Victoria

Hassan Khalif Shire Ali lunged at police with a knife before he was shot.

Unit monitoring Shire Ali not told of ASIO homegrown attack fears, inquest hears

The witness, known as SIU Officer E, told an inquest into Shire Ali’s 2018 attack in Bourke Street that the state’s Security Intelligence Unit was managing more than 300 Victorians listed as national security risks at that time.

by Erin Pearson

Brett Whiteley

Brett Whiteley painting smashes Australian art auction record

by Linda Morris

'He had everything to live for': Young tradie fatally stabbed in heart

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Crime

'He had everything to live for': Young tradie fatally stabbed in heart

by Simone Fox Koob and Ashleigh McMillan

Police inspected Inflation nightclub on King Street up to seven times a night, a court has heard.

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Victoria Police

Police take year to find independent investigator for swingers shooting

by Cameron Houston

Retired Labor MP for the seat of Cranbourne, Jude Perera.

IBAC

Labor MP’s lobbying for developer 'spectacularly inappropriate', IBAC hears

by Clay Lucas and Royce Millar

Politics

The Andrews government hopes a sweetened new enterprise agreement will attract more kinder teachers.

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Early childhood

Best-paid Victorian kinder teachers to earn more than school teachers

Victoria's 7000 kindergarten workers will receive pay rises of up to 30 per cent in a new deal the Andrews government hopes will attract more early childhood teachers.

by Michael Fowler

People check-in for flights at Melbourne Airport.

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Coronavirus pandemic

Victoria opts for 'hot' hotels over home quarantine as it tests revamped program

Australians returning to Melbourne will be required to undergo a coronavirus test before boarding flights and confirmed COVID-19 cases will be sent to 'hot' hotels when international flights resume next month.