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20th February 2025

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‘Bloodbath’: Allan gov set to slash thousands of jobs

Workers at Victorian government agencies and departments are bracing for mass cuts, with fears more than 6500 public servants could lose their jobs. It comes after a wages bill blo...

Police union’s push for boozy function space alarms East Melb residents

Victoria’s police union is gearing up for a dispute with East Melbourne residents as it pushes for a permit for a function area on the roof of its new East Melbourne headquarters.

Four in five 8-12yos on social media

Australian children are easily circumventing inadequate and poorly enforced social media age rules despite some platforms demonstrating a growing “capability” to detect younger use...

Donald Trump fuels Zelenskyy feud with ‘dictator’ claim

Donald Trump’s sensational claim that Ukraine started the war with Russia has ignited an epic war of words between Kyiv and Washington as tensions grow over US policy.

The alarming truth about Trump’s shot at Zelenskyy

Vladimir Putin is the dictator responsible for the war in Ukraine, but not according to Donald Trump. Tom Minear argues there is a worrying reason for his offensive crack on Volody...

Every Demon rated: The star Dees ‘would be stuffed’ without

The Dees fell away from contention last year. But with their A-graders fit and firing, can they bounce back? Glenn McFarlane and Jon Ralph rate every player on their list.

Apple announces gamechanging new iPhone

The tech giant has launched a new iPhone in a bid to respond to cost of living pressures which may have scared customers away from the pricey mobile.

DPP predictions that could change your SuperCoach plans

Mid-season position changes have turned SuperCoach on its head. Who could gain DPP this season? Here are 20 players who should be on your watch list.

Meet the backflipping Brazilian turning Victory’s fortunes around

Fresh life has been breathed into Melbourne Victory’s season – and this Brazilian is a big part of the reason why. He opens up on his move to Australia ahead of the derby on Saturd...

Warships ‘spotted off Sydney’

The Australian Navy is reportedly closely monitoring a Chinese naval task group sailing 150 nautical miles east of Sydney.

Melbourne model accused of bestiality and child sex abuse

A man charged with 92 animal and child abuse offences can be revealed as an amateur model and former lover of an ex-Moonee Valley councillor after a long-running gag order was lift...

New police chief wants change, more cops and safer streets

Victoria’s new top cop Rick Nugent has lauded his predecessor Shane Patton as a passionate policeman — revealing he has “varied feelings” on his shock departure — as he outlined hi...

Man fatally stabbed at Wyndham Vale bus stop

A man was fatally stabbed at a Wyndham Vale bus stop on Wednesday night, with two offenders now on the run.

During which war did Billy Hughes serve as Australia’s prime minister?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. Test yourself.

Baby dies at Skye family day care centre

A major crime scene currently surrounds a family day care centre in Melbourne’s southeast following the death of an infant on Wednesday afternoon.

‘High risk he will take the lives of others’: Wayward teen bailed again

A teen who has racked up 95 charges since 2023 has been bailed again, despite a magistrate warning his mother that her son would kill himself, or someone else if he continued on hi...

‘Fixated fan’ banned after tennis star reduced to tears

A fixated fan has been banned from all future WTA events after British tennis star Emma Raducanu was reduced to tears early in a match in Dubai.

‘One simple amendment’: Libs willing to do deal on hate speech laws

The opposition has given the government a last-minute ultimatum to push through proposed hate speech laws amid pressure from Jewish leaders to back the Bill.

Melbourne woman who allegedly attacked Muslims at shopping centre faces court

A Pascoe Vale woman who allegedly targeted Muslims including a pregnant woman because they were wearing head coverings has been remanded in custody.

Bolt: Labor’s green dreams exposed in catastrophic steelworks collapse

How much have these climate dupes now cost us by believing a huckster’s claim that a miracle gas, green hydrogen, would save the steelworks which prop up Whyalla?

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