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New 20 key seat poll shows final twist in election race for Albo

A new poll has revealed that some voters in 20 key marginal seats don’t love the idea of Anthony Albanese as their Prime Minister, as Dutton fights to stop Labor forming a minority...

The private dinner that sparked Labor’s political fightback

A small gathering of the Labor Party faithful came together for a dinner. The tone that night was grim, but the party has come a long way since then, writes Joe Hildebrand.

One party with a ballot draw advantage

Not all positions on the ballot paper are created equal. See which major party has a potential advantage in each electorate.

‘Like a dead rubber’: Ugly truth about Saints-Dockers snoozefest

St Kilda strangled Fremantle into submission with a performance which had primetime viewers reaching for the remote. Chris Cavanagh delves into what the dour struggle means for bot...

Why missing man could have been another Milat victim

A Melbourne man who championed a three decades-long campaign to find his brother now thinks he may have tried to hitchhike and fallen into Ivan Milat’s path.

‘Collingwood by the sea’: Bayside Council joins push to scrap SRL

A Victorian council that represents the community around a Suburban Rail Loop station precinct is calling for Premier Jacinta Allan to put an “immediate stop” to the $34.5bn projec...

‘They weren’t in a good way’: Hero jogger rescues chopper crash victims from sea

A beach runner has come to the rescue of helicopter passengers after its engine failed and the chopper crashed into the sea near Point Lonsdale on the Bellarine Peninsula, on Frida...

Where Melb prices are about to be ‘supercharged’

Melbourne’s long-suffering property market is tipped to be one of the nation’s best for home price rises in 2025. See if your suburb is on the list set to be “supercharged”.

Victorian voters weigh up key issues ahead of election day

Victorians are preparing to cast their votes, with cost of living, investments in infrastructure projects, crime, and economic management dominating the election fight.

What Erin Patterson didn’t do after serving deadly mushroom lunch

Simon Patterson, the estranged husband of accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson, has told a jury he was “intrigued” that she failed to ask him a particular question after the...

Man injects himself with deadly snake venom over 800 times

A “hyper immune” man has injected himself with the venom from 16 different species of snake to help create an anti-venom “cocktail” that treats multiple different kinds of snake bi...

Final Newspoll before voting day revealed

The final Newspoll before voting day puts Anthony Albanese in the box seat to return to power. Here’s what the numbers show.

Property mogul Mark Casey settles bitter $660m legal dispute for $20k

Melbourne Cup winning owner and property tycoon Mark Casey has told of the “emotional toll” of a lengthy legal bid to try to claw back debt on behalf of his late son.

IVF families blocked from own embryos in cruel twist

IVF families have been blocked from their own embryos because they do not comply with reforms enacted after they were created.

PM heckled and sworn at by angry voter as Neo Nazis crash pre-polls

Anthony Albanese has been confronted by a furious voter who

Roll call of heavyweights arrive for Fox birthday bash

A roll call of the biggest names in Melbourne’s business, political and sporting world’s have celebrated Andrew Fox’s 60th birthday party in his Toorak home.

Melbourne’s golfing community takes another whack at Dan

It turns out Dan Andrews might be making appearances at some of Melbourne’s most prestigious golf courses after all, just not in the way he’d hoped.

Coach barbs and club angst: Inside Laura Kane’s world

What’s it like being the most influential woman in football? Jay Clark grills Laura Kane on her role shaping the AFL’s most contentious issues.

‘Step too far’: Gag-order bid rejected for alleged dog basher

An accused dog basher caught on CCTV in an alleged 13 minute attack on two family dogs has been the target of vigilantes who smashed his cars and lit his fence on fire.

Buckley: The truth behind Dees’ bold resurgence

From what we’ve seen over the past two matches, Simon Goodwin’s game play does work – but there’s a habit the Demons must keep, writes Nathan Buckley in his Super Saturday preview.

‘Stop going too far’: King weighs in on Cornes’ Kangaroos ban

Kangaroos premiership player David King has given his verdict on Kane Cornes’ comments that led to his North Melbourne blacklisting.

One of Melbourne’s most historic pubs faces an uncertain future

The Kingston, an iconic heritage-listed pub in Richmond dating back to the 1850s, has collapsed into administration, with a desperate bid to keep its doors open now under way.

Umpire got the right word – but then made wrong call

In remarkable scenes on Thursday night, the umpire changed his mind on a big call after getting ‘word’ through his ear piece. But it should not have played out like it did, Laura K...

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