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Neighbours set damaged by actor

March 10, 2010 20:01:00

Police were called to the set of soapie Neighbours and the cast forced to go home when a regular female extra became distressed and started smashing glasses.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, law-crime-and-justice, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Bushrangers winning race to host final

March 10, 2010 19:10:00

Victoria remains in the box seat to host the Sheffield Shield final after a fine bowling performance against Tasmania on the opening day of their final-round clash at the MCG.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, tas, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000

Eade sees Johnson loss in positive light

March 10, 2010 17:35:00

The Western Bulldogs believe captain Brad Johnson's absence from their opening round blockbuster against Collingwood will pay off later in the season.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, footscray-3011

Paine half-century aids struggling Tigers

March 10, 2010 17:00:00

Acting captain Tim Paine made an invaluable half-century as Tasmania stumbled to 6 for 139 at tea on a rain-interrupted opening day of the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the MCG.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, tas, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000

Man who posed as ASIO agent guilty of fraud

March 10, 2010 15:10:00

A Melbourne man who posed as an ASIO agent to con his girlfriend has been found guilty of fraud in the Victorian County Court.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, vic, melbourne-3000

Two charged over Flemington death

March 10, 2010 15:04:00

Two people have been charged over the death of a 43-year-old man at Flemington yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, vic, flemington-3031

Vics made early inroads

March 10, 2010 14:02:00

Victoria was well on the way to securing a home Sheffield Shield final, reducing Tasmania to 3 for 46 at lunch on a rainy first day at the MCG.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Housewife swindled $15m from investment company

March 10, 2010 14:00:00

A Supreme Court trial has heard a woman from the Melbourne suburb of Berwick swindled $15 million from a company based in the Bahamas in 2008.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, vic, berwick-3806

Woman dies after beach rescue

March 10, 2010 13:37:00

A woman pulled unconscious from the water at Rainbow Beach on Queensland's Cooloola Coast has died. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, qld, rainbow-beach-4581, vic

Richmond's King to front tribunal

March 10, 2010 13:16:00

Richmond's Jake King will risk missing the opening three rounds of the season by contesting a charge of striking Collingwood's Travis Cloke.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, richmond-3121

Metro under pressure over train cancellations

March 10, 2010 13:14:00

Metro Trains says services are suffering because of problems with a number of Siemens trains.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, rail-transport, vic, melbourne-3000

Organised crime family targeted in raids: police

March 10, 2010 12:37:00

Police say they have dismantled a highly organised drug syndicate operating in NSW and Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, australia, nsw, west-hoxton-2171, vic, mildura-3500

Tigers batting first at MCG

March 10, 2010 12:12:00

Tasmania won the toss and opted to bat in the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the MCG.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Workers awarded 390k back pay

March 10, 2010 12:01:00

Two Melbourne companies have been forced to reimburse their workers over $390,000 in back-pay. [MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, vic, melbourne-3000

Johnson out of preseason final

March 10, 2010 12:00:00

Western Bulldogs captain Brad Johnson has been ruled out of Saturday night's preseason cup grand final against St Kilda through injury.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, footscray-3011, st-kilda-3182

Thompson sparks grand final pitch concerns

March 10, 2010 11:47:00

Melbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson has slammed the Docklands pitch as "a cow paddock" and warned something must be done quickly to improve it ahead of the A-League grand final on Saturday week.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Company paid $500 per head to recruit union members

March 10, 2010 11:36:00

The Australian Education Union (AEU) is defending a decision to pay a private recruitment company $500 for each new union member. [MORE]

Tags: education, government-and-politics, unions, vic, melbourne-3000

Jumps racing season delayed

March 10, 2010 11:34:00

Racing Victoria will delay the start of the jumps season by 11 days because of problems with the construction of its new barriers.[MORE]

Tags: sport, horse-racing, harness-racing, australia, vic, ballarat-3350, hamilton-3300, melbourne-3000, warrnambool-3280

Planning minister censured again

March 10, 2010 10:05:00

Justin Madden is being censured in the Upper House for his handling of a memo relating to the redevelopment of the Windsor Hotel.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, vic, melbourne-3000

Passer-by discovers body in Coburg

March 10, 2010 10:05:00

Police say a body has been discovered in Coburg, in Melbourne's northern suburbs.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, vic, coburg-3058

Minister defends action on social housing projects

March 10, 2010 09:32:00

The Planning Minister, Justin Madden has defended the decision to fast-track social housing projects in Coburg and Geelong.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, housing, states-and-territories, vic, coburg-3058, geelong-3220

Bottle shop wins right to continue 24 hour trading

March 10, 2010 09:21:00

Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson is disappointed at a VCAT decision that allows a city bottle shop to continue trading around the clock.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, states-and-territories, health, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, alcohol, vic, melbourne-3000

Opposition tries to disrupt pipeline operation

March 10, 2010 08:36:00

Victoria's Opposition parties will unite in Parliament today, in an attempt to disrupt the operation of the controversial north-south pipeline.[MORE]

Tags: environment, state-parliament, states-and-territories, water, vic, melbourne-3000, yea-3717

Landmark ruling opens door for bullying compo

March 10, 2010 08:32:00

Landmark Supreme Court ruling paves the way for young victims of bullying to be granted compensation. [MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, education, bullying, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, vic

Pair arrested over robbery spree

March 10, 2010 08:04:00

Victoria Police have arrested two teenage boys over a series of robberies in Melbourne's inner north.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, vic, brunswick-3056, carlton-3053