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23rd February 2025

AM Edition

See the GP for free: Albanese’s $8.5bn election cash splash

Labor has announced an $8.5bn election sweetener that promises to boost the bulk-billing rate to 90 per cent of GPs by 2030. Here’s the pledge.

Beloved Melbourne rower’s final words to mum before tragic death

The grieving mother of Melbourne Grammar School student Ed Millear, who died after collapsing during rowing training, has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her “beautiful” boy.

PM reacts as NZ sees Chinese warship fire ‘live rounds’

PM Anthony Albanese has weighed in after New Zealand spotted a warship firing ‘live rounds’, and Australia called out China for its insufficient warning of a live-fire naval exerci...

High rise towers set to stack up across Melbourne suburbs

The Allan government has walked back plans to squeeze six-storey developments into quiet suburban streets. But high rise towers are still coming to a suburb near you.

Yet another disastrous 2024 VCE exam under fire for ‘challenges’

Multiple errors in the 2024 VCE English Language exam have been raised by teachers questioning whether exam setters are up to the job.

Scary link between social media ads and booze overconsumption

Social media knows when you drink more alcohol than usual. So do paramedics — and they’re not as separate as you’d think.

13 months later, police are still stumped over this fatal shooting

A group of armed intruders stormed into a Donnybrook house in January last year and left a man for dead. Now, police are honing in on one piece of evidence to crack the case.

Clarko’s marathon mission for fallen mate

Ongoing grief over the loss of a former schoolmate to suicide has prompted North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson to run to extraordinary lengths in a unique marathon effort.

Future Victoria: Robots being used to teach kindergarten kids

We knew this day would come — children as young as three are using robots to solve problems in a new project set to revolutionise the future of learning.

Trump close to multi-billion-dollar rare earth deal with Ukraine

Donald Trump is close to a deal with Ukraine over hundreds of billions of dollars worth of mineral rights, after he claimed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s input to peace talks was...

It’s over: Maria Thattil and Moana Hope break silence on their split

Former Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil and AFLW trailblazer Moana Hope have both taken separately to social media to confirm they have ended their high profile relationship o...

Melburnians are afraid in the CBD after dark. City council is hiring two security guards

Lord Mayor Nick Reece has refused to reveal when an election pledge to roll out round-the-clock security patrols at CBD hotspots will take effect, while safety fears soar.

Campbell: World still reeling from Trump’s Ukraine ravings

While it’s easy to mock those who predicted smoother sailing for Donald Trump 2.0, to be fair few could’ve predicted his explosive comments on Ukraine this week.

In world of bikie gangs, every dog has his day until he’s roadkill

Outlaw motorcycle gangs are a ruthless racket rigged to favour the powerful, manipulative and greedy — and the lowest in the ranks are expendable pawns. The bitter truth is, it’s t...

‘Unforgettable moment’: Tears as Hamas frees more Israeli hostages

More hostages have been freed and are now in the custody of the Israeli military, as their families have expressed relief they are alive. See the photos, video.

Future Victoria: Inside the lab growing ‘human brains’ in test tubes

Step inside the Melbourne lab that wants to change medicine with new technology, including a mini ‘brain’ trained to act like it’s inside a human — and grown in just three weeks.

Why Aussie men are avoiding sex

New research shows that almost one in five Australian men avoid intimacy and sex with a partner as they reveal the extent of their insecurities.

How I had ‘miracle babies’ after 12 IVF fails, 38 ops and a stillbirth

Christina Georgiades, the proud Melbourne mum of two ‘miracle babies’, has revealed her personal struggles in the hope it will help others with fertility issues.

One moment Keskiyo was busking, the next her face was on fire

Keskiyo Porritt was busking in Bourke St Mall when a woman hurled a cup of scolding hot chocolate in her face, the second attack on a street performer in a matter of days.

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