Tobacco war:Five arrested over festive season firebombings

Tobacco war:Five arrested over festive season firebombings

A police detective said the arrests hurt an unnamed criminal syndicate driving recent firebombings and claim police were “seeming to turn the corner” in combating the violence.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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Don’t miss the ‘red curry arancini’ at this favourite suburban Thai spot

Don’t miss the ‘red curry arancini’ at this favourite suburban Thai spot

Melbourne-style Thai fusion is presented in colourful,balanced dishes that cater to those avoiding gluten,dairy and animal products at this popular Croydon restaurant.

  • byDani Valent
The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

Home buyers are willing to forgo a big backyard for the lifestyle offered by some inner-city neighbourhoods that don’t traditionally top the prestige rankings.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Deakin Uni lecturer pleads guilty to wife’s murder

Deakin Uni lecturer pleads guilty to wife’s murder

Adam Brown,an academic at Deakin University,has admitted in court to murdering his 35-year-old wife,Chen Cheng.

  • byErin Pearson
Underrated and overlooked:Seven of Melbourne’s unsung suburbs

Underrated and overlooked:Seven of Melbourne’s unsung suburbs

There are dozens of underappreciated and up-and-coming neighbourhoods across our sprawling metropolis that won’t make it into travel guides but are loved by those who live there.

  • byRachael Dexter
Patron filmed unconscious,held around neck as guard evicts him from hotel

Patron filmed unconscious,held around neck as guard evicts him from hotel

A man has passed out while being held in a chokehold by a security guard as he was ejected from a hotel in Melbourne's east.

  • byStaff reporter
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Croydon's Holy Basil takes Thai food up a notch
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Melbourne

Croydon's Holy Basil takes Thai food up a notch

Hidden among car yards,this suburban restaurant is so far beyond the bland green curry yawn-fest that is much Melbourne Thai food.

  • byDani Valent
The Scented Garden
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Melbourne

The Scented Garden

'Organic'is written on the menu 44 times and'biodynamic'appears seven times at this rustic,...