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30th December 2024

AM Edition

Crash: Day five at the MCG could define a generation of cricketers

Monday at the ’G could define a generation, writes Robert “Crash” Craddock. An Aussie victory will help get the Border-Gavaskar trophy back. Lose, and there will be a stain on the ...

Indian blunder may have saved Aussie Border-Gavaskar hopes

A rapid batting collapse looked to have paved the way for India to claim a dominant position in Melbourne, but one moment of madness could have spared Australia.

Defiant tail shatters India after Bumrah-led resurgence

Australia has finished a topsy-turvy day four in the box seat to secure victory in the Boxing Day Test — but only after India fumbled its chances to take control. RECAP DAY FOUR’S ...

‘Playing the system’: Dad’s plea to Albo over killer fugitive driver

The father of a young man killed by drunk hit-run driver Puneet Puneet is pleading for the federal government to intervene – like it has for the Bali 5– and demand India brings the...

Heartache as couple’s home destroyed in Grampians bushfire

Tony and Digna Antonucci lovingly rebuilt their property after it was razed in a previous fire – now their dream retirement home has again been reduced to rubble.

Big mistake motorists are making on New Year’s Day

Police have revealed a disturbing recent trend during New Year’s celebrations in Victoria.

‘I’ve seen some nasty things’: Life as a prison nurse

Former nurse Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh gives a rare glimpse into prison medicine, and declares that “as a nurse, I’ve never felt safer than I was in the prison environment”.

Bolt: Wong way would have left Israel threatened for years to come

If Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had listened to Penny Wong and the rest of this anti-Israel Australian government, it would have stopped fighting Hamas many months ago...

179 dead in horror crash at South Korean airport

Only two people have survived after an airliner carrying 181 people crash landed and erupted in a fireball at South Korea’s Muan International Airport. Follow the updates.

Biggest footy media bust-ups of the year

It’s been a year of musical chairs in the footy media landscape and along the way there have been some fiery confrontations, with one identity involved in several of the most heate...

Intentional sunburn: Has Gen Z missed the sun safety memo?

A halter neck bikini tan line is being viewed as a summer accessory rather than a potential precursor to skin cancer among Gen Zers. Is a generation turning its back on sun safety?...

New changes for ADF recruits: Who’s now eligible

Australia is launching new changes to boost recruitment numbers in the Australian Defence Force from January 1. See what’s afoot.

Heartless thieves target home where grandma was stabbed to death

Two offenders tried to steal a car from the back of a Langwarrin house one day after a grandma was allegedly murdered by her husband.

Gaza baby dies from cold; Israeli strike on hospital kills 7

A newborn baby has perished from “severe cold” in Gaza, the fifth child to die this month from exposure, as an IDF strike on a hospital killed seven people. Follow updates.

A colloquial term for a deceitful or treacherous person is ‘a snake in the …’ what?

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

Police given search and seize powers for New Year’s Eve

Revellers heading to Melbourne CBD have been warned police will have extra powers to request you remove items from your pockets and take off clothing and face coverings.

Six of the hottest New Year’s Eve parties in Melbourne

Whether you want dinner or a DJ — or a rocking beachside party — these Melbourne’s city hotspots have you covered for New Year’s Eve. Here’s where you can ring in 2025 in style.

Battin: Victoria needs to lower taxes and to crack down on crime

The new Victorian opposition leader says crime and taxes would be top of the agenda under a Coalition state government.

Teen reveals horror flight ordeal

An Australian teenager says she was harassed and forced to sit with a stranger’s child in her lap after she was bumped from an overbooked flight.

Bolt: Dutton needs to use this secret weapon to beat hapless Albanese

Peter Dutton needs one more push to become Prime Minister in the election early next year. And it’s surprising he hasn’t used this one secret weapon yet.

Reveller overdoses on first day of pill testing trial

A man was taken to hospital after suffering a suspected overdose on the first day of Beyond the Valley festival where pill testing is being trialled for the first time in Victoria....

Sam Kerr’s touching message to fans after gran hit by a car

Matilda’s star Sam Kerr has rushed to be with her grandmother after the driver of a ute allegedly struck her with his car and has since been charged.

Shots fired into home in Melbourne’s west

Police are investigating after several gunshots were fired into a home in Albion before the offenders fled the scene.

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