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Crime kingpin Tony Mokbel denies telling Nicola Gobbo he would become police informant

Crime kingpin Tony Mokbel tells a court he "100 per cent" did not tell then-lawyer Nicola Gobbo he was willing to identify corrupt officers and admit to being a drug trafficker.
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Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

Taylor Swift ticket scammers target fans ahead of Eras tour concerts

Police in Victoria say more than $260,000 has been lost to scammers selling fake tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour since tickets went on sale last year. Dozens of people have fallen victims to hackers selling tickets through social media.
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Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds

AFL change the smother rule for 2024 after Brayden Maynard case

The AFL has announced that players who leave the ground attempting to smother the ball will be deemed careless if they make high contact, in the wake of last year's controversial Brayden Maynard case.
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Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Nicola Gobbo told me to flee Australia, crime kingpin Tony Mokbel tells court

Crime kingpin Tony Mokbel appears in court to appeal his conviction, saying disgraced barrister Nicola Gobbo encouraged him to flee overseas in 2006, when she told him she'd received a police tip-off.
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Tony Mokbel leaves the Melbourne Magistrates' Court with his lawyers Nicola Gobbo and Con Heliotis.

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Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds

Victorian state care investigation after 12-year-old's murder charge

The Victorian Commissioner for Children and Young People has launched an inquiry into the care of the 12-year-old girl who was charged with the murder of a woman in Melbourne's west late last year.
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Duration: 7 minutes 39 seconds

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'Significant concerns': Inquiry launched into state care of 12-year-old accused of murder

State care failings are being investigated following a 12-year-old girl being charged with murder. 125 reports alleging abuse in the care system have been made to the commissioner of children and young people in the past nine months.
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Men's family violence behaviour change program in need of funding boost as demand soars

Jake feels a behaviour change program focused on fatherhood helped him stop his violent behaviour. But the organisation that delivers Caring Dads says it needs more funding given the high rates of family violence.
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Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds

What to do when the 'great November disease' lingers into the New Year

Working long hours can be stressful. While a break can help, what happens when the holiday is over, you've returned to work, and that sense of tiredness still lingers? 
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Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds

Swimmers warned off two popular Victorian waterholes as mercury soars across the state

Swimmers are being warned to stay away from one of Victoria's busiest beaches and a popular High Country waterhole as extreme heat grips the state.
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Melbourne Rebels find on-field positives amid preseason turmoil

In the same week the club entered voluntary administration, the Rebels have something to cheer about amid their clouded future with a preseason trial win over the Waratahs.
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A Melbourne Rebels player runs with the ball during a preseason trial match.

Authors say booksellers play a critical role in sharing diverse stories and can make or break careers

The cultural role of bookshops is in the spotlight after the owner of Victoria's oldest independent bookshop posted on social media, calling for "kids picture books with just white kids on the cover". Authors, booksellers and a publisher on the power of booksellers.
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Mother separated from daughter for 18 years among first to apply for Australian-first redress scheme

Jude Hudson was whisked away to give birth in a home for unwed mothers in her mid-teens, then her baby girl was taken from her. She may now be entitled to compensation for Victorian mothers forced to put their children up for adoption.
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Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds