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Staff paid for ‘doing own work’
An electorate officer for South-Eastern Metro MP Adem Somyurek didn’t even log into his computer while being paid for purportedly working at home for five…
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‘I lost all perspective’: Somyurek
Fomer ALP powerbroker Adem Somyurek admitted at an IBAC inquiry to losing “all perspective” during the reignition of a factional war in the South East.…
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Ballarto Road set for upgrades
A treacherous stretch of Ballarto Road in Clyde will be resealed thanks to a funding boost from the state government. The City of Casey welcomed…
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Three arrested in extortion investigation
Three men from Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs have been charged by police as part of an investigation into an alleged extortion linked to the Comanchero…
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’Toxic’ faction feud reignited
Former ALP powerbroker Adem Somyurek says he and Premier Daniel Andrews initiated a 2002 peace deal to end the party’s branch-stacking war in the south…
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Bikie extortion raids
Three men have been charged with an alleged extortion linked to the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang. Echo Taskforce detectives charged the men after raiding a…
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Premier ’red shirts rort’ claims
Premier Daniel Andrews has been explosively accused of prior knowledge of the ALP’s $388,000 ‘red shirts’ rort at an IBAC inquiry. South Eastern Metropolitan MP…
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VC hero’s story revealed
For the first time, the story of Victoria Cross recipient Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley is finally being told. Berwick author Michael Madden is the first to…
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Dasher’s ‘magnificent courage’
Michael Madden’s voice wavers when he recounts Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley VC’s final act of supreme sacrifice and courage. “It’s really hard to speak about what…
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Casey remains the top Covid hotspot in Victoria
The City of Casey is the number one hotspot in Victoria by local government area (LGA) based on new numbers released by the Department of…
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Legal service rebranded
A community legal service has announced a new name and logo reflecting its reach into the South East. At its online AGM on 4 November,…
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Cranbourne train track ahead of schedule
The Victorian state government has announced the completion of a second train track between Cranbourne and Dandenong is almost a year ahead of schedule. Premier…
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