Victoria

Prosecutors drop murder charge against 12-year-old girl

A child will no longer face a charge of murder after prosecutors decided her age meant there was no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Tara Cosoleto

A 12-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a woman in a Footscray apartment no longer faces charges. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Monash Health fined $160k over patient's death

Monash Health has been fined $160,000 in the Victorian County Court after it failed to ensure one of its mental health inpatients was not at risk of self-harm.

Tara Cosoleto

Monash Health has been fined after a mental health patient took her own life at Casey Hospital. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Weed sprayer gave camp directions to murder accused

Robert Williams testified about seeing an accused murderer and one of his alleged victims. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A "grumpy" old man sped past a weed sprayer near a remote Victorian campsite where it's alleged Russell Hill and Carol Clay were murdered, a jury has heard.

Emily Woods

Prosecutors drop murder charge against 12-year-old girl

A child will no longer face a charge of murder after prosecutors decided her age meant there was no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Tara Cosoleto

Weed sprayer gave camp directions to murder accused

A "grumpy" old man sped past a weed sprayer near a remote Victorian campsite where it's alleged Russell Hill and Carol Clay were murdered, a jury has heard.

Emily Woods

Monash Health fined $160k over patient's death

Monash Health has been fined $160,000 in the Victorian County Court after it failed to ensure one of its mental health inpatients was not at risk of self-harm.

Tara Cosoleto

Glider death sparks new forests management debate

A endangered greater glider was found dead in the Yarra Ranges National Park. (HANDOUT/WWF AUSTRALIA)

The death of an endangered glider in a national park has incensed environmentalists and raised questions about Victorian fire management practices.

Adrian Black

Accused jihadi to stand trial for terrorism offences

An alleged Australian terrorist will go on trial although, the Melbourne Magistrates Court has been told, he does not recognise the criminal justice system.

William Ton

Alleged Australian terrorist Neil Christopher Prakash is accused of six terrorism-related offences. (HANDOUT/AAP)

With rail loop cash hole, state woos federal assessor

The Victorian government is working to convince Infrastructure Australia the contentious Suburban Rail Loop stacks up so it can earn extra federal funding.

Callum Godde