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The union and Victoria's opposition leader says the ANZ bank owes it to its workers to reveal the future of 600 call-centre jobs in Melbourne.

A Victorian policeman was allegedly three times over the blood alcohol limit when he was involved in a collision while off duty.

Sydney's Opera House will have help celebrate its 40th birthday from Denmark's royal couple, who fell in love not far from its iconic silhouette.

The former partner of a Perth woman whose three-year-old son died in a washing machine has denied lying to police to protect her.

A man who tried to rape a woman at a Sydney bus stop has been refused bail, with the NSW government confirming he was on bail at the time of the offence.

Reporters for The Age newspaper charged with accessing restricted data want the matter dealt with through a diversion program, a court has heard.

A vote on the government's legislation to crack down on 457 skilled migrant visas is unlikely to be taken before next week.

The head of Corrections Victoria says convicted killer Adrian Bayley will need protection from other inmates during his time in prison.

A gambling addict stole more than $200,000 from a Melbourne kindergarten and bet the money on horses, greyhounds and the AFL, a court has heard.

A group calling itself knitting nannas against gas joined a protest at parliament house fighting for farmers' protection against coal seam gas companies.