Melissa Cunningham

Dozens of Victorian anaesthetists and surgeons have been accused of systematic billing scams and pocketing off-the-book fees in a damning complaint that has triggered investigations by a federal regulator and private health insurers.

James Tsindos, 17, went from experiencing seemingly mild symptoms, linked to a nut allergy, to a cardiac arrest.

Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton, who has known the detained woman for more than a decade, said the mother of two is a nurse and a humanitarian.

Abuk Akol cannot stop the visions of her son Kioyom, stabbed and abandoned in a park in Melbourne’s west. There were witnesses. She wants them to speak up.

Emma, 49, was found dead in her home in April by police who broke in to do a welfare check. She had head and upper body injuries consistent with being violently assaulted.

Creatives, breweries, patisseries and young families are springing up in the suburb’s once-gritty industrial precinct, which used to be home to soft drink manufacturers and big tobacco companies.

Later on Tuesday, another life was lost nearby in the same suburb. Police have already arrested a man over that separate incident.

The commercial and residential development will shoot up at Camberwell Junction, a move that could pave the way for more high-rises in the area.

The internet has changed so many basic things in society – and the world’s oldest profession is one of them.

Six-storey buildings could soon begin shooting up in Clayton and Glen Waverley, but some councillors have criticised the state government for shutting them out of discussions about the $34.5 billion project.