of happiness&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/royal-melbourne-shows-chief-showbag-spruiker-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/royal-melbourne-shows-chief-showbag-spruiker-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maths camps and coding programs in $75m boost for Victoria’s brightest students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extra programs on botany, music and dance are also part of a $75 million state government announcement of free extension programs for prep to year 12.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maths-camps-and-coding-programs-in-75m-boost-for-victorias-brightest-students/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maths-camps-and-coding-programs-in-75m-boost-for-victorias-brightest-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan’s sorry record cries out for policy review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers lament the standard of public discourse after the re-emergence of the &ldquo;Ditch the Witch&rdquo; slogan used against Jacinta Allan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allans-sorry-record-cries-out-for-policy-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allans-sorry-record-cries-out-for-policy-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens caught cheating at Mazenod College using AI in key exam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite almost a quarter of its year 12 students being involved, the college did not believe the behaviour had been coordinated among them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dozens-caught-cheating-at-mazenod-college-using-ai-in-key-exam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dozens-caught-cheating-at-mazenod-college-using-ai-in-key-exam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policeman who preyed on domestic violence victims jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she&rsquo;d ever met.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/policeman-who-preyed-on-domestic-violence-victims-jailed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/policeman-who-preyed-on-domestic-violence-victims-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunting women: Policeman who preyed on DV victims jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she&rsquo;d ever met.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hunting-women-policeman-who-preyed-on-dv-victims-jailed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hunting-women-policeman-who-preyed-on-dv-victims-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hunting women’: Policeman who preyed on domestic violence victims jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she&rsquo;d ever met.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hunting-women-policeman-who-preyed-on-domestic-violence-victims-jailed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hunting-women-policeman-who-preyed-on-domestic-violence-victims-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chapel Street sanctuary providing so much to those with so little]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a warm cafe on Chapel Street, Elene has found sanctuary away from the drugs and chaos. The trouble is, she has to go home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-chapel-street-sanctuary-providing-so-much-to-those-with-so-little/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-chapel-street-sanctuary-providing-so-much-to-those-with-so-little/</guid></item></channel></rss>