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Isabel McMillan

Isabel McMillan

Isabel McMillan is a breaking news reporter at The Age.

The club was engulfed in flames just after 2am on Thursday.

After a decade of violence, Melbourne’s most notorious nightclub may have met a fiery end

Melbourne nightclub Love Machine, renowned for its history of violence, has been gutted by what police suspect was a deliberately lit fire.

  • Isabel McMillan, Cameron Houston and Marta Pascual Juanola

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State school teachers protest outside the office of Education Minister Ben Carroll in Niddrie last month.

Victorian teacher strike as it happened: School closures, rally updates and parent guide during the state’s first government-school strike in 13 years

Tens of thousands of Victorian government school teachers, principals and education support staff are walking off the job today for a 24-hour statewide strike — the first of its kind in 13 years. Follow our live updates.

  • Caroline Schelle and Isabel McMillan
Police at the scene in Singers Lane.

Pedestrian crushed by woman who fell from building in Melbourne’s CBD

The woman, who died, landed on a man standing next to the William Street building, leaving him with serious injuries, police said.

  • Isabel McMillan
Police say they’ve busted an international crime syndicate targeting high-end Toyotas and shipping them overseas.

Hacked, stolen and shipped overseas: Police crack global car theft ring

Police say they’ve busted a syndicate which stole hundreds of high-end vehicles worth more than $20m and shipped them to the Middle East.

  • Isabel McMillan
Teenagers smashed through a window to escape a burning home.

Teens smash window to flee burning home, woman in critical condition

A woman found unconscious in a burning home is fighting for her life in hospital after the Roxburgh Park blaze.

  • Isabel McMillan
Men ran to escape during a drive-by shooting outside a cafe in Altona North on Tuesday night.

Gunman on the run after brazen late-night shooting

Shots were fired at a group of about 14 people outside a cafe in Melbourne’s west.

  • Isabel McMillan
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War in the Middle East.

US-Iran war as it happened: Israel advances into Lebanon; Baghdad’s green zone hit; UAE temporarily closes its airspace

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, which continues to rage across multiple fronts, fuelling fears of a global energy crisis.

  • Emily Kaine and Isabel McMillan
The crumpled Skoda.

‘This is not a PlayStation game’: Teens still on the run after horror fatal crash

The family of a 15-year-old boy killed when the stolen car he was in crashed in Hoppers Crossing have visited the scene, as police urge the teens who fled to turn themselves in.

  • Isabel McMillan
The baby was found in the backyard of a house on Copernicus Way at Keilor Downs on Thursday morning.

Abandoned newborn baby found in suburban yard

Bloodied towels were seen at the scene after an infant and a woman were rushed to hospital from a suburban street in Melbourne’s north-west.

  • Isabel McMillan
Aidan Becker died in a stabbing at Mernda station on Friday.

Schoolboy’s family promises to hold saviour’s bravery forever in their hearts

Aidan Becker lost his life defending an innocent schoolboy, but the teen’s family say they will forever honour his sacrifice.

  • Isabel McMillan and Cassandra Morgan