Owners of homes that sit vacant for more than six months in a year will be ordered to cough up extra tax, the Victorian Government has announced. From January 1, homeowners across the state will be liable for vacant residential land tax (VRLT) if properties are vacant for more thanContinue Reading
Victoria Police are searching for a man after an elderly woman was allegedly struck with an e-scooter and left unconscious after an AFL match. The alleged hit took place in East Melbourne near the MCG about 11pm, the police said. “After the match the 81-year-old woman was walking towards JolimontContinue Reading
Five children have been arrested after a shocking crime spree through Melbourne’s suburbs ended in high-speed police chase. Police allege the boys – some armed with machetes – committed armed robberies and cigarette burglaries across the southern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne on Monday and Tuesday night. About 10.25pm onContinue Reading
Melburnians should expect to see more tourists in 2024 while Sydney has been snubbed as one of the top global destinations in travellers’ sights for the new year. Data from Airbnb has revealed what cities are on the top of people’s travel lists for the new year, with Melbourne theContinue Reading
A controversial Australian millionaire has given his pregnant girlfriend an insane “push present” – three months before she’s due to give birth to their first child. Adrian Portelli, who recently hit headlines after buying three houses on this year’s The Block, showed off the Aston Martin he purchased his otherContinue Reading
Those who tuned in to the first game of the tournament on the Gold Coast were served up an offensive treat from the tip, Tasmania and South East Melbourne combining for 54 first-quarter points as the JackJumpers’ off-season quest to add potency received an early tick in a 97-84 win.Continue Reading
Infuriated locals living next to North Richmond’s now permanent medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) have been dealt another bitter blow, following the release of a new study analysing the suburb’s housing market. The Andrews government opened the controversial safe injecting room located on Lennox Street in July 2019 as partContinue Reading
A protester has been dragged away by police outside the funeral for Cardinal George Pell, one of the most divisive church leaders in Australian history. A requiem mass for the man who became the highest ranking Australian Catholic is being held at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday at 11am.Continue Reading
Victoria is set decriminalise public drunkenness as part of legal reforms that will replace the criminal justice response with a health-based approach. Under the changes, which will come into effect from November, intoxicated people will be taken home or to centres aimed to help them sober up instead of policeContinue Reading