Victoria

Toddler murderer sentenced to 32 years behind bars

Brendan Pallant has been sentenced to 32 years' imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering two-year-old Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao.

Melissa Meehan

Brendan Pallant has been jailed for up to 32 years for murdering a two-year-old boy. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

'Driven by greed': Wads of cash discovered in plane passenger's bags

Sniffer dogs found hundreds of thousands of dollars in his bags.

Anna Houlahan

Police seized $830,000 in cash from the passenger's bags. Picture supplied

'Real risk': doctor fails in appeal against medical ban

An appeals tribunal found doctor John Barry Myers had a "wholly unacceptable regulatory history". (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

A decision to ban a doctor from practising after he was suspended in two states over alleged patient misconduct has been upheld by an appeal tribunal.

Melissa Meehan

Toddler murderer sentenced to 32 years behind bars

Brendan Pallant has been sentenced to 32 years' imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering two-year-old Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao.

Melissa Meehan

'Real risk': doctor fails in appeal against medical ban

A decision to ban a doctor from practising after he was suspended in two states over alleged patient misconduct has been upheld by an appeal tribunal.

Melissa Meehan

'Driven by greed': Wads of cash discovered in plane passenger's bags

Sniffer dogs found hundreds of thousands of dollars in his bags.

Anna Houlahan

Homicide probe after woman's body found in river

Two bodies were found in different parts of the river within 90 minutes of each other. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

The discovery of a woman's body in a major Melbourne river not long after a man's remains were found is being treated as suspicious.

Holly Hales

'Almost three years': The doctor trying to overturn his COVID suspension

Mark Hobart is still fighting the medical board for his job.

Ben Silvester

Protestors rally in Canberra against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in February 2022. File picture

Man charged after body found in building stairwell

A man is due to face court after police found a body in the stairwell of a Melbourne apartment block, following an alleged assault in the building's foyer.

Rachael Ward