Malcolm Turnbull says any suggestions his government have provoked racism are “nonsense”. It follows comments made by the Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton in In January that Melbourne people were scared to go to restaurants at night because of African street gangs. The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner Kristen Hilton says formal racism complaints […]

The Labor government is in the middle of a spat between two of Victoria’s most powerful unions. The CFMEU has publicly expressed its “dismay” at the United Firefighters Union’s campaign against Jane Garrett. UFU boss Peter Marshall has warned Labor against a seat reshuffle that would see Ms Garrett land a seat in the upper […]

Two offenders are on the run after a teenager was stabbed in a park in Melton last night. Emergency services were called to a reserve just off High Street following reports of an assault just before 6pm. It’s believed the boy was walking along the footpath when he was approached and assaulted by two unknown […]

Parts of the state are being lashed by wild winds as a cold front moves across Victoria. Wind gusts of up to 100 km/h are forecast. Strong winds are being felt across Melbourne. Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds could impact the Kyneton, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wonthaggi and Bacchus Marsh areas. Caller Andrew told Denis Walter […]

Tom Elliott is stumped. He says society can’t make its mind when it comes to health. The Cancer Council wants the humble “smoko” break at work to be banned, saying it costs the economy billions of dollars, as well as the health of workers. However, a gym has received widespread online backlash, largely from women’s […]