Chris Johnston
The Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Survivor takes Anne Hamilton-Byrne cult The Family to VCAT
A cult survivor hopes to shed light on The Family's finances and remove the dying leader's legal guardians. → Read More
Have a little faith: Melbourne vegetarian spiritualists' religion recognised
Where does a philosophy end and a religion begin? → Read More
Moama tragedy: Brother of drowned boy remains in hospital as mother fails to front court
The young boy who survived an alleged murder attempt by his mother in the Murray River at Moama remains in hospital in Melbourne, two months after the incident. → Read More
Churches in Melbourne's 'bible belt' refuse to support Muslims
Michael Boss, a Christian man from the City of Casey in Melbourne's expansive south-east, had what he thought was a good idea. He would ask all 105 local Christian churches - Casey is Melbourne's new bible belt - to pledge "friendship" with Muslims to help stop "the growing problem of Islamophobia". → Read More
New data shows African crime wave small, but rising
Revealing new crime data - listing for the first time offenders by country of birth - shows sharp increases in carjacking and aggravated burglaries in Melbourne by Somali and Sudanese offenders. → Read More
Australian Census: 'Typical' Indigenous profile a 23-year-old woman
The 'typical' indigenous Australian, according to data from last year's census, is a 23-year-old woman. → Read More
Man allegedly involved in Dandenong North police shooting faces 30 charges
An alleged gunman on the run for nearly a month has been nabbed and charged with 30 serious offences. → Read More
Firefighters seriously hurt after jumping out of burning B&B in Sale
Four firefighters have been injured - two seriously - in a fire at an 1860's era hotel in eastern Victoria. → Read More
ABC Stargazing Live discovers new solar system
Television is wedding shows, dating shows and food shows, right? In what must be a historic first, Stargazing Live discovered a new solar system. → Read More
Ten teenagers arrested over series of robberies and burglaries
Teen teenagers have been arrested in relation to a series of alleged armed robberies and aggravated burglaries across Melbourne and Geelong. → Read More
Former Labor candidate and Latrobe hospital board member John Anderson forced to quit over 'offensive' tweets
A Gippsland farmer and former Labor candidate has been forced to resign from a local hospital board after being exposed sending 'offensive' screeds on Twitter. → Read More
Driver charged after police find $2 million in a semi-trailer
On Wednesday morning at 6.15am at Merbein, near Mildura, police stopped a semi-trailer in a routine interception. What they allegedly found inside the truck was anything but routine - $2 million in cash. → Read More
Tenth armed jewel heist in eight months, second time in Elsternwick
Five armed men in balaclavas have robbed a jewellery store in Elsternwick. → Read More
When is a religion not a religion? Vegetarian spiritual group in Supreme Court fight
A peace-loving Melbourne spiritual group wants to build a large "place of worship" on green wedge land south-east of the city – but has to convince the Supreme Court it is a legitimate religion first. → Read More
Moama tragedy: Grandparents keep bedside vigil for boy recovering from alleged attempted drowning
The nine-year-old boy who survived an alleged attempted drowning by his mother in the Murray River is suffering post traumatic stress disorder in hospital and has not been eating, according to his family's lawyer. → Read More
Miners with a heart for gold
"It's a funny game we play," says John Gladdis of Maryborough, a man febrile with gold lust. → Read More
Now you see them, now you don't: Rone's paper mill 'phantom' images
Rone – Tyrone Wright, a Melbourne artist – started work on this extraordinary project in December. Then yesterday he spray-gunned over it. → Read More
Squeezed into squat by housing crisis? Three dead in suspicious fire
One of three people killed after fire raged through an abandoned Footscray factory has been remembered as a "lovely, gentle man". → Read More
Poison pink party capsules may be in Melbourne
A new batch of highly toxic party drugs found in Canberra may have made their way to Melbourne this weekend, health authorities warn. → Read More
'Routine departure' turns to tragedy; pilot already under investigation
The small aircraft carrying four wealthy American passengers to King Island to play golf was on runway 17 at Essendon Airport. It was two minutes before 9am. → Read More