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23rd November 2024

AM Edition

‘Holly now at peace’: Second Melb teen dies from poison drinks

Holly Bowles has died from methanol poisoning, a day after her friend Bianca Jones perished from the same Laos mass drink spiking horror, with her family issuing a heartbreaking st...

Final hours of Aussie teens poisoned: What went wrong

Another backpacker poisoned at the same bar as the two Aussies has come forward and revealed a disturbing account of what she experienced moments before tragedy hit.

Covid rorts probe: Horror amount fleeced from Vic’s help programs

Thousands of potentially fraudulent claims have been identified in a review into two Victorian government Covid financial support programs for struggling businesses, costing taxpay...

‘Squandering millions’: Allan govt slammed over FOI delays

Shocking new data has revealed Victoria’s information watchdog is under mounting pressure to keep up with a slew of FOI review requests, renewing calls for the proactive release of...

Aussies forced to hide Jewish identity in wake of anti-Semitic attacks

With anti-Semitism increasing, and recent attacks such as Israeli fans set upon at a football game in Amsterdam, Australia’s Jewish community is taking drastic measures to protect ...

First look at plans for the new Melton Hospital

Victoria’s first fully electric hospital has moved a step closer to reality. Here’s what the new Melton Hospital will look like.

New details about man accused of helping to hide Isla Bell’s body

The man accused of supplying a fridge allegedly used to hide the body of slain teen Isla Bell has significant criminal connections and the means to assume other identities to evade...

Clubs still circling Thomas, wait on AFL’s tick for return

Tarryn Thomas recently plead guilty to a series of menacing calls to his ex-girlfriend, but clubs are still interested in monitoring his rehabilitation with a potential AFL return ...

Drug dealers targeting schoolies over socials

Teens celebrating the end of school life on the Mornington Peninsula are being offered hard drugs like ketamine and cocaine by shady dealers, after taking to social media to share ...

Rookie Draft: Every pick as call for change grows

The AFL Draft is now complete, with nine new faces realising their dream in the pre-season and rookie drafts on Friday – but surely it’s time to change the name, writes CHRIS CAVAN...

Indigenous advocates told to clean up socials for secret Treaty

Indigenous advocates claim they’ve been told not to talk publicly about ongoing Treaty negotiations and to scrub social media of contentious content to avoid public backlash befor...

Promising start turns to horror after disastrous Australian collapse

India was dismissed cheaply on day one in Perth, but are fighting back with the ball as Australia’s first innings limped from one disaster to the next with their lowest home Test t...

Aussies hit with billions in ‘illegal charges’

The Albanese government will introduce legislation on Monday to stop government agencies such as the Tax Office passing on debit surcharges on payments from taxpayers.

Scorching final weekend of spring to come

Multiple states will be sweating through heatwave conditions in the coming days with the mercury predicted to soar for southeastern parts of Australia.

Labor’s misinformation bill dead in the water

The Greens and the Coalition have joined forces in a rare show of unity to torpedo the government’s misinformation bill.

‘We’ve got champions who are zombies’: Mitchell’s plea for help

Last Monday, at just 58, Barry Mitchell was lying in Epworth Hospital wondering if the game he loves had almost killed him again. This is his confronting story the footy world need...

Suspended union boss Diana Asmar launches new legal fight

Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar could be hit with “serious” criminal charges over allegations of financial impropriety, her lawyer claims, as she fights to halt legal action ...

Vic’s future at risk as state debt soars faster than expected, watchdog warns

Record debt is threatening Victoria’s prosperity and economic stability, the state’s financial watchdog has warned, and it says the Allan government lacks a sound strategy to manag...

‘Beautiful young man’: Tributes for teen killed in Pakenham crash

A 16-year-old who was killed in a horror crash in a stolen car in Melbourne’s southeast has been remembered as a young man with a “huge heart” while the driver of the car remains i...

Neo-Nazi’s gatecrash Liberal MP’s event

A group of neo-Nazi’s have gatecrashed a Victorian Liberal MP’s community event, which was being held to discuss the controversial renaming of a lake in Melbourne’s outer southeast...

Mordialloc man charged as police bust huge drug lab

A man who allegedly ran an illegal drug lab in Melbourne’s southeast was allegedly busted with enough chemicals to make at least 100,000 lethal doses and a stash of mystery powder ...

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