Crime
Phil Cleary giving men a sporting chance to end violence against women
The famous football coach and anti-violence campaigner is a regular at community sporting clubs to reinforce messages of respect and equality.
- by Adam Cooper
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Alleged international drug kingpin faces court on trafficking charge
A Chinese-British dual national extradited to Australia has faced court accused of being a senior member of an international criminal syndicate after being charged with drug trafficking.
- by David Estcourt
Melbourne principal ‘strongly denies’ alleged sexual offences
A lawyer for Loyola College principal Joseph Favrin said his client denies the allegations against him and says he stood down to protect the image of his school.
- by Roy Ward
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Restaurants
Debts, not bullets, bring down Woodstock pizzeria
Woodstock Pizzicheria survived Melbourne’s infamous 2013 mafia pizza wars. But it has now collapsed under massive debts and its founding owner has fled the city.
- by Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
Judges refuse appeal over baby shaking conviction
Lawyers for baby killer Jesse Vinaccia had argued shaken baby syndrome was pseudoscience and a pre-existing medical condition could have explained the death of Kaleb Baylis-Clarke.
- by Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
‘Stewy the Snake Catcher’ keeps licence but must scale back social media
The high-profile Melbourne snake catcher had to go to VCAT to get his wildlife controller licence back.
- by David Estcourt
Jim fled his abusers and hid in a cinema. Movies became his life
The moment that saved Jim Sherlock sounds like it’s from a movie. Fittingly, it happened in a cinema.
- by Tom Cowie
Underworld figure launches legal action over Nicola Gobbo informing to police
Faruk Orman was jailed for more than a decade over a gangland hit but his conviction was quashed in the first case the courts found was contaminated by the barrister-turned-police-informer.
- by David Estcourt
Legal battle erupts over $1 million silver heist from transport depot
A precious-metal distributor which was the victim of a theft of almost a tonne of silver bars from a shipping depot has launched legal action against the transport company, alleging it breached its contract to protect the million-dollar haul.
- by David Estcourt and Sally Rawsthorne
Archibald finalist avoids prison over meth haul, sawn-off shotgun
The artist developed a drug addiction and allowed his own “dark place” to dominate his life, a court has heard.
- by David Estcourt
‘Absolute agony’: Brighton cyclist left for dead by hit-and-run driver
Kevin Hall was on his morning ride just after 6am on Saturday when he was struck from behind. His son has addressed the driver, pleading with him to come forward.
- by Staff reporter