Four Victoria police officers have been suspended and another put on different duties after three separate alleged brutality incidents.

However Victorian Police Minister Lisa Neville says “we cannot second guess our police".

Reporter Nicolas Zoumboulis speaks to Tamar Hopkins, a former principal solicitor at Melbourne's Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre and the founding lawyer of the Police Accountability Project. Hopkins has called for the establishment of an independent body to be investigating these issues.

 

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lost his 30th consecutive Newspoll. This brings him to the same number of losses that former PM Tony Abbott reached before being rolled by Turnbull himself.

Reporter Anjali Dutta covers what the result means for Turnbull and the Government.

Are you a victim of Facebook’s breach of trust? The data of over 50 million Facebook users was breached by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.

Reporter Nicolas Zoumboulis investigates.

Interview with Deborah Lupton, Centenary Research Professor in the Faculty of Arts & Design, University of Canberra.

Multiple people have died after eating rockmelon (cantaloupe) contaminated with listeria.

Reporter Vasiliki Raptis investigates the deadly diesease outbreak.

The seat of Batman was fiercely contested, with many predicting it would indeed be possible for the Greens to take the win from Labor. This was not the case and Labor came in strongly from behind to retain their seat.

Reporter Nicolas Zoumboulis speaks to Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Monash, Dr. Nick Economou about the result.

It's not named after the superhero, so why is a federal seat in Melbourne's inner-north called Batman? 

With a recent and hard-fought by-election just passed in Batman, reporter Anjali Dutta turns her eyes to why the seat is named the way it is, and why there is growing pressure to change the name of the electorate, as well as others around Australia.

Etihad Stadium is due to receive a major series of redevelopments, aiming to replace disused rail yards with an inclusive public space.

Reporter Vasiliki Raptis takes a look at the $300 million plan to upgrade the area.

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash has come under fire for a heated exchange during Senate estimates, meanwhile the spotlight is on Barnaby Joyce for his conduct surrounding a relationship with a former staffer.

Reporter Nicolas Zoumboulis takes a look at what many are calling a "new low" in Australian politics.

Last month marked the 76th anniversary of the Darwin bombing, the largest ever attack mounted on Australia by another country. 

Vasiliki Raptis reported on the commemoration events that were held.