Victoria: Bomb experts deploy remote-controlled bomb disposal robot to examine suspect device

The arrest of a 24-year-old man from Leongatha at 3am overnight by Wonthaggi Police has had an alarming sequel at the Wonthaggi Police Station on Tuesday morning when a bomb was found among the items seized during the incident. The Read More …

Melbourne teenager planned school shooting and university bombing, court hears

A Melbourne teenager allegedly purchased explosives and planned to carry out a school shooting and a university bombing, a court has heard. The 19-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is facing explosives charges after being arrested by Victoria Read More …

Melbourne: Man charged after bomb squad defuses 10 ‘suspicious devices’

A man has been charged after a number of suspicious devices were found in Melbourne’s north over the weekend. The Bomb Response Unit located 10 suspicious devices on Newry Street, in Fitzroy North, on Friday and Saturday. According to police, Read More …

Australia: Homemade explosive found near Rokeby-to-Neerim rail trail in Victoria’s Gippsland

A family on an evening walk has found an apparent homemade explosive device near a popular walking track in south eastern Victoria. Police are investigating after the “suspicious device” was found near the Rokeby-to-Neerim rail trail near Lavinia Street about Read More …