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The legal profession has taken a hit over Lawyer X. Can mandatory reporting fix it?

By court reporter Danny Tran

The Lawyer X royal commission found Nicola Gobbo breached the fundamental rules at the heart of the legal profession. While lawyers largely support the idea of mandatory reporting of misconduct, some believe police should be subjected to the same rules.

House prices rise nationally in November, with further gains expected for 2021

By business reporter Nassim Khadem

House prices have continued to rise nationally in the face of the coronavirus-driven recession, CoreLogic data shows, but a separate report by S&P Global Ratings says mortgage defaults will rise by early next year.

'Every moment is precious': Families finally set to reunite after Queensland border reopening

After months looking after families struggling during Melbourne's lockdown, community worker Greg Ferrington is looking forward to reuniting with his mother in Queensland. For others, however, the border reopening has come too late for them to organise the Christmas reunion they hoped for.

Do platypus populations decline because of fire?

Analysis of a study by Cesar Australia for the Australian Conservation Foundation estimates that 2 percent of all platypus could have been killed over last summer.
Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds

'I thought he was going to kill us': Police officer recalls shooting Bourke Street attacker

By court reporter Danny Tran

A police officer speaks about the moment he shot the man who went on a stabbing rampage in Melbourne’s Bourke Street, telling an inquest that he thought Hassan Khalif Shire Ali was trying to kill him.

The genderless fashion movement

First it was mods and punks and now it’s men in skirts. What do older generations think about gender-neutral fashion activism?
Duration: 1 hour

An email from Simon to Jane took 14 hours to arrive. It cost them $51,000

By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge and Loretta Florance

There's no way Jane Fleming could have known an emailed invoice was fake. It came from the right email address and all the business's details were correct — except the bank account number.

Trains every 20 minutes under Ballarat timetable shake-up

Trains will run every 20 minutes during peak times from Ballarat to Melbourne, as part of a timetable shake-up for Victoria's second-busiest regional rail line.

YouTube star Nat's What I Reckon fights boring food in lockdown

The self-described "ratbag" became a worldwide sensation with no-nonsense cooking videos slamming "jar sauce", and encouraging homebound viewers to "cook, have a laugh and not take things too seriously".
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds

'I second, third, fourth guess myself': How body image insecurities affect men

By Marcos Benhamu

Broad shoulders, muscular physique, large penis: appearance 'ideals' for men can create vicious cycles of insecurity.

Make onion cutting less teary with this knife technique

By Patrick Wright and Matthew Garrow

Restaurant owner and chef Thi Le shares some simple knife techniques to save you time and effort in the kitchen.

Will Victoria get hotel quarantine right this time?

Mornings with Virginia Trioli

Victoria's hotel quarantine system is set to resume next month when international flights are allowed into the state again.
Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds

Royal fact v royal fiction, should The Crown come with a disclaimer?

With a focus on Charles and Diana, the latest series of The Crown is a ratings smash, but how much of it is actually true.
Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds

Infection control at the heart of Victoria's revamped hotel quarantine system

The Commissioner of COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria tells Virginia Trioli she is "really confident" the revamped hotel quarantine will be safe.
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds

It's good news week and Frankie is spreading the cheer

Sammy J dished out a coveted Melbie award to nine-year-old Frankie Davis, who is publishing her own newspaper, The Cheer Up Weekly.

The Lawyer X royal commission wants to ensure the scandal is never repeated. Here are some of its recommendations

The Victorian Government has promised to implement all 111 recommendations that have come out of the royal commission sparked by the Lawyer X scandal. Here are some of the suggested actions.

Victorian AG says Government will fully implement commission recommendations

Ms Hennessy says it could take years for a special investigator to determine whether there was enough evidence to charge individuals or organisations over their involvement in the use of Ms Gobbo as a police informant.
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds

Public transport lobby group wary of free Xmas parking in Melbourne CBD

Melbourne’s peak public transport advocacy group says free Christmas parking in the city could encourage more drivers back to the CBD in the long term.
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

Sejumlah Mahasiswa Indonesia di Melbourne Alami Kesulitan Uang Saat Pandemi

Oleh Natasya Salim

Suami dari Dila Riwu, mahasiswi asal Indonesia di Australia, terpaksa harus bekerja di perkebunan agar mereka bisa membeli tiket pesawat pulang ke Kupang.

New hope for Australia's sunburnt generation, with 'game changer' radiotherapy treatment

Exclusive by Lexy Hamilton-Smith

Brett Gibbs was sacked from his job because his employer didn't like the skin cancers on his face. Now the 55-year-old feels like a "totally different person" after undergoing "life-changing" radiotherapy treatment.

WorkSafe New Zealand charges 13 parties over White Island eruption tragedy

More than a dozen parties, who cannot be named, are charged over the White Island volcano tragedy in December last year that claimed 22 lives, including 17 Australians.

Sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome invited to participate in medicinal cannabis study

A study into medicinal cannabis is hoping to find relief for people suffering from IBS but it needs volunteers to sign up.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

Victoria sets strict guidelines for hotel quarantine

All staff will be exclusively employed by the hotel quarantine program.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

Is there an optimal age to get employed?

Retirement, motherhood, too much or too little experience are some reasons why Australian's struggle getting a job.
Duration: 1 hour

Andrews resets hotel quarantine program

Victoria is setting up a dedicated agency to deal with the state's hotel quarantine program.
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds