Construction sites across Victoria are grinding to a halt after the state’s militant building union launched a new turf war, prompting accusations of bullying tactics.

Melbourne’s magnificent major events comeback has helped kick an economic goal for Victoria worth almost $1 billion in just six months.

Melbourne is on its way to becoming a majority migrant city over the next quarter century as Victoria’s population grows by almost three million.

And AFL legend Gary Ablett Sr has revealed a diagnosis of “significant structural and functional brain damage” from his storied 248-game career.

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