Former teachers speak out about abuse allegations
Two former Catholic school teachers have broken their silence about sex abuse in the Doveton parish in Melbourne's south-east.
View ArticleChurch leader vows to fight mosque decision
The head of the Catch the Fire Ministries has vowed to appeal against a decision to approve a mosque next to the Christian church he plans to build in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.
View ArticleChurch leader vows to fight mosque decision
The outspoken head of the Catch the Fires Ministries has condemned a vote allowing the construction of a mosque next to his proposed church in Melbourne's south-east.
View ArticleMelbourne police probe possible bikie link to shooting
Police are investigating whether this morning's shooting at Doveton in Melbourne's south-east is linked to bikie gangs.
View ArticlePasserby finds body in Melbourne's south-east
A woman who was found dead in Doveton in Melbourne's south-east may have been bashed with a weapon, police say.
View ArticlePolice reveal rise in attacks as terror suspect farewelled
Attacks against Muslim women have increased since the death of terrorism suspect Abdul Numan Haider on Tuesday night, the Victorian police chief commissioner said.
View ArticleBody discovered in burnt out car in Melbourne reserve
Firefighters attending a blaze at a reserve in Melbourne's south-east discover a body in a burnt out car, in what police describe as a "shocking crime".
View ArticlePet chihuahua scares off intruder in Melbourne's south-east
A family's pet chihuahua scares off a man during an aggravated burglary in Melbourne's south-east, by waking up the owners with its growling, police say.
View ArticleMan seen with Melbourne woman before stabbing is new clue in murder case
Police are trying to identify a man who is believed to have been the last person to see a Doveton woman before she was stabbed to death.
View ArticleMan charged over stabbing death of Rani Featherston
A 22-year-old man is charged over the 2014 stabbing death of Rani Featherston in Melbourne's south-east.
View ArticleMan accused of woman's stabbing murder remanded in custody
Christian Bain-Singh is remanded in custody after being charged with the 2014 murder of Melbourne woman Rani Featherstone.
View ArticleThree stabbed, man tasered by police in Melbourne's south-east
A man is tasered and arrested by police after three people were stabbed in Melbourne's south-east, with one taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
View ArticleMelbourne man jailed over 'terrifying' stabbing murder
Christian Bain-Singh is jailed for 29 years for the stabbing murder of Doveton woman Rani Featherston, who died on the footpath just metres from her home.
View ArticleSA murder case breakthrough as wanted man Travis Kirchner arrested
Three people are arrested in Victoria, including wanted man Travis Kirchner, over the alleged murder of mother-of-three Sally Rothe at Murray Bridge in South Australia.
View ArticleMotive for murder and dumping body in bin unclear, court hears
What led fugitive Travis Kirchner to brutally murder a woman he "hardly knew" in her Murray Bridge home and dump her body in a garbage bin remains unclear, South Australia's Supreme Court hears.
View ArticleMan sentenced to life in jail for murdering woman with owl statue
Travis Kirchner, who used a concrete owl to kill Murray Bridge woman Sally Rothe before fleeing to suburban Melbourne, is sentenced to life in prison by a South Australian judge.
View ArticleBrooch-like listening device could help solve elderly loneliness problem,...
Wearable technology that can measure whether elderly people are having enough social contact is one of the ideas Victoria's royal commission hears could help improve mental health.
View ArticleOne of Melbourne's fastest-growing council areas is emerging as the city's...
The local government area of Casey is recording the most new COVID cases while its rate of fully vaccinated adults falls behind the state average.
View ArticleTwo people are dead after separate accidents on Melbourne's Monash Freeway
A woman is hit by a truck after getting out of her vehicle on the Monash Freeway, while a motorcyclist dies after hitting a pole.
View ArticleShot fired during Melbourne carjack attempt, police release CCTV of incident
Police have released vision of an attempted carjacking in Doveton in July during which a shot was fired through a driver's windscreen.
View ArticleCall for investigation into cluster of paedophile priests
Victorian Labor MP Frank McGuire is calling for an investigation into a cluster of paedophile priests at a Doveton Catholic Primary School.
View ArticlePolice asked child sex abuse victim if she was wearing 'neon sign'
A survivor of child sex abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest and a family member was asked by police if she was wearing a neon sign saying "come and get me" above her head when she was a teenager,...
View ArticleDoes George Pell still have questions to answer over his handling of child...
Cardinal George Pell is due to re-appear before the Royal Commission next month over his handling of allegations of child sexual abuse. One survivor of abuse gives evidence for the first time and...
View ArticlePeople were intimidated by priest who pointed a gun at students, inquiry told
A former Catholic Church official is questioned at the sexual abuse royal commission about why he did not take action against a parish priest who pointed a gun at students.
View ArticleThe 'catastrophic consequences of secrecy' at Melbourne's Archdiocese
Former Melbourne Catholic Archbishop Frank Little led a culture of secrecy to protect the interests of the church ahead of abuse victims, the royal commission finds.
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