The Age Many keys to murdered woman's flatAnd the owner of the property, Vivienne Jones, has also told the Victorian Supreme Court murder trial that some of the windows at the ageing property did not lock properly at the time. Ms Jones told the jury she had easily broken into the unit through … Read [...]

Killer 'fired 10 shots into victim's body', court hearsA killer fired 10 shots into the head and chest of a victim he suspected of dobbing him into the police, an accomplice to an alleged murder told a Melbourne court. The accomplice, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has testified that he was … Read [...]

Some court buildings across Victoria are so rundown and lacking in facilities that lawyers have to meet clients in stairwells. Meanwhile, judges say their ability to deliver justice is being compromised. IT'S not uncommon at the Bendigo Law Courts to … Read more at WA today.

THREE-QUARTERS of Victoria Police officers have confessed to illegally preparing affidavits used to get search and other warrants. An investigation by the force has identified almost 3000 pending criminal cases in Magistrates' courts which could be … Read more at Herald Sun.

Despite what this hair-trigger-brained initiative might suggest, Victoria has not been taken over by a bunch of cowboys. It's just the Baillieu government giving us what we want – a response to public nuisance, apparently. But it is destined to be at … Read more at The Age.

Victoria's Department of Human Services (DHS) will lose about 500 jobs as part of the state government's plan to cut 3600 public service jobs to achieve savings across the sector. In a letter to Karen Batt, the Victorian branch secretary of the … Read more at Ninemsn.

NEWS.com.au Lennon's truck abandoned in VictoriaA LENNON'S Transport truck has been found abandoned in Victoria, with the driver log books located in a nearby rubbish bin, police said. As part of lockdown of the trucking company's depot today, police have liaised with interstate authorities to track … Read more at The Daily Telegraph.

POLICE have concluded their search for human remains at Flat Rock Creek in East Gippsland, just over 45 kilometres from Bombala, heading towards Cann River. The search related to a cold case homicide investigation into the disappearance of Victorian … Read more at Bombala Times.

Melbourne Leader They started work with the Victoria Police Transit Safety Division on Monday and spent the last two days undergoing induction training at stations and the Victoria Police Centre where they will be based. PSO Joe Bianchi says that he was excited to … Read more at ABC Online.

Two trucks have been stopped at Marulan and one on the Hume Highway at Albury, while police are tracking down the other 24 trucks still on the state's roads. Police in Queensland, South Australia and Victoria have been alerted to intercept all trucks … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.