Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes' The number of aggravated burglaries in Victoria has more than doubled in a decade as police say they are concerned about a rise in youth crime. AAP · Mar 21, 2024
Samantha Murphy: tech detector dogs deployed in continuing search for body of allegedly murdered Ballarat woman Victoria’s police commissioner said the dogs would be deployed at Buninyong as they had not yet found missing woman’s phone or watch The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2024
‘Devastated’: the Samantha Murphy case weighs heavy on a small Australian community Despite a murder charge being laid, the search for the Ballarat woman’s body continues The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2024
Community vigil, mum's alleged killer named Locals have honoured Samantha Murphy at a community vigil in Ballarat, hours after the identity of her alleged 22-year-old killer was revealed. AAP · Mar 7, 2024
Missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy’s disappearance ‘suspicious’ and ‘unusual’, police say Commissioner says there are ‘some suspicions’ in case of 51-year-old, but doesn’t know whether foul play was involved The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024
Missing Ballarat mum's disappearance deemed suspicious The time since Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy disappeared and a lack of leads is suspicious, police say as investigators continue sifting through information. AAP · Feb 14, 2024
Police played role in pride march clash, organisers say Victoria Police boss Shane Patton has denied officers escalated a clash with protesters at a Melbourne pride march despite organisers slamming both sides. AAP · Feb 5, 2024
Beyond Australia’s failed referendum: Truth, treaty and voice in Victoria Indigenous people are addressing the challenges of colonisation and holding government to account. Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2023
Daylesford pub crash victims mourned by their friends and communities Among five people killed in accident in Victoria were Pratibha Sharma, her daughter Anvi and her partner Jatin Chugh The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023
Five killed in Australia after car ploughs into pub’s outdoor dining area Several children among casualties of crash that occurred just after 6pm on Sunday The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Daylesford pub crash: Victorian community reels over deaths of two children and three adults Police say a nine-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, along with two of their parents, are among the five killed The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023
Australia: Children among five dead, six injured after car crashes into pub beer garden The horror crash saw a luxury BMW SUV mount the kerb and crash into a crowded roadside beer garden in Daylesford Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023
Car crashes into pub's outdoor dining area in Australia, killing 5 and injuring 6 A car has crashed into an Australian pub’s outdoor dining area, killing five people and injuring six others including the driver The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Five killed in Australia after car ploughs into pub beer garden Police say they are investigating whether the 66-year-old suffered a medical episode behind the wheel. Al Jazeera · Nov 6, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023 Daylesford pub crash: five killed and two families devastated after car ploughs into beer garden in Victoria Police say the driver involved in the accident at the Royal Daylesford hotel on Vincent Street was breath tested and no alcohol was detected
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2023 Melbourne crash: Daniel Andrews says no additional safety measures possible for CBD mall Police insist city is ‘tremendously safe’ following Friday night crash at same Bourke Street mall where six people were killed in 2017
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 9, 2023 More Chilling Details Have Emerged After A Car Crash In Melb’s CBD Left 1 Dead & 5 Injured More details have emerged after a man was killed and five others were left injured after a car crash in Melbourne's CBD.
The Conversation · Jun 29, 2023 Police shouldn't be able to investigate themselves. Victoria needs an independent police accountability body This week, a new report revealed First Nations people, as well as people of African or Middle Eastern appearance, were disproportionately targeted by police in issuing COVID-19 fines.
ABC News · Jun 3, 2023 Police re-open investigation into school's role in helping Malka Leifer flee Australia Victoria Police confirm the Sexual Crimes Squad has resumed an investigation into possible offences linked to the Adass Israel School in Melbourne's inner south-east.
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2023 Afternoon Update: Labor criticised for lack of ambition on gas tax; freezing weather; and how to actually save money Government’s gas tax only ‘tinkering around the edges’, David Pocock says; Victoria police apologise for systemic racism within force
ABC News · May 8, 2023 Victorian chief commissioner apologises for treatment of Indigenous people by police at Yoorrook inquiry Victoria's police chief Shane Patton apologises for actions that have traumatised Indigenous people at the state's truth-telling inquiry. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died.
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2023 Victoria’s police chief apologises for systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous Australians Shane Patton acknowledges at Yoorrook commission the police uniform is a symbol of fear for some First Nations people
The New Daily · May 8, 2023 Top cop apologises for police force’s racist actions Victoria's top cop has formally apologised for the state police force's racist treatment of Aboriginal families over generations. Chief Commissioner Shane
ABC News · Apr 14, 2023 Victorian police chief issues bail direction in wake of Veronica Nelson inquest findings Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has told senior officers to make sure they are not unnecessarily denying bail to marginalised people, as the force accepts all of the recommendations from the coronial inquest into Veronica Nelson's 2020 death in custody.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023 Victoria police chief warns officers they’re not above the law after rise in disciplinary incidents Shane Patton reveals 17 officers were dismissed in 2022, and says it is the ‘type of offending’ that is concerning