John Ferguson
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Today in Victoria: Who will plug relentless leaks from Victoria Liberals?
Malcolm Turnbull and Matthew Guy will be wondering when it will all end. → Read More
George Pell to appear in Melbourne court on Wednesday
Cardinal George Pell will appear in person in a Melbourne court this week for a filing hearing on historical sexual abuse charges. → Read More
Pell backers tipping charges
Those closest to George Pell are increasingly pessimistic about his chances of avoiding charges over historical child sex abuse allegations. → Read More
James Hird rushed to hospital after “major” health scare
Former Essendon football coach James Hird has been hospitalised suffering a serious health scare, possibly an overdose. → Read More
Missing father Mark Tromp found
The missing father at the centre of a bizarre family holiday gone wrong has been found alive. → Read More
Melbourne police shoot man dead in burglary
Victoria Police today shot dead a man during a confrontation that also led to two officers being hospitalised. → Read More
Meanwhile, in Victoria: What now for Sophie Mirabella?
Now that twice failed Liberal candidate Sophie Mirabella has “finally” pulled the pin from representative politics, there is more than a bit of rewriting of history going on. → Read More
V/Line train and truck collide in Victoria, west of Melbourne
At least 11 people have been injured and a passenger train derailed after a collision with a truck west of Melbourne today. → Read More
Meanwhile, in Victoria: Liberal Party’s signs of optimism
Nine months ago, the Victorian Liberal Party was shell-shocked when a $1.5 million fraud was detected at its party headquarters. Poor old 104 Exhibition St. → Read More
Meanwhile, in Victoria: Mafia put police commissioner under pressure; Goldstein preselection race;
There is nothing like an old style mafia hit to focus the attention of the policing and political classes on the efficacy of law and order policies. → Read More
Bushfire forces evacuation of Wye River and Separation Creek
Scores of houses and buildings are feared lost in Victoria’s Great Ocean Rd fire as emergency crews focus on saving lives. → Read More
FBI had hand in Melbourne terror financing raids
POLICE today arrested a 23-year-old Melbourne man over an alleged international terror financing operation set up to fund a United States citizen to fight in Syria for a terrorist organisation. → Read More
Joint police anti-terrorism raids launched in Melbourne
FEDERAL and Victorian police have launched anti-terrorism raids in five Melbourne suburbs. → Read More
Joint police raids launched in Melbourne
FEDERAL and Victorian police have swooped on properties in three Melbourne suburbs in early morning raids. → Read More
Denis Napthine rushes to sign Link contract after injunction bid fails
PLANS for Victoria’s biggest infrastructure project have been formally locked in after the Napthine government yesterday signed contracts for the first stage of the $18 billion East West Link, hours after the High Court rejected an eleventh-hour bid for an injunction. → Read More
Teen shot dead by Melbourne police a ‘known terror suspect’
A MAN shot dead after he attacked police in Melbourne last night was a known terror suspect who had been under investigation for months. → Read More
Child abuse scandal exposes key Victorian Liberal Matthew Guy
VICTORIAN Liberal leader-in-waiting Matthew Guy suffered a serious blow to his authority yesterday after his most senior adviser was exposed as a sexual predator who had harassed a 15-year-old schoolgirl with suggestive emails and inappropriate touching. → Read More
Sex scandal exposes key Victorian Liberal Matthew Guy
VICTORIAN Liberal leader-in-waiting Matthew Guy suffered a serious blow to his authority yesterday after his most senior adviser was exposed as a sexual predator who had harassed a 15-year-old schoolgirl with suggestive emails and inappropriate touching. → Read More
John Howard laments handling of 1997 reconciliation but still not sorry
JOHN Howard last night lamented his handling of the landmark 1997 reconciliation address that sparked an indigenous revolt and expressed embarrassment over the lack of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq after the 2003 invasion by the allied forces. → Read More
Federal factors hurting Victorian Coalition, Peter Ryan says
VICTORIAN Deputy Premier Peter Ryan has blamed the fallout from the federal budget cuts and tax changes for the Napthine government’s parlous position in the polls. → Read More