Arson squad detectives are investigating whether a toddler and two other children were home alone when explosions and a huge fire engulfed a house in Melbourne’s north-west.
The explosion sounded like a bomb going off in the dead of night. As their walls shook from the blast,neighbours called emergency services and ran out of their homes.
Victoria Police says it has looked into 20 allegations of criminal activity within the CFMEU,with one investigation under way,a man charged and another assessment ongoing.
Initial reports suggest a cover-up.
A large union has vowed to quit the ACTU as the CFMEU crisis exposes rifts over the treatment of the embattled union.
Victoria Police is claiming it’s not responsible for failing to protect Gobbo’s identity because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer.
The police search for Bridget Flack – whose body was found in park by members of the LGBTQ community – was plagued by deficiencies,including a failure to appreciate her risk of suicide and delayed efforts to triangulate her phone.
Mano Yogalingam had been part of a protest demanding permanent residency for more than 8000 people who arrived in Australia by boat more than a decade ago.
The Jetstar flight had just landed at Melbourne Airport when the passenger wrenched open the emergency exit door.
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern,but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.
A home linked to Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim,a marked underworld figure and professional boxer,was targeted again in one of five suspicious fires across Melbourne overnight.