Melbourne
Two children charged after girl, 11, stabbed in armed robbery
An 11-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in a lane at a Frankston shopping centre. Police have charged two children, aged 12 and 14, over the incident.
- by Jackson Graham
Latest
Saving cats and dogs: Pet rescuers do it fur the love
A network of volunteers who rescue stray cats and dogs in northern Victoria and bring them to Melbourne for adoption say they are saving more than 3500 animals a year.
- by Carolyn Webb
Analysis
Renting
Low vacancy rates mean rental crisis will last
Rents are set to keep rising as property investors seek to recoup their higher costs of borrowing.
- by John Collett
‘Ms Fagan, I am really sorry’: Woman denied bail over fatal crash
A young woman charged over a crash in Melbourne’s west in which 69-year-old grandfather Sedat Hassan died has been refused bail after a magistrate found there was too great a risk of her driving again.
- by Adam Cooper and Erin Pearson
Victorians to pay and claim rental bond in a couple of clicks
The state government is setting up a new online system to handle bond payments to ease the stress on tenants wrestling with landlords.
- by Melissa Heagney
Groundbreaking actor Georgie Stone on the fight to live her own story
A new Netflix film documents the trailblazing path of Australian transgender actor Georgie Stone.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Exclusive
Courts
Policeman who shot James Gargasoulas cleared of assault on student
Senior Constable Roland Jones was cleared of charges stemming from an elite unit’s bungled operation that left an Indian student with a broken jaw.
- by Cameron Houston and David Estcourt
Stamp duty move puts pressure on other states
Economists welcomed NSW’s plan to phase out stamp duty, but warned the slated plan to exclude higher value properties is flawed and will create problems down the track.
- by Rachel Clun
What Sydney’s median house price can buy across the country
A budget of $1.59 million may not stretch very far in Sydney, but could get you a beachfront abode, stunning views and a pool in other parts of the country.
- by Kate Burke
Rate rises could hit renters harder than homeowners
In one of the current housing market’s worst ironies, the people likely to be slugged hardest by the latest interest rate increase are those who don’t actually own property.
- by Sue Williams
Jazz maestro Chindamo adds to his list of honours
It is no surprise that Melburnian Joe Chindamo, described as one of the world’s finest jazz pianists, has been recognised on this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his contribution to music and the performing arts.
- by Najma Sambul