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10th October 2024

PM Edition

Hawks hit back with explosive claims in footy racism row

Hawthorn has sensationally claimed alleged racism victim Carl Peterson appeared drug or alcohol affected when picked up at Melbourne Airport in a scathing defence lodged with the F...

Trade live: Ex-Crow stunned by Peatling’s $600k price tag

An ex-Crow was left speechless by reports incoming midfielder James Peatling will earn close to $600k a season as an Adelaide player. FOLLOW LIVE

‘You think it’s the clubs’: The real kingmakers of AFL trade period

With some AFL trades set to come down to the wire, keep an eye on the middle men. Sometimes, premierships can be won and lost on their call. Jay Clark assesses the key players at t...

‘Multiple fatalities’ as monster hurricane smashes Florida

Hurricane Milton is pummelling Florida knocking out power to more than two million homes and stirring a “life threatening storm surge” amid reports of first fatalities after terrif...

Ball: Don’t put Smith through draft ringer

Fifteen years after he was forced to go through the draft to reach Collingwood, Luke Ball has urged the Cats and Dogs to come to terms to trade Bailey Smith and avoid the anxiety h...

Bombshell texts lay bare breakdown in office

Leaked texts have laid bare the breakdown in Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles relationship with his chief of staff.

Moment police open fire on dogs viciously attacking woman

Police fired more than a dozen shots into three dogs mauling a woman in the backyard of a Dandenong home. CCTV from a nearby home captured the horror moment.

Lawyer charged over link to Domain Tunnel police chase

A Melbourne lawyer has been charged over a link to a police chase which started with a Land Rover driving erratically in the Domain Tunnel.

Greens’ lord mayor candidate pledges dramatic bike lane expansion

Greens lord mayor candidate Roxane Ingleton has promised to advocate for a plan to build an additional 40km of bike lanes on major arterial roads if she is elected later this month...

The pushback on Melbourne’s home invasion scourge is on

How long can it be until one of Melbourne’s army of young thugs picks the wrong home and comes to serious grief? The old defence of self-defence may get another workout in our cour...

Man who allegedly stabbed his dad to death found dead in prison

The son and alleged murderer of Brighton man Robert Hillemacher has been found dead in prison just weeks before he was to face court.

Cop suffers KO blow, allegedly from ‘paranoid’ Gladstone Park man

A Gladstone Park man allegedly threw a rock at a police car and punched an officer in the nose in a violent arrest.

Mentone Girls’ Grammar comes clean on teacher misconduct claims

The head of Mentone Girls’ Grammar has confirmed that “allegations of misconduct” about a male staff member’s behaviour were received and acted on by the school.

Popular Werribee celebrity ‘abducted’

Werribee icon ‘Jerry the Giraffe’ — who has brought smiles to the faces of thousands over the past 18 months — has been abducted by heartless thieves.

Deery: It’s panic stations for Labor — the election is Pesutto’s to lose

More than 250,000 Victorians who voted for Labor at the 2022 election now say they won’t again. The latest polling puts John Pesutto in the driver’s seat to lead Victoria — provide...

‘Deceived into $35m loss’: Rugby’s civil war goes nuclear

Rugby Australia has hit back in a stunning counter-claim against the Melbourne Rebels in the legal case that has rocked the game, claiming they’ve been duped out of $35m.

Visa holder’s terrorist son ‘encouraged’ to ‘wage jihad’

A Palestinian man granted a visa to Australia said his dead son — a member of a terror organisation — was encouraged to “wage jihad”, and his grandson is being raised on the “same ...

Bruce was a beloved member of a bowls club. He left $1m to its rival

Bruce Hallman bequeathed $1m to Donvale Bowls Club — a place he had visited just once. Ten minutes down the road is Doncaster Bowls Club, where he was a member for 15 years, but th...

Famous face busted recharging batteries at swank CBD restaurant

He’s a familiar Melbourne face with a fondness for expensive items — including the kind that get you asked to leave a well-known eatery after heading for a toilet cubicle.

How ‘footy’s greatest rort’ will be curbed after Lions’ heist

From next season, major changes to the draft will force clubs to pay a steeper price to match bids. JON RALPH unpacks what the Lions should be paying – and how they’re the last clu...