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Police thought John was in a deep drunken sleep. Instead, he lay dying (opens the original)
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Victoria Police has apologised for the death of a man who spent hours unresponsive with a brain injury in a Broadmeadows cell as he waited for paramedics. CCTV footage played in the Coroner’s Court on Monday showed three officers carrying John Makai’s limp body into a holding cell about 1.15am on September 10, 2023. Police had arrived at Makai’s Sunbury home about an hour earlier, following a report the 58-year-old had fought with his adult son after both consumed alcohol. Opening the inquest in
Seven construction giants singled out in royal commission; Bombshell Allan briefing flagged (opens the original)
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Victoria’s state election campaign will be punctuated by the hearings of the royal commission into Big Build corruption, the inquiry having revealed construction companies, industrial fixers and former premier Jacinta Allan are already in its sights. Commissioner Chris Kourakis promised on Wednesday, the first sitting day of the Royal Commission into the Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction Projects in Victoria, to leave no stone unturned. In a statement of intent, cab
An activist depicted a female councillor as Miss Piggy. A judge says it’s political speech (opens the original)
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A self-styled council watchdog has won an appeal against an intervention order granted to an inner-eastern Melbourne mayor after a judge ruled his social media posts, including one depicting her as Miss Piggy, were protected political speech. Council Watch president Dean Hurlston hailed the County Court judgment released late on Friday as a win for democratic scrutiny of elected officials, as it overturned the court order Stonnington Mayor Melina Sehr was granted last year. Magistrate Michelle H
Pothole fixed after motorcycle fatality, says Carroll (opens the original)
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The pothole believed to be responsible for the death of a 71-year-old man has been repaired, Premier Ben Carroll said amid mounting complaints about the state of Victoria’s roads. But when questioned on Tuesday, Carroll could not confirm how many potholes had been repaired around the state since the government announced an additional $352 million in funding and unveiled a target last month to fix 500,000 by the end of January. “I’m the premier, not the roads minister,” he said. “I’ve directed th
‘Lawless capital of Australia’: Magistrate slams Victoria’s justice system in extraordinary tirade (opens the original)
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A magistrate has fiercely criticised Victoria’s justice system from the bench, calling for it to be “completely and utterly revised” in an extraordinary tirade about crime rates. Magistrate Brett Sonnet made the comments in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon as an 18-year-old woman sought bail while facing assault-related charges. Prosecutors did not oppose her release, which Sonnet said meant his “hands are tied”. He allowed the woman back into the community until her next court
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