CBD Hit-and-Run Case, Private Health Rebate Fight & Australia’s Durban Push | 13 Oct 2026

Melbourne in 10 · Oct 12, 2026 · 9m

Good morning, Melbourne. It’s Tuesday, and Daniel and Maya bring the CBD and metro weather, ten verified stories affecting Melburnians, and the major sport worth knowing.

Today: a teenager accused over a CBD hit-and-run is remanded; police investigate a Fitzroy North tobacco-shop fire; three food manufacturers expand in Melbourne’s north; an AI-generated Victorian election advertisement draws criticism; cannabis-related hospital admissions rise; disability advocates explain the value of smart glasses; proposed private-health rebate changes face resistance; new modelling warns dementia cases…