Pro-Palestine protesters defy warnings to leave Melbourne University building

Pro-Palestine protesters defy warnings to leave Melbourne University building

The University of Melbourne has described the sit-in as “unacceptable” and said it would be investigated.

  • byAlex Crowe,Chip Le Grand andMadeleine Heffernan

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‘Unacceptable’ pro-Palestine protesters ordered off Deakin campus

‘Unacceptable’ pro-Palestine protesters ordered off Deakin campus

Despite the order,protesters at the Burwood encampment have refused to budge,arguing that their small protest is lawful.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andPaul Sakkal
Luxury car swindler targeted as burning cars slam into suburban home
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Luxury car swindler targeted as burning cars slam into suburban home

An SUV and a ute were set alight in the early hours of Tuesday and driven into a multimillion-dollar Essendon property linked to ex-bankrupt Andrew Triantafyllos.

  • byCameron Houston,Marta Pascual Juanola andMadeleine Heffernan
Aurora australis a Sunday no-show,but bright lights could return this year

Aurora australis a Sunday no-show,but bright lights could return this year

Stargazers flocked to bayside Melbourne and coastal Victoria overnight hoping to enjoy aurora australis,but sadly,there was no repeat show of Saturday’s extraordinary light show.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andAshleigh McMillan
Burwood was ‘the bush’. Now it’s a university hub with towers to come
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City life

Burwood was ‘the bush’. Now it’s a university hub with towers to come

It was once conservative,culturally homogenous and rough in parts. These days it’s young,ethnically diverse and dominated by a university.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Private school boys expelled over list ranking female classmates on appearance

Private school boys expelled over list ranking female classmates on appearance

The principal of Yarra Valley Grammar said the school was characterised by respectful relationships “most of the time”.

  • byRobyn Grace andMadeleine Heffernan
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From Melbourne to the moon,Victorians seek space in lunar industry

From Melbourne to the moon,Victorians seek space in lunar industry

Australia’s space industry is finally taking off,working on everything from the country’s first lunar rover to growing plants on the moon.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Older drivers caused 145 deaths in five years,but debate still rages over annual medical tests
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Older drivers caused 145 deaths in five years,but debate still rages over annual medical tests

The rapidly ageing driver population means there is a renewed push for mandatory licence checks. Crash victims such as Hugh Roberts say it’s a life-saving initiative,not ageist.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andHenrietta Cook
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after tampering with traffic lights,blocking roads and docks

Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after tampering with traffic lights,blocking roads and docks

Police arrested a dozen protesters at a blockade in Port Melbourne and two others for allegedly tampering with traffic lights in Carlton.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan,Cara Waters,Marta Pascual Juanola andCameron Houston
Rain lashes Melbourne as High Country welcomes first snow of year

Rain lashes Melbourne as High Country welcomes first snow of year

Dozens remain without power in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs after a cold,wet start to the week that also brought snow to Victoria’s alps.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in bushland near Ballarat

Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in bushland near Ballarat

Hannah McGuire,23,has been remembered as a “bright young woman with a heart of gold” after her body was found in a burnt-out car.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan