Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale pleads guilty to 13 fresh charges
Ridsdale has been in prison since 1994 for sexual offending against children while he was a parish priest in western Victoria for almost three decades.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Staff shortages threaten Andrews’ $9bn preschool overhaul
Workforce issues could hamper the state government from getting its early learning reforms off the ground.
- by Cara Waters, Adam Carey, Matilda Finn and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Reward offered for help to solve drive-by shootings outside bikie clubhouse
A $250,000 reward is being offered for information on an incident outside a bikie clubhouse that involved shots fired at an unmarked police car.
- by Jackson Graham and Marta Pascual Juanola
January 6 Committee hearings as it happened: Hearings begin into US Capitol riots
The House Committee investigation into the riots in Washington DC on 6 January, 2021 is holding the first of a series of public hearings today.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Dual citizenship ruling could trigger appeals from ‘small numbers’ of accused terrorists
Constitutional experts say the High Court’s decision to strike down a key plank of the Commonwealth’s citizenship-stripping powers for accused terrorists will have a narrow impact.
- by Lisa Visentin and Marta Pascual Juanola
Cafe queue conflict: When the latte line becomes disputed territory
The inner-Melbourne cafe has attracted a loyal following since opening last year. But for seven months, it has been locked in a dispute with residents over where its customers should be allowed to stand.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
$10 to save controversial banana statue’s skin? Not a-peeling, says council
Comedian John Oliver has made a televised bid for Yarra City Council’s controversial Fallen Fruit sculpture, offering $10, donations to local charities and a replacement alligator statue. But the council’s not biting.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Matilda Finn
‘We’re rocking the suburbs’: More than 100 live music gigs planned for Melbourne
The Victorian government will fund more than 100 live music gigs across Melbourne as the industry continues to reel from the pandemic.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Woman released by police after boy, 3, killed in hit-and-run
A 73-year-old woman who handed herself in to police following a hit-run collision that killed a young child in Melbourne’s west has been released.
- by Jackson Graham and Marta Pascual Juanola
City of Melbourne urged not to put brakes on bike lanes
The City of Melbourne could find solutions to ensure delivery drivers have access to CBD streets without abandoning plans for new bicycle lanes, transport and planing experts say, with some concerned that the city is already underinvesting in cycling infrastructure. Â
- by Patrick Hatch and Marta Pascual Juanola
Council wobbles on bike lanes: Drivers, business owners force rethink
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has defended her council’s decision to halt construction of separated bike lanes in the CBD, deepening a stalemate between drivers and cyclists.Â
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Jackson Graham