Derailed train left 100m of damaged track, as commuter chaos drags on
More than 100,000 commuters continue to face delayed and crowded journeys following a train derailment that has halted two of the city’s busiest lines for a week.
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Open Original WebsiteTwo men arrested, one charged over graffiti at sacred Indigenous site
A rock face beneath a waterfall in Victoria’s King Valley, which is also a sacred Indigenous site, was spray-painted in May.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:17:42 +1000
Open Original WebsiteAnother childcare centre added to accused paedophile’s list of workplaces
A fifth childcare centre has been added to the updated list of accused paedophile Joshua Brown’s workplaces, bringing the total to 24.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:06:22 +1000
Open Original WebsiteMonash Freeway lanes reopen after truck crash caused traffic chaos
Delays of more than an hour remain on the freeway after the crash, which left the truck driver in a critical condition.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:30:12 +1000
Open Original WebsiteHaddara crime syndicate working with Kaz Hamad: police
The arrest of a suspected member of the Haddara crime family has fuelled speculation the clan is now working with a former rival to squeeze out local operators in the tobacco trade.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:18:54 +1000
Open Original Website‘Working man’s sport’: John Setka defends push to remove AFL umpiring chief
After months of silence, the disgraced former CFMEU boss has defended a claim by the workplace ombudsman that he sought to coerce the AFL.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:11:47 +1000
Open Original WebsiteWhen killers like Bradley John Murdoch take their secrets to the grave
Police with long memories keep an interest in the health of the guilty, hoping that their last breaths may include a confession. Murdoch is on a long list of those who didn’t.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:55:02 +1000
Open Original WebsiteWorld in pictures, July 17, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:53:20 +1000
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Hannah McGuire’s alleged murderer crashed her car into a tree before torching it, court told
Accused murderer Lachlan Young had said he had a plan to scare McGuire, the Supreme Court has heard.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:51:05 +1000
Open Original WebsiteAlleged paedophile worked in 23 childcare centres, and police warn the list may grow
About 800 more children will undergo testing for sexually transmitted infections after authorities added four more childcare centres to the work history of alleged Melbourne sex abuser Joshua Dale Brown.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:34:13 +1000
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Junior doctor accused of toilet spying worked at second major hospital
Ryan Cho was arrested last week after colleagues at the Austin discovered a mobile phone allegedly recording them in a restricted staff toilet.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:57:54 +1000
Open Original Website‘Something underneath failed badly’: Safety investigators to probe train derailment
Safety experts have pointed out the unusual damage to a Metro Train carriage that came off its track.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:10:34 +1000
Open Original WebsitePathologists unable to determine cause of Isla Bell’s death
A toxicology report on the 19-year-old Brunswick woman’s remains has been revealed, as the man accused of helping to dispose of her body sought to have an ankle monitor removed.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:05:10 +1000
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‘Not always the smart thing’: Cafe worker recounts citizens arrest after two knife incidents in an hour in Moonee Ponds
Good Samaritans intervened twice on Monday to apprehend two men wielding knives in apparently unrelated situations.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:38:36 +1000
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I was a ward of the state, now I have a PhD. My brother wasn’t so fortunate
One of my earliest memories is of my mother begging for a food voucher. The uniformed charity worker held such power over us, I thought the Salvation Army was in charge of Australia.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:35:00 +1000
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