Man denies murdering English teacher and dumping body in bin

Man denies murdering English teacher and dumping body in bin

Stephen Fleming is to stand trial in the Supreme Court over the death of Annette Brennan,whose body was found in green waste at a recycling facility.

  • byMelissa Cunningham

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Accused arsonist faces court charged over $1 million Caulfield Racecourse blaze

Accused arsonist faces court charged over $1 million Caulfield Racecourse blaze

A 51-year-old alleged firebug has appeared in court after being charged with lighting the blaze that ripped through a grandstand at the heritage-listed Caulfield Racecourse.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andLachlan Abbott
Health service charged over patient’s death inside Geelong psych unit

Health service charged over patient’s death inside Geelong psych unit

Barwon Health has faced court after a woman took her own life while undergoing treatment at the Swanston Centre in Geelong,an acute psychiatric unit.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Roads are getting safer – but not for pedestrians
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Roads are getting safer – but not for pedestrians

More – and bigger -- cars on the roads means pedestrians are at greater risk of serious injury.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andMarta Pascual Juanola
Police vow to find men who held antisemitic sign on steps of Victorian parliament

Police vow to find men who held antisemitic sign on steps of Victorian parliament

Victoria Police say they have identified one of the men allegedly involved in a neo-Nazi protest on the steps of parliament on Friday night in which an antisemitc sign was displayed.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Two dead after shooting and stabbing incidents overnight

Two dead after shooting and stabbing incidents overnight

One of the victims was an 18-year-old male who died during a knife brawl in Melbourne’s west.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
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Doctors revolt against medical college that sacked chair for speaking out
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Doctors revolt against medical college that sacked chair for speaking out

Dozens of members have complained to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists about its treatment of a former chair spoke to this masthead about billing issues.

  • byHenrietta Cook andMelissa Cunningham
This doctor spoke out about allegations of medical fraud. The next day,she was asked to resign
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This doctor spoke out about allegations of medical fraud. The next day,she was asked to resign

An anaesthetist who spoke out about claims dozens of doctors had engaged in fraud,double-dipping and pocketing off-the-book fees has been dismissed from her role at a prestigious medical college.

  • byHenrietta Cook andMelissa Cunningham
Melbourne teenagers in critical condition in Thailand after suspected methanol poisoning

Melbourne teenagers in critical condition in Thailand after suspected methanol poisoning

The two young Melbourne women had been travelling in Laos. At least 10 other people are believed to have also fallen ill.

  • byMelissa Cunningham,Madeleine Heffernan,Sarah Danckert andZach Hope
Call for cheating doctors to be named and shamed

Call for cheating doctors to be named and shamed

Allegations that a group of doctors has been cheating patients has prompted calls for a public register of those cheating.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andHenrietta Cook
‘Red flags’:How to check if you’ve been a victim of a medical bill ‘double dip’

‘Red flags’:How to check if you’ve been a victim of a medical bill ‘double dip’

Australians who have had surgery in private hospitals are being urged to check their bills after a whistleblower alleged dozens of doctors have been engaging in systematic fraud and double-dipping.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andHenrietta Cook