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• Melbourne brothers charged after staging hoax drive-by shooting ...

  

  A screenshot of a prank drive-by shooting video performed by the brothers which scared a young girl and her father. Photo: Supplied ​Three Melbourne brothers who staged and filmed hoax attacks on members of the public have been charged and put on strict bail conditions preventing them from uploading similar videos online.The brothers, aged 20, 18 and 16, were taken into custody after counter-terrorism detectives executed a warrant at their home on Thursday ..

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• Melbourne property boom tipped to continue, but not for much longer

  

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• Port of Melbourne sale scuttled as talks fail

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Government plans to privatise Port of Melbourne Treasurer Tim Pallas will not rule out using powers granted to the treasurer under the State Owned Enterprises Act to sell the Port of Melbourne if the Coalition proceed with its threat. PT1M28S 620 349 An eleventh-hour bid by the Andrews government to pass the Port of Melbourne sale through Parliament appears to have been scuttled.Unless an unlikely compromise can be reached by the end of Thursday..

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• Former Melbourne champ David Schwarz warns Demons not to ...

  

  Jesse Hogan of the Demons has delayed contract negotiations this year to concentrate on his game. Photo: Getty Images Former Melbourne star forward David Schwarz believes his old club would be derelict in their duty if they offered Jesse Hogan "ridiculous" money in his next contract and questioned whether the reigning Rising Star winner would ever be as good as Jonathan Brown, Nick Riewoldt or Matthew Richardson.Hogan, who has put off contract negotiations un..

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• Car falls at least 20m down excavation pit in Melbourne

  

  A car dropped at least 20m down a pit in Melbourne overnight. Picture: Christine Ahern/Channel 9A CAR has plunged at least 20m down an excavation pit at a construction site in Flemington, Melbourne.The car left the road and smashed through a safety barrier before the sickening drop into the pit and landing on its roof about 2.20am.The front passenger, a female in her 20s, was seriously injured and had to be cut free from the wreck of the Honda Civic after being trapped for 90 minutes. However th..

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• Melbourne News Port of Melbourne sale stalled

  

  Join Stephen Quartermain and Candice Wyatt for TEN Eyewitness News First at Five Melbourne. Discover all the latest Victorian news at TEN Eyewitness News' digital home.

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• I am against what they are doing : Father of controversial Melbourne ...

  

  Video Fake guns, computers and costumes seized in police raid on Melbourne pranksters Two brothers who caused outrage by posting prank terror attacks online have been arrested and charged with public nuisance.Police raided the pair’s home this morning, seizing fake guns, computers and costumes.The brothers, Max and Arman, are part of an online prank group known as The Jalals.Offices claimed the community had a right to feel safe, as they raided the property about 6.30am in Melbourne’s north-e..

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• Melbourne Victory hold Champions League dream, win praise from ...

  

  Right: Matthieu Delpierre's calm demeanour, organisational skills and tactical understanding made the difference on the back line against Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images Melbourne Victory and coach Kevin Muscat have won praise from an unlikely source for their Asian Champions League triumph over Shanghai SIPG on Wednesday night – Melbourne City boss John van 't Schip.Victory clawed out a 2-1 win over the big spending Chinese club, coached by former England mana..

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• WA man charged over Melbourne bomb hoax

  

  A WA man has been charged over a bomb scare at a Melbourne train station.A MAN has been charged over a bomb hoax that shut down a major train station in suburban Melbourne.The alleged hoax forced police to evacuate Dandenong train station and its surrounds for two hours on Thursday morning.A 28-year-old WA man will front Dandenong Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with staging a bomb hoax and making a false report.A package considered suspicious turned out to be a suitcase containing clothes..

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• Melbourne Rebels U20s ready for test in the west

  

  The first round of the Super U20s Championship kicks off on Saturday 27 February and the Melbourne Rebels will head west to take on the Western Force U20s as a curtain raiser to the clash between the two senior sides.  Kicking off at 4.20pm AWST, the players will get their first taste of professional Rugby standards when they run out at the “Force Field”, nib Stadium in Perth.  Melbourne Rebels U20s Head Coach, Craig McGrath said the young Force players will be a tough ask at home. “I th..

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