A Brunswick charity worker who moved to Ukraine to rebuild war-damaged homes has died after a house fire which is now the subject of a criminal investigation.

A Brunswick charity worker who moved to Ukraine to rebuild war-damaged homes has died after a house fire which is now the subject of a criminal investigation.

A cornerstone of Mike Bush’s strategy to tackle organised crime will be cracking the encrypted apps used by the cartels to recruit, order gangland hits, and task kids to do firebombings.

A cornerstone of Mike Bush’s strategy to tackle organised crime will be cracking the encrypted apps used by the cartels to recruit, order gangland hits, and task kids to do firebombings.

Three appeal judges rejected Patterson’s plea for her conviction to be overturned and instead increased her sentence because of her “shocking criminality”.

Three Court of Appeal justices have handed down their decision and Erin Patterson, sitting in a small room near a window in prison, has learned her fate. This is how the morning in court unfolded.

Three Court of Appeal justices have handed down their decision and Erin Patterson, sitting in a small room near a window in prison, has learned her fate. This is how the morning in court unfolded.

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The gap between the haves and the have-nots is cause for great concern, say readers.

Halloween marks the start of peak season for Melbourne’s paid costumed entertainers, and business is only getting better.

Halloween marks the start of peak season for Melbourne’s paid costumed entertainers, and business is only getting better.

If you think you’ve gained full access to Flemington’s luxury Birdcage enclosures this year, it might well turn out you haven’t.

If you think you’ve gained full access to Flemington’s luxury Birdcage enclosures this year, it might well turn out you haven’t.

The man accused of repeatedly striking the independent MP with his 4WD claims he did so in a state of panic.

The man accused of repeatedly striking the independent MP with his 4WD claims he did so in a state of panic.

Readers react to the supply and demand needs of countries to the Earth’s resources.

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

Thomas Sewell has pleaded guilty to an attack on the Camp Sovereignty site in August last year, but argues he was not targeting Aboriginal people.

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